财富并非邪恶:旧约综览
Grace Counselling Centre
Jun 25, 2010


很多人谴责那些在物质上富有的人(特别是教会牧师)。本文将提供证据,证明财富本身并非邪恶,实际上是神对那些爱祂之人的应许。如果这是神的应许,那么它必然会实现。谴责神的子民富有或拥有财富,无非是表达内心的苦毒、嫉妒和自义。
我们在这里要看圣经对财富是祝福还是贫穷是圣洁的回应。由于支持这一观点的信息篇幅很长很广,本文将分为两部分:旧约的圣经支持和新约的启示。
学习旧约与新约一样重要(这就是为什么它仍然是圣经的一部分)。新约中的大部分讲道都引用旧约经文,因为新约只是旧约的更大版本。所以,正如较小的包含在较大的里面,无论你在旧约中发现什么应许和祝福,都通过耶稣基督的宝血(新约)属于你。
财富和繁荣的祝福是神对祂子民的应许。
下面列出的是关于神希望我们在物质上富有的圣经真理(绝对不是详尽的)。仅此就表明是神使人富有;如果仔细看下面的经文,就会发现财富是神的奖赏而不是咒诅。
但记住耶和华你的神,因为是他赐你力量得财富,好坚定他向你列祖起誓所立的约,像今日一样。(申命记8:18)
耶和华所赐的福使人富足, 并不加上忧虑。(箴言10:22)
你求我, 我就将列国赐你为基业,将地极赐你为田产。(诗篇2:8)
爱我的,我也爱他;恳切寻求我的,必寻得见。在我那里有财宝和尊荣,恒久的财并公义。(箴言8:17-18)
谁敬畏耶和华,耶和华必指示他当选择的道路。他必安然居住,他的后裔必承受地土。诗篇25:12-13与神接触的圣经先祖都很富有。
如果富有是邪恶的,贫穷是美德,那么神为什么要用邪恶的东西祝福祂忠实的仆人呢?上次我查看时,是魔鬼偷窃、杀害、毁坏(约翰福音10:10)。下面是圣经证据,证明神的伟大仆人、先祖和君王都蒙神祝福在物质上富有。
亚伯兰
极其富有,有牲畜、金银。(创世记13:2)以撒
在那地耕种,那一年有百倍的收成,因为耶和华赐福给他 。他就昌大,日增月盛,成了大富户。他有羊群牛群,又有许多仆人,非利士人就嫉妒他。(创世记26:12-14)雅各:于是雅各
极其发达,得了许多的羊群、仆婢、骆驼,和驴。(创世记30:43)大卫:我已经
尽我的力为我神的殿预备了金子做金器,银子做银器,铜做铜器,铁做铁器,木料做木器,还有红玛瑙可镶嵌的宝石,彩石和一切宝石,并许多汉白玉。且因我心中爱慕我神的殿,就在预备建造圣殿的材料之外,又将我自己积蓄的金银献上建造我神的殿,就是俄斐金三千他连得、精炼的银子七千他连得,以贴殿墙。(历代志上29:2-4)今天的专家估计大卫为神的殿所献的超过十亿美元。所罗门的圣殿。用纯金建造,目前估计价值500亿美元 所罗门:况且我(耶和华)也将你所没有求的 赐给你,就是富足、尊荣
,使你在世的日子,列王中没有一个能比你的。(列王纪上3:13)
所罗门王的
财宝智慧胜过天下的列王。(历代志下9:22)列王纪上10章你知道根据最近的研究,所罗门王的财富按今天的标准会超过两千亿美元吗?约伯:他的家产有七千羊,三千骆驼,五百对牛,五百母驴,并有许多仆婢。这人在东方人中就为
至大。(约伯记1:3)最后,我们的天父极其富有,这就是祂希望我们成为的样子。这就是为什么神把整个地球给了亚当和夏娃。请在你自己的时间查看圣经经文,你也会看到摩西、亚伦、雅各和他的儿子们都很富有。不,我的朋友们,神从未鼓励我们贫穷。破产、贫穷、饥荒和缺乏是魔鬼的工具,绝对不是神的祝福。
贫穷不是圣洁,神拯救我们脱离贫穷!
