The Origin of Simony

Simon Magus

First Century A.D.

Simon Magus set the precedent for the misuse of money that has plagued the Church for two millennia. His practice of sorcery ...

The Indulgence Huckster

The Indulgence Huckster

(1500s)

Johann Tetzel was a monk with a mission. He was to oversee the sale of indulgences--promises of divine forgiveness for the ...

Money Makes a Mess

Money is the root of every mess you can think of. Anyone who lives for money is surely missing the best things in life. There's satisfaction in doing, ...

Wealth in Poverty

Old debt accompanied our new marriage. Income from Peter's free-lance job was unpredictable. As Christmas approached and other couples were buying ...

Christ's Question

The world asks, "What does a man own?"; Christ asks, 'How does he use it?

Poor and Poorer

The fellow that has no money is poor. The fellow that has nothing but money is poorer still.

The Sin of Poverty

Where money is an idol, to be poor is a sin.

A Threat from Oral Roberts

My life could be over in March because we're not into agreement to bind Satan's power and loose the money that God says belongs to us for our needs to ...

Wealth Is Dangerous

For every verse in the Bible that tells us the benefits of wealth, there are ten that tell us the danger of wealth, for money has a way of binding us ...

Richest Dead Man

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery.