Who Or What is Mammon?

INTRODUCTION

In this blog, mammon means “money and possessions”. These two things comprise wealth. Riches has to do with accumulation or hoarding of mammon. Mammon, when capitalized, is an evil spirit, perhaps a fallen angel, Middle Eastern god of wealth who presides over the use of money and possessions, the world’s monetary system and the accumulation of wealth.

In a previous blog, I indicated how Mammon had insinuated himself into the exchange of goods and services through covetousness and the development of money.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. Luke 16:9.

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? Luke 16:11.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Luke 16:13.

Controversy reigns as to whether mammon is merely money and possessions or a demon spirit of prosperity. This controversy did not exist in Bible times, when everyone understood who or what mammon meant. In the Old Testament times Mammon referred to material things and was also the name of a demon spirit.

For Mammon, Esau sold his birth right. For Mammon Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery. For Mammon, Nabal threw away his life (1Sam.25:2-38). For Mammon, Achan sacrificed his entire house (Jos. 7:20-26). For Mammon, Balaam profaned the spirit of prophecy and paid with his life (Num. 22:4 – 24:25; 31:8). For Mammon, Jezebel and Ahab executed Naboth (1Kings 21:1-16).

Mammon was also recognized as the demon god behind the relentless pursuit of money and possessions, tantamount to worship. Now, Mammon is still the name recognized as the root and religious structure of the world economic and monetary systems.

The temptation of riches was considered in Deuteronomy in the warning:

“Beware . . . lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget Yahweh thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt . . .who fed thee with manna, that he might humble thee . . . and thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.”

Jehovah as the Head of the theocratic government, gave no money to Israel instead He, Himself was to be their Reward and their security and provider. They were set apart for the worship of Jehovah, the true and living God, but soon were worshipping foreign gods, particularly Baal, another name for Mammon. Baal was the pagan god of increase, fertility and prosperity.

The Israelite came to believe he would make their fields and women more fertile. “They feared the LORD, and served their own gods” (2 Kings 17:33) is applicable not only to the Samaritan but also to the Jew. Archaeology shows that they actually tried to combine God and Baal. The making of the golden calf in the wilderness wandering and then later by Jeroboam, “behold this is the god which brought you out of Egypt.” They joined Jehovah with Baal or Mammon.

First they tried to love both money and God, but Jesus says you can’t do that. They ended up loving Mammon and hating God. Jehovah is jealous and won’t share. The more they went to Mammon, the more they hated God and so they started hunting and slaying the prophets until Elijah challenged them on Mount Carmel. “If the LORD be God, then serve Him, if Baal be God then serve him.”

This god of money, possessions or wealth, worshipped throughout history, is called Mammon. He has origins in the Tower of Babel and also has roots in confusion, pride, arrogance, and independence. The book of Genesis reports there was a group of people who wished to make a name for themselves and their own way to heaven, so they built themselves a tower. They were full of pride and arrogance, and God visited, confounded and squashed their plans. The word ‘Babel’ or Babylon means confusion. That’s the root of Mammon, and it carried on through history everywhere as a god.

Now, we understand that things which were worshipped in the Old Testament have spirit beings behind them, so if you track through the Old Testament, you find God’s people continually contended with idolatry, the idol of Baal continually was a problem for them. Chemosh was another, or Molech, where they worshipped and sacrificed their children. The spirit being behind these still works today in the area of abortion, and so these ancient gods Israel struggled with had behind them demonic spiritual power, and that spiritual power is still present today.

PRESENT VIEWS OF MAMMON

Today Mammon is regarded as a personification of riches or wealth. Every preacher, teacher, translator and writer have their concept of mammon and these are not necessarily Biblical, or agreed.

Money is spiritual

All money is spiritual – either God’s Spirit impacts to sanctify, or the demon spirit of Mammon to make it unclean. Mammon’s (money) can be redeemed or sanctified by giving a tithe to the church or by giving to God’s work. It is okay to love and use the money God’s spirit rests on but not money that Mammon’s spirit rest on.  How do we know which money Mammon rests on? We are never told. Only some money is tainted: the money that Mammon rests on. Money that mammon does not rest on is the true riches of Luke 16.

