Jesus On Money
Jesus is clear that money will try to steal our affection, time, and heart away from God. He plainly states, you cannot serve both "God and mammon". Mammon was the Syrian god of riches. Today, we may not bow down to idols, but our hearts still get wrapped around money. Working late, sacrificing family time (notice the word sacrifice, like what people used to do for idols), lying on taxes, not putting God first in our finances, being unwilling to share or give when the Lord nu