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The Idolatry of Poverty

October 19, 2019 • Brandon Schroeder

Many Christians shy away from wealth because they associate it with excess and evil. Society spends wealth as fast as it can. On the whole, the West has had an obsession with poverty. Not only does God not condemn wealth, He wants us to have wealth to expand His kingdom. But how do we avoid the pitfalls of false piety and materialism?

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