Money becomes mammon only when appropriated for purely selfish needs or when it clamours for the place of God in the heart.

Mammon and Greed

Today, Mammonis linked to greed, an inordinate desire. Greed always wants more. The amount you have is not enough, you need more. If you are not satisfied with what you have, you’re greedy; you don’t need, but you want more; you are under the influence of Mammon. Today greed is disguised in Christianity as “moving to higher level of blessing” and other like cliche.

In modern society where we are surrounded, and wooed, by materialism, our Lord’s words need to be always at the forefront of our minds. Most greed is obvious, as that of the rich fool in Luke’s Gospel, but one doesn’t need to be wealthy in order to be greedy. The nature of the lukewarm church is the same as that of the Pharisees of old, blindness to their own greed.

Greed can also masquerade as frugality, ‘I need to save,’ or independence, ‘I worked hard to get what I have,’ but in reality, those trapped in greed do not want to let go of what they love too much. Gollum, of the Lord of the Rings, was consumed by greed, and he only wanted one thing.

Therefore, if we desire to serve God, we must recognize who Mammon is, and the ways he attempts to invade our thinking and living in this world. Greed tells me, I need more. Take heed and beware of greed. For Mammon is a jealous god. Once you accept his gospel, he will not leave a spark of godliness in your soul. He lives and thrives on your base hopes and temptations.

Money is Neutral

Money is the allure of success, pleasure, power and importance. It is the currency of this world, as it can be earned, stolen, claimed and manipulated by anyone, and be made the instrument of sovereignty. Mammon is seen as something useful and good for use in society. It is our attitudes towards it that makes it sinful or holy. If we were to desire it and consume it upon our lusts then it becomes sinful but if we are to use it for serving God and our fellowmen then it is godly.

LIMITATIONS OF THE PRESENT TEACHING

More money equals more mammon.

Much of the time it is not a matter of more money but of more God, Jesus or even better direction. The importance of the foreign names for gods is the idea of ownership or possession. The idea behind all heathen worship is appropriating and selfish ownership of God’s inheritance.

The scriptures draw a parallel between God and Mammon

This suggests much more than personalization. The NIV version of the Bible capitalizes Mammon because the translators saw it as a personal noun, the name of a person.

The spiritual side of mammon is ignored.

Current teaching on Mammon ignores the sharp distinction by Jesus and the Apostles between the material world and the spiritual world. Jesus said His Kingdom was not of this world. There is also no distinction between the body and the soul.

Jesus did not divide mammon into “tainted” and “untainted.”

Mammon is never portrayed as “tainted” money in the Bible. Jesus called Mammon unrighteous, or opposed to God (Luke 16) who is righteous and just. What is being brought before us here is not the unrighteous means by which money is procured, nor the unrighteous use to which money is put, but the unrighteous character of money. In God’s sight there is only dirty money.

It is inlaid with the lust of the world. The mystery of iniquity has attached because of the nature and gives to the hands clutching it a sense of power. Its appearance is simple and innocent, and even if you’re indifferent, it is not harmless, for indifference does not change the nature of mammon. But if there is the slightest secret yearning, it will enter the heart and wield an influence, and work all imaginable ruin. “The love of money is the root of all evil.”

All the examples of the Old and New Testament must be taken into account.

The psychological effects of mammon on those pursuing and laying up treasure is largely ignored today. However, money and possessions does shape our thinking and gives confidence and strength. People feel empowered if they have money and disenfranchised if they don’t. Most Pastors would be shocked to hear that some of the best members of their flock are possessed by the demon, Mammon.

Are we right to assume that money is neutral and exerts no power?

When mammon is master, we fall into a snare, not just financial damage but of our souls and spirits. When mammon is master, we fall into temptation, to trust money rather than God. Money invariably leads man away from God. The use of money or any other item to satisfy greed, covetousness and hoarding instincts is contrary to God’s design of sharing, giving and generosity.

