“Jesus, it is true, shows no personal interest in gain, but he does speak of treasure in heaven and even of mansions as an inducement to follow him. Is it not further true that all religions down the ages have shown a keen interest in the amassment of material goods in the real world?” WorldDoeRealShowsAgeJesusSpeakHeavenInterestMaterialsGainsTreasureGoodsReal WorldMansionsPersonal InterestTreasures In Heaven Book:God is Not Great Source: God is Not Great
“Their property held them in chains...chains which shackled their courage and choked their faith and hampered their judgment and throttled their soul...If they stored up their treasure in heaven, they would not now have an enemy and a thief within their own household...They think of themselves as owners, whereas it is they rather who are owned: enslaved as they are to their own property, they are not the masters of their money but its slaves.” IfsThinkingSoulHeavenEnemyMastersJudgmentPropertySlaveTreasureChainsOwnersThievesHouseholdConsumerismOverconsumptionTreasures In Heaven Author:Cyprian
“Treasures in heaven are more permanent. They are more satisfying. There are only two reasons why we are not as successful as we would like to be in laying up earthly treasures. One is that we sometimes get into the wrong business; and the second reason is that even though we may be in the right business, we do not always work at it effectively. Interestingly enough, these are the same reasons why we fail in laying up treasures in heaven.” MayTwoSometimesReasonEnoughHeavenBusinessSuccessfulFailingTreasurePermanentReason WhySatisfyingTreasures In Heaven Author:Sterling W Sill