Practicing Sabbath economics: how to live in the light of God's abundance and provision.(A SPECIAL ISSUE ON FAITH AND YOUR FINANCES)

From: Sojourners Magazine | Date: May 1, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Theologian Ched Myers characterizes "Sabbath economics" as the basic struggle of mammon vs. manna. "Mammon" is the Greek word (from Aramaic) used in Luke 16:13 when Jesus notes that "no slave can serve two masters ... you cannot serve God and mammon." The word is translated "wealth" in the NRSV, and is portrayed a few verses later as the "love of money" (Luke 16:14). Mammon is then illustrated by a tale Jesus tells in Luke 16:19-31, in which a rich man feasts sumptuously and stores up luxury goods even as a poor beggar lies right outside his door. The economy of mammon is one of ...

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