There is no neutrality; Jesus Himself, said that if we are not for Him, then we are against Him or for Mammon. It is not about how we use it, or even about attitudes towards it, but that we CANNOT serve this god. We must recognise that Mammon, as a demon, is not himself indifferent or neutral. There is not a righteous and an unrighteous Mammon, but Mammon is the Mammon of unrighteousness.

The mind of Jesus is so far apart from our current conceptions that one must grasp it firmly. Money, however well and fairly earned, He labels “the mammon of unrighteousness.” There is a snare in it, a mystery of iniquity, a spirit in it which excites madness. If money is neutral, then it would have no impact on us. However, careful observation shows that money can and does bring out negative behaviours. There is no neutrality with Jesus, however, Mammon would gladly accept sharing because he knows the impossibility of serving God and himself. Declaring money to be neutral, makes it a subject of discussion only when our behaviour to it is deemed sinful. Money works in the world on just such lines.

There is no vulgarity like that of moneymaking and estimating men by money.

For mammon, friendship ends. For mammon, the loved one conspires against the beloved. For mammon, the face of Nature is defiled and her bowels dug and torn out. For mammon, there is instigation to injustice and murder. For mammon, all the finer virtues vanish from the soul and is replaced by this accursed hunger for more, not more of Jesus but more of Mammon.

The historical evidence does not suggest that mammon is neutral.

A century and half ago, in the gold rush, the selfishness of unredeemed human nature and the effects of money upon it was revealed. When a new mine was opened up, hordes rushed to it, and the sordidness of it would spread throughout a community. It was again seen in the recent world financial crisis of 2008 to 2012 when many people lost their homes while others made a killing. This kind of occurrence is why Jesus calls money the Mammon of unrighteousness. In this striking phrase He gives a history of money and sums up its moral results.

Deceitfulness of money

The seductive and blinding abilities of money is observed in its effect upon the public. It has stood before the eyes of all for centuries. No one disputes its abilities. And yet it is in these years that the fierce fight for wealth has become more intense, and that the worship of Mammon has assumed the dimensions of an international religion.

A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MAMMON

I am advocating an understanding of Mammon that takes into account the entire revelation in the word of God. This takes into consideration it’s spiritual as well as physical manifestations.

Definition and Meaning

The word Mammon appears four times in the New Testament – in the KJV and RSV versions of Matt. 6:24 and Luke 16: 9,11,13 (given above). It is an Aramaic noun mammon, not translated into Greek, but transliterated as mamonas. The KJV and the RSV transliterated it into the English, though some newer versions have translated it as “wealth,” or “money.”

Perhaps the apostles saw translation of mammon as unnecessary because of its frequent use at that time showed its meaning was understood by all. However, the Aramaic is still the subject of some debate among scholars who link it to a verb “aman” which means “that in which one trusts,” or “that in which one has confidence,” while others suggest it might mean “what is entrusted to man,” or “that which supports and nourishes man.”

Mammon is not only money.

Mammon was also an epithet, a byname, for money and possessions given by Jesus. As such, the word is descriptive, and occurs in place of money and possessions and entered common usage in Biblical times. It suggests excess of money and possessions, not needed but kept as a treasure or security for the future. In the Parable of the Unjust Steward, Jesus calls wheat, oil and money owed, Mammon. Modern Bibles translate it as “wealth” or “money”.

It includes property, possessions, wealth or riches, whatever these might comprise; and in such quantity as not needed yet held as a treasure or security. It is possessions kept as stock and storage provisions so that the holder does not have to depend on GOD. This Christians should not be doing; they are not to gather treasures, but to ask GOD for their daily bread.

In the New Testament, for Mammon the rich fool laid up treasure and was not rich toward God (Luke 12:16-21); for Mammon the rich, young, ruler turned his back on eternal life (Matt. 19:16 – 23); for Mammon, Simon Magus wished to acquire the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:15-24); for Mammon, Ananias lied to the Holy Ghost and died (Acts 5:1-5); and for Mammon,  Judas betrayed his Lord and Saviour, (Matt. 26:14-16; 27:3-10).

