OWE NOTHING: A KIND OF BOASTING
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Owe Nothing
a) The rule is stated in Romans 13:8, "Do not owe anything to anyone". In our modern society, it is no longer love that makes the world go round, but debt. Even in an attempt to express love, people go into debt. How many gifts are purchased on borrowed money for example? A great many people are daily spending money they don't have, and making themselves into debtors.
b) There are certain debts or borrowings that are not really debts in principle, but more like a joint ownership of property. If the property were sold in the market place, both you and the lender would receive money from the sale. You would get your equity, the portion you own, whilst the money lender would receive his entitlement, the portion you owe. This type of "debt" or liability is not really considered in this lesson.
2. A Kind of Boasting
a) James rebukes those who are so certain that they will make money next year James says, "You do not know what your life will be like tomorrow" (James 4:13-17).
b) Paul wants Christians "not to trust in uncertain riches (1 Timothy 6:17-19).
c) Debt is a way of seeming to be richer than you are, or a way of enjoying in the present riches you expect in the future. "You boast in your arrogance", says James, "All such boasting is evil" (James 4:16).
The End ...
1. Owe Nothinga) The rule is stated in Romans 13:8, "Do not owe anything to anyone". In our modern society, it is no longer love that makes the world go round, but debt. Even in an attempt to express love, people go into debt. How many gifts are purchased on borrowed money for example? A great many people are daily spending money they don't have, and making themselves into debtors.
b) There are certain debts or borrowings that are not really debts in principle, but more like a joint ownership of property. If the property were sold in the market place, both you and the lender would receive money from the sale. You would get your equity, the portion you own, whilst the money lender would receive his entitlement, the portion you owe. This type of "debt" or liability is not really considered in this lesson.
2. A Kind of Boasting
a) James rebukes those who are so certain that they will make money next year James says, "You do not know what your life will be like tomorrow" (James 4:13-17).
b) Paul wants Christians "not to trust in uncertain riches (1 Timothy 6:17-19).
c) Debt is a way of seeming to be richer than you are, or a way of enjoying in the present riches you expect in the future. "You boast in your arrogance", says James, "All such boasting is evil" (James 4:16).
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