“We are a material-mad race of people. Build, increase, expand, pile up, hoard! More and more and more. "If we can just make enough money to-to- !" Jesus said: "Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth."” PeopleIfsGivingSaidEnoughJesusHeavenRaceMaterialsIncreaseMadSellsTreasureBagsThievesConsumerismOverconsumptionMothsAlms Author:Eugenia Price
“We are going to have bodies like Jesus did after He was resurrected. Each of us is going to have a new eternal, glorified body. It will actually be constructed as we are now, of flesh and bones - but eternal flesh and bones, incorruptible, immortal flesh and bones. It's going to be material, natural, recognizable, seeable and feelable.” BodyJesusNaturalMaterialsEternalBonesFleshHeavenlyImmortal Author:David Berg
“It shouldn't be difficult, then, to make the transposition at this point into the early Christian vision of Jesus and the Spirit and the way in which the material world is both celebrated and renewed through their work. The Jewish basis for the early Christian patterns of belief and behavior is clear. It is important that God's people are embodied, because God made this world and has no intention of abandoning it. The material of creation is a vessel made to be filled with God's new life and glory, even though the transformation may involve suffering, persecution, and martyrdom.” PeopleWorldWayMayMadeImportantChristianSpiritSufferingJesusBeliefDifficultVisionClearCreationThis WorldMaterialsBehaviorGloryBasesTransformationFilledIntentionPatternsPersecutionNew LifeVesselMartyrdomMaterial WorldChristian Persecution Author:N. T. Wright
“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
“It is only necessary to seek one thing: to be with Jesus. The man who remains with Jesus is rich, even if he is poor with regard to material things. Who ever desires the earthly more than the heavenly loses both the earthly and the heavenly. But whoever seeks the heavenly is Lord of the whole world.” IfsMenWorldInspirationalWholeChristianDesireJesusLosesReligiousPoorLordRichOne ThingHe ManMaterialsRegardRemainsWhole WorldHeavenlyOrthodoxMaterial Things Author:Ignatius Bryanchaninov
“Wars are generally fought for material things; they're not fought over ideals. After we get into them, we are told we are fighting for ideals. We are fighting for oil and tin and rubber and markets, and as long as we insist on a standard of life that is so high above all the rest of the world, we're going to have to pay for our standard of living with a lot of blood. I think we ought to re-examine the fact that Jesus was a pauper, and we should be committing ourselves to a very humble, simple way of life.” ThinkingWorldWayShouldLongWarFactsFightingJesusSimplePayBloodMaterialsOughtStandardsIdealsHumbleOilRubberStandards Of LivingTinMaterial ThingsSimple Ways Author:Clarence Jordan