Mammon is a demon

Mammon is portrayed in the Bible not just as money and possessions and belonging to the material world, but as a demon. It attracts, drives and motivates people. The name is the same going back to where it originates, from the Syrian God of Riches, out of the Tower of Babel. In calling Mammon a master, Jesus, presents it as a king, god or lord (kurios, Matt. 6:24; Luke 16: 13), not just a personification of wealth. It is noteworthy that kurios is the same word translated as Lord when referring to God or Jesus in the New Testament.

If Mammon is without spiritual significance, would Jesus have presented him as a competitor, jostling man for his loyalty?   Most Bible commentators admit that Jesus, in calling money and wealth, Mammon, is personifying wealth; however, they fail to see that when He compares Mammon with God, He is saying that Mammon is no mere figure of speech but is a being, a spirit, possibly a fallen angel.

Jesus calls Mammon “kurios”, lord, master, thereby personifying wealth and money.

When personifying something, we compare the “thing” with a known “personality.” By personifying Mammon, Jesus classifies him as a god, that is, He regards him as a potential master of men who demands absolute loyalty from his slaves. The side-by-side positioning of God and Mammon also reveals the exceptional nature of money and possessions; it can be compared to God.

However, Yahweh is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob; He is the God of people, He is the God of the Hosts of Heaven, He is not the God of money! Mammon is the god of money. Mammon has a personality, pretends, accepts service and is worshipped. He becomes a god, lord or master to men when they serve him. Whether he is dead or alive is a non-issue, what matters is that foolish and unlearned men and women serve him. Therefore, Mammon is a devil, perhaps another name for Satan, seeking to take the place of God.

The spiritual world

The Bible is very clear that we live in an actual world, but there’s also a spiritual world around us, and that the spiritual world influences and even controls the lives of people. In 1John, all of the world lies in darkness or under the influence of spiritual powers. In Ephesians 6, we wrestle not with flesh and blood, but against principalities and power. Our problems are not with the people around us, but lie with wicked spirits, like Mammon, who contend against us. So very clearly the Bible, over and over, speaks of the invisible spirit realm. Earlier, in this chapter, we saw the natural history of idol worship, but it was to try and teach us that behind idols is a spiritual power Paul writes in 1Corinthians 10:19-22

“What say I then? that the idol is anything, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything? But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?”

He said, behind every idol there is a demon spirit operating.

The demon operating behind money and possessions is Mammon. When we idolize money and possessions, we are worshipping this demon. Those who worship idols, ignorantly or with knowledge, have fellowship with demons, and he says: you can’t fellowship with demons and with God. So consistently through history, Mammon refers to a spirit who governs wealth and riches.

There is also the opposite of “serve God”, in “serve Mammon”.

In this name, antiquity recognized the relentless pursuit of wealth is tantamount to the worship of a false god. Service to Mammon takes place in the process of accumulating riches and wealth. It’s a process; it takes time, energy and effort, and it takes these away from the service of the true and living God. Naming this false god by a foreign (to Israel) name indicated its demonic and even magical character.

Now, God is a Spirit. God is invisible, but He’s a Spirit.

We are made in His image. We are spirit beings. We’re made for fellowship with God. We’re made for relationship with God. We’re made to love God, enjoy Him, and then live lives reflecting Him and serve Him. That’s what we’re designed for, so anything that competes with God in our heart, is obviously going to have behind it some demonic spirit or some demonic power.

Jesus says: You can’t serve God and Mammon. Just as God is a Spirit, Mammon must be a spirit. We compare similar things not different things. He’s comparing one with the other, so Mammon is a spirit being, a demonic spirit, associated with money and possessions. God is a Spirit and wants to live in our hearts and impact our decisions and influence our daily lives. Anything which competes with this must also be a spirit, a demon spirit.

Jesus said, Mammon has power to influence and enslave.

As Deity, Jesus must have felt this power, in people like the rich, young ruler and the Pharisees, working and competing against Him for their love, affections and service. Mammon gives confidence and strength because of the possessing of wealth. As the god of money, he has spiritual influence over people causing them to believe they have power or confidence because of their possessions. He also has influence over those who have very little or no possessions causing them to be preoccupied with trying to obtain. He makes them continually think “I need more, I don’t have enough.” With some people mammon can have more influence than with others, some he can even possess, when their money, riches and wealth becomes an obsession.

Mammon in literature and art is a demon.

In Paradise Lost, John Milton portrays Mammon as the “least erected” of the fallen angels, he thinks that Mammon is a spirit. In the writing of his epic, Milton consulted the historical records and the Word of God in coming to this conclusion. He says of Mammon, his eyes are always fixed, downward looking, for gold or money on the ground. In the council, he proposes exploiting the wealth of Hell to create a comfortable existence rather than using it to war against God.

This is a reversal of the very tactic modern ministers are proposing to combat Mammon. They say, “Redeem your money and then use it for the Gospel’s sake.” However, this does terrible injustice to the word redeem. The things which God creates can be redeemed, but how does one redeem something like money which God did not create. What do we redeem money with? To whom is the redemptive price given?

English oil painter George Frederick Watts created a very impressive portrait of Mammon. He is a perfectly heartless tyrant with the wings and crown, with his foot on a prostrate young woman and his metal hand on the crushed head of a youth. This is one of the gods of this world which ties into the love of money.

Mammon may no longer have temples built in his honour because his worship in this present age no longer requires an altar and a building. Lives are sacrificed in the accumulating process. Modern church leaders need be wary of the part which money plays in their worship. Money has now replaced the tithe and the first fruits of the land; it has replaced all the offerings of the Old Covenant which were a type of Jesus.

Mammon and the World System

See this money itself, originally, they used to trade gold, so real wealth was gold (mercantilism). If you had gold, you had real wealth, and then it was inconvenient to carry around large amounts of gold. They made the gold into coins, and so people traded gold coins. But gold is in limited supply, so when they needed more money than there was gold they made paper money, so they made pieces of paper, that you could redeem this for gold.  Eventually, they took away the gold and just made more pieces of paper, and the money lost all its value. So that money is just a facility for trading; it is called a medium of exchange.

The world system is one of trading and exchanging. If I give you something it is because I am expecting to get something in return. We are trading. So I might trade my money in order to receive some good or service. The world system of distribution of goods and services is a system of trading, buying and selling. Money is the currency of the world system. That’s the principle of the world, trading and buying and selling. It prevents you from coming into any kind of area of blessing, because it depends on your works. Well if I just tithe, God has to bless me. Well people think that, but actually that’s not true. God blesses because He’s a giver, He’s generous and He loves to bless, and when you align yourself with His plan, then of course blessing starts to increase and flow. It does not matter whether you think God’s plan is the best plan or your plan is the best plan. In fact you may have the better plan, but God’s plan is the plan that will prevail.

Mammon and the Kingdom of God

There seems to be two systems of thought (teaching) that the problem of money and possessions can be looked at:

The first is where God is the owner and giver of all wealth, including mammon. There is no god of money, Mammon, he is only a personification of wealth, a mere figure of speech. In this system, mammon refers to money and riches only, there is no demonic presence behind money. All money is from God.

It does not matter if we seek the kingdom of God first or if we seek wealth first. Those who seek wealth first, after they have gotten it, can use the wealth for good and thereby “lay up” treasure in heaven. Those who benefitted from their charity will receive them into “everlasting habitations”. The purpose of money is simply to try our love of God. If we have a “love of money” that is greater than our “love of God” then we are guilty of covetousness and all kinds of evil will take over our life.

In this system, it is possible to “lay up treasure in heaven” by use of earthly money and possessions which we are not supposed to lay up.  

The second is where God is owner and giver of “true riches”, and the god of money and earthly possessions is Mammon.  Money is invented by man under the inspiration of Mammon and is the currency of the world economic system. The currency of the kingdom of God is faith. People are saved by grace through faith, and not by their good works or charity.

The kingdom of God is different to the world system.

It runs on a different principle, giving and expecting no recompense. There is no trading or exchanging. In the world everything has a price, but in the Kingdom of God everything you need is “without money and without price.” We saw earlier that God did not give Adam or the Children of Israel money because all His gifts and blessings are free.