下面是圣经历史中财富、金钱或财宝被用来帮助和拯救人们脱离奴役和压迫的例子。
约瑟拯救以色列脱离饥荒在创世记47章,世界的饥荒如此严重,人们为了得到一点食物甘愿成为奴隶。感谢神,以色列的儿子约瑟是个富有的人。因为神给约瑟的财富和影响力,约瑟能够拯救他的家人和以色列的先祖脱离大饥荒(创世记45章)。如果约瑟贫穷,他父亲和以色列的先祖会怎样?波阿斯救赎路得路得是个外邦人,与她婆婆拿俄米一起贫穷。为了谋生,路得必须在田里拾取麦穗,忍受农夫的骚扰(路得记2:9)。田主波阿斯爱上了路得,用他的财富和影响力救赎她为妻(路得记4章)。因为波阿斯的财富,他能够拯救贫穷的路得脱离贫穷,从而为主耶稣基督的血统再延续几代。如果波阿斯一贫如洗,路得的命运会如何?主耶稣基督的血统会如何?
以利沙和寡妇
先知以利沙(列王纪下4章)遇到一个贫穷的寡妇,她欠了很多债。她如此贫穷,以至于她的儿子们将被卖为奴隶来偿还债务。以利沙作为至高神的先知(不是魔鬼的先知)寻求帮助这个贫穷的寡妇解决经济问题。以利沙通过神的能力和爱,呼求供应的神迹,他指示寡妇寻找空罐子,用她可以出售的油装满。当寡妇仅有的一罐油里有无限的油来装满所有其他罐子时,神迹显现了!寡妇然后卖了油,有足够的钱偿还债务,还有足够剩余的油供她两个儿子生活。主不只是帮她还债;主给了她足够的利润让她儿子们生活!(列王纪下4:7)她最终富有了!如果贫穷是圣洁的,那么神为什么要救赎这个家庭脱离奴役?神为什么要使他们富有?
金钱和财富在神的子民手中能做很多好事。我想这就是魔鬼想要我们贫穷的原因。魔鬼想要我们贫穷,这样我们就可以被卖为"奴隶"。贫穷是魔鬼让我们活在恐惧、仇恨和捆绑中的武器。在圣经中,奴役(贫穷)总是坏事。它是缺乏、压迫和软弱的象征。贫穷是圣洁的吗?奴役是圣洁的吗?神总是救赎祂的子民脱离奴役并使他们成为君王!
金钱不是神,但财富是神的祝福。让我们停止谴责神富有的子民,因为是神使人富有。金钱和财富被创造来服务我们,绝对不是让我们崇拜的。作为至高神的儿女,我们专心致志于那位为我们死的主和祂的义——所有其他祝福都会作为心中有耶稣的副产品而来(马太福音6:33)。
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Boaz Redeems Ruth
Ruth was a foreigner in poverty together with her mother-in-law Naomi. To work for a living, Ruth has to glean in the fields and survive the harassment she got from the farmers (Ruth 2:9). Boaz, the owner of the fields fell in love with Ruth and used his wealth and influences to redeem her as his wife (Ruth 4). Because of Boaz’ wealth, he was able to save poor Ruth from poverty; thus, securing the bloodline of The Lord Jesus Christ for a few more generations. If Boaz was dead broke, what would have been the fate of Ruth? What would have happened to the bloodline of The Lord Jesus Christ?
Elisha and the Widow
The prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4) encountered a widow who was poor and who owed people a lot of money. She was so poor that her sons were to be sold as slaves in order to pay for her debts. Elisha, being a prophet of the Most High God (and not of the devil) sought to help the poor widow with her financial problems. Elisha, through God’s power and love, called forth a miracle of provision when he instructed the widow to look for empty jars and to fill them up with oil that she can sell. The miracle manifested when the only jar of oil the widow had, had unlimited oil inside to fill all the other jars up! The widow then sold the oil and had enough money to pay for her debts and there were enough left over oil to sustain both of her sons. The Lord didn’t just help her pay her debts; The Lord gave her enough profit for her sons to live by! (2 Kings 4:7) She ended up rich! If poverty is holy then why did God redeem this family from slavery? Why did God make them rich?
Money and riches can do a lot of good in the hands of the people of God. I guess that’s the reason why the devil wants us poor. The devil wants us poor so we can be sold as ‘slaves’. POVERTY IS A WEAPON OF THE DEVIL TO KEEP US IN FEAR, HATE AND BONDAGE. In the Bible, slavery (poverty) is always a bad thing. It’s a symbol for lack, of oppression and of weakness. Is poverty holy? Is slavery holy? God always redeems His people from slavery and make them kings!
MONEY IS NOT GOD BUT WEALTH IS A BLESSING FROM GOD. Let us stop condemning wealthy people of God for being rich; for it is God who makes people rich. Money and wealth were created to serve us and definitely not for us to worship. As children of the Most High God, we focus our hearts and soul to the One Who died for us and His righteousness – and all other blessings will come as by-products of having Jesus in our hearts (Matthew 6:33).
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