Money
"It depends upon the richness fall" (Proverbs 11:28)
+ St. Paul the Apostle explains, the difference between life "in the indispensable" (material welfare) with a love for the poor (be generous), and the "love of money" and treasure:
* "Gave us everything to enjoy the richness of" (1 Tim 6:17).
* "The love of money is the root of all evil, who coveted, if they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves with many griefs" (1 Tim 6:10).
+ Money "grace" is great, if used in our moderate way, while contributing to charitable projects, and social and religious, the"curse" of the rich miser (Luke 12), (if 16), which Ilkensh without the benefit of others, or of the State or the Church.
+ Leading the love of money, fraud, deception, cruelty and injustice and lying and other sins, as St. James the Apostle, "O rich (Scrooges) weep howl on Hqaotkm next (in hell), Behold, taxi deed you screaming and shouting portrayed as entered the ears of the Lord the soldiers, had Tervhtm and Tnaemtem have nourished your hearts, as in the day of slaughter (and Dodd) .. " (Ie 5: 1-5).
+ The address of St. John Chrysostom, richness, and says: "O man, unhappy and doomed, do you proud of yourself, because you get this number of talents (amounts of money) gold?! Or because you a large number of slaves?! But these things (property) is not you (because you will die and leave), as did your grandparents. "
And will leave all this money in spite of you, those around you, and for those who do not even want to leave it to them (relatives), came quickly and move the property of the city, the heavenly, peace and fortune and have exceeds there, you will not need to animals or vehicles to get it, but convey to you the poor and the powerless and the lame and the patient ".
+ The Lord Jesus said that a camel to go through the eye of a needle, easier access to essential - Reliant and busy with his money - to the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
+ Haste, (Oh, my brother / my sister), and on your money, and some properties are secure, the balances at the Bank of the sky, until you find there, with a profit of a hundred times, in addition to eternal life happy, especially since you know that the shroud has no pockets, and that he "will not benefit Even if you won the money the whole world and lose his own soul! " .
+ Vsahm in building a house of the Lord, a hospital, or treatment of poor patients, and participated in the marriage of children orphans and widows, and clothing that did not have clothing, and educating the poor at your expense, money is God a lot, it made you honest.
+ Will double with the tender of it, and undermine the pond in the earth and sky, and you will be happy, as long as you make others happy.
+ Take the lesson from the rich Abrar mentioned the Bible and the history of our church, such as: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and Nicodemus, and Joseph of Arimathea, and St. Abba Abram Bishop of Fayoum and Giza, and Ibrahim El Moallem, and others from the rich