We are so used to buying, selling and trading in the world, we tend to think the same way about God. God may also be bought and sold because everything has a cost. I will exchange my money offering for His blessings. I can trade a tithe of my income and God in return will open up the windows of heaven and pour me out His blessings. We cannot operate in the mammon economy and in God’s kingdom simultaneously. The Christian must learn to operate in God’s Kingdom.

Godlike Attributes of Money

Omnipresence:

As God is everywhere so too money is everywhere and involved in all aspects of our life. We carry it wherever we go. If we travel to a foreign country, we have to take along money in some form, cash, cards or check book. In many parts of the world US dollars are preferred to the local currency. Significant black-markets using the US dollar may arise. This gives the US dollar an appearance of omnipresence. Even more amazing, we are happy with money we cannot even see. Money can move from our employers to our bank accounts, to our favorite shopping plaza with no physical appearance. It is this ‘virtual’ money which now dominates the money supply. This intangible character of most money today is perhaps the best evidence of its true nature.

Omnipotence:

As God is all-powerful, so too we speak of the Almighty dollar. Money has replace all the offerings and sacrifice of the Old Testament and occupies a place that was prefigured for Jesus Christ. Jesus says, “Without Me you can do nothing!” Christians say, “Without money we can’t do anything!”  The Church takes tithe of your money, offerings are money, and even a “love” offering is money, thus equating money and love. 

Omniscience:

“Money answers all things” (Ecc 10:19). This is a verse very familiar and popular with the prominent preachers of the prosperity gospel. When our wisdom and knowledge fail, money is brought in to accomplish the task. The prevailing attitude considers not whether we be educated or smart, if we do not have money we are unlikely to accomplish anything worthwhile or achieve the goals we set for our lives.

Everlasting:

Money in its modern form, paper and coins, can last a very long time. US Federal Reserve notes are printed on paper that is made from 75% cotton and 25% linen. This high-quality paper ensures when stored properly, it can survive for hundreds of years, much longer than human beings. If you forgot your money in your pocket, it can also survive the washing and drying in machines.

Now that money is invisible, it can last forever, and this is as godlike as it gets. Some historians think that the barter system of goods and services never existed and money has always existed in this invisible form. 

Providence:

People look to money to provide all their everyday needs and wants; food, clothing and shelter. Everyone tries to be independent, not indebted to their neighbour. Some think they are actually independent of God and can provide for their self if they had the necessary money.

Security:

People look to money for their comfort and provision for the future. They are careful and assured in accumulating for their retirement. They look to money to ensure a comfortable existence in their old age. All these things Jesus said will be added unto us.

CONCLUSION

We must be saved before we could serve the Lord.

We cannot serve God in an unsaved condition. “They that are in the flesh cannot please God.” It is no good to attempt service while you are still at enmity against God. The Lord does not want His enemies to wait upon Him, nor someone else’s slaves to grace His throne. We must be saved first; and salvation is all of grace, all free. We do not pay by money or by works. “By grace are you saved through faith.”

After we are saved, and as the result of salvation, we serve.

Saved—we serve. He that is saved becomes a child of God, and then he renders a child-like service in his Father’s Kingdom. That service too, is also all of grace. It is also given freely. He does not serve under the law of the old commandment, “This do, and you shall live,” for he is not under the law, but under grace.

But if you begin to forget your indebtedness to your Saviour or God’s free Grace, not only for eternal life, but for everything you are, and have, and do.

You will be like the Galatians, who began in the Spirit, but sought to be made perfect by the flesh. You will be like the young man, who questioned, “What do I lack? I have done all of the law since my youth, and I have great possessions at my disposal.”  You will be like Peter, who puts in a sort of claim for reward, “Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed You; what shall we have therefore?” You will be like the men who had worked in the vineyard from early morning, and who murmured because the same payment was given to those who had only worked for a single hour. You’ll appear to be serving God but in reality serving Mammon.

Jesus asked the rich, young ruler to sell all his possessions and give the money to the poor, because there is no need of it in the kingdom of God.

There is nothing money can buy in the Kingdom. As a child of God, a Christian I receive everything I need for this life freely from God and so I am to give freely to others. Money is the currency of the world system, but faith is the currency of the Kingdom; Christians walk by faith not by sight. God shall supply all your need (Philippians 4:19).