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God vs Wealth, part 5: Three Heresies
To read other parts of the series, go here. In the first four parts of my God vs Wealth series, I’ve presented why I am convinced that Christians shouldn’t be rich. Now, I will discuss some counter...
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God vs Wealth, part 7: The Woman with the Alabaster Jar
Image from theepottershand.com In the previous parts of my God vs Wealth series, I’ve explained why I’m convinced that Christians neither should be rich nor spend money on unnecessary stuff like...
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God vs Wealth, part 8: Were Jesus and Paul Rich?
To read other parts of the series, go here. I always get confused when some Christians argue that Jesus was rich, since it is like claiming that Donald Trump is poor. How can you think that a homeless,...
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God vs Wealth, part 9: The Prosperity Gospel
To read other parts of the series, go here. Image from internetmonk.com The prosperity gospel is a popular teaching in many Pentecostal and neo-Pentecostal churches. Even though there are a lot of...
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God vs Wealth, part 10: Now What?
To read other parts of the series, go here. Christian communism? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s finally time to end God vs Wealth. And in this final part, I want to talk about some practical...
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God vs Poverty, part 1: Loving
As promised, here comes the first part of the new official sequel to God vs Wealth, creatively called God vs Poverty. While the former video series discussed whether a Christian should be rich or not...
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God vs Poverty, part 3: Working
This is as the title suggests the third part of my God vs Poverty series. In the last part of God vs Poverty, I talked about the importance of giving aid to the poor. I am critical to the “trade...
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God vs Poverty, part 4: Liberating
This is as the title suggests the fourth part of my God vs Poverty series. “Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Teach him to fish and he has food for a lifetime.” We’ve all heard that, haven’t...
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God vs Poverty, part 5: Praying
This is the fifth and final part of my God vs Poverty series. Once we start praying and working for a better world, there is a risk of struggling in our own strength and power. And since everyone are...
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God vs Wealth, part 3: Sharing Everything
To read other parts of the series, go here. I wear a red cross around my neck. I got it when I visited a church called Jesus Army in the UK a couple of years ago. Many people in this church practice...
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God vs Wealth, part 4: The Church Fathers
To read other parts of the series, go here. Early Christian Teaching on Wealth and Poverty “Share everything with your brother. Do not say, ‘It is private property.’ If you share what is everlasting,...
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God vs Wealth, part 6: The Old Testament
To read other parts of the series, go here. “What about king David?” people ask me when we debate whether a Christian should be rich or not. David was a “man after God’s own heart” (Acts 13:22) who...
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God vs Poverty, part 2: Giving
This is as the title suggests the second part of my God vs Poverty series. Rich folks are experts on producing arguments why we shouldn’t give to the poor. Have you also heard Christians using this...
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Why Wealth is Wrong: The Mathematical Argument
In my God vs Wealth series and God vs Inequality E-book, I’ve mostly based my arguments for why Christians shouldn’t be rich on Bible study, as well as a bit of early church history. However, I have...
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What Did Jesus Mean With “Sell Everything You Have”?
Extreme Commands for an Extreme World Jesus and the Rich Man When I was 16 years old, I read in the newspaper about world poverty. For the first time, I learned that one billion people suffers from...
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