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Is Jesus Meeting Your Needs?

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  • Judith Riddel

Are you asking the right questions to determine whether or not Jesus meets your needs? Many people struggle to see who Jesus is and what he provides because of their materialism. Scripture reveals that Jesus often reshapes our mindset and thoughts so that we may know our real needs that he came to fulfill.

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Eleven Giving Guidelines to Fight the Pull of Materialism

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  • Randy Alcorn

This article offers eleven guidelines to help us break the power of materialism. At the root of it all is the fact that God has made us stewards, and so we are called to give what he has entrusted to us.

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The Tenth Commandment The Ten Commandments Series: Part 10

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

In this culture of materialism and consumerism, we are constantly guilty of sinning against the tenth commandment by coveting. What is at the root of coveting? What does the Bible teach us about desire and greed?

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Materialism: What It Is & How to Escape It

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  • Chuck Bentley

Are you caught in the trap of materialism? How can you escape? This article explains what materialism is, and mentions the principle of giving as a way of escaping materialism.

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Nothing In, Nothing Out

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  • David P. Murray

What should be the Christian attitude towards materialism and wealth? This article considers 1 Timothy 6:7 in order to answer the question.

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Materialism and How It Affects Our View of Social Justice

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  • Mark Kelderman

This article shows that where materialism, thrives social justice is lacking. Christians are called to be stewards and in this way they can overcome materialism.

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Inerrancy and Worldview – Worldviews and Materialism

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  • Vern S. Poythress

Chapter 3 considers the challenge of modern materialism to the understanding of Scripture. Materialism function with the conviction that the world consists of matter and motion and energy; God is irrelevant. Poythress reflects on how Christians can approach this challenge.

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The Centrality of the Scripture

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  • Homer A. Kent

The author takes a look at the church at Ephesus through the lens of 1 Timothy. Three problems that arose in the life of the church are reflected upon: asceticism (1 Timothy 4:1-5), legalism (1 Timothy 1:3-17), and materialism (1 Timothy 6:3-19).

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Money (5): Developing a Heart that Values Money Rightly

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By fighting against materialism, Christians can learn to value money based on its intended purpose. Materialism leads to idolatry, while seeking to glorify God leads to viewing money only as a tool.

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The Bank – A Place of Christian Service?

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  • Ronald C. Christie

This article is an interview with a Christian banker about the relationship between his faith and his work. The author asks questions regarding loans, usury, materialism and witnessing in the banking world.

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Training Our Children to be Best Stewards of Christ

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  • Shari Bosveld

How can parents best train their children to be stewards of Christ? Parents should first confess that all we have is from God. They should also acknowledge that personal sin and the materialism of this world hinder Christian stewardship. Working from this, parents should train their children to be stewards of their money, time, abilities and opportunities.

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Augustine vs. Russell

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article discusses Augustine's belief that human satisfaction can only be found through true love for God. All pursuits of fulfillment in materialism, sex, or atheism will fail.

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Living in a Material World

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  • Calvin R. Malcor

This article is about the dangers of wealth and the reality of materialism. Wealth and good deeds are also discussed.

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Celebrating Christmas

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  • Rob A. Schouten

What does the celebration of Christmas look like in your home? This article raises the topic of customs surrounding the celebration of Christmas (including gift-giving, and putting up a Christmas tree). The author encourages balanced thinking on the matter, showing how the gospel helps us to put materialism and consumerism in their place also at Christmas.

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Materialism: Worshipping the "Stuff" of Life

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  • John R. Sittema

What is materialism? This article explains this form of idolatry, and how to overcome it and teach others to do the same.

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Worldlings make gold their god, saints make God their gold. Matthew Henry
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