Topical Bible: Riches: Life Consists not in Abundance of

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Luke 12:15
And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
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The Rich Fool
... may be ours abundantly, whatever our portion of earth's riches. ... the consequence of
a lie"that life does consist ... It consists in knowing 'Thee the only true God ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the rich fool.htm

Whether the Beatitudes are Suitably Enumerated?
... may refer either to the contempt of riches, or to ... Active life consists chiefly in
man's relations with his neighbor ... to the active or to the contemplative life. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the beatitudes are suitably.htm

On the Collections, V.
... nor their thriftiness to be commended, if their riches are of ... for by its presence
it gives life to that ... in faith, so the strength of faith consists in works. ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon x on the collections.htm

Whether Religious Perfection is Diminished by Possessing Something ...
... 1;[3830] Q[185], A[6], ad 1), perfection consists, essentially, not ... to the bodily
actions of the active life should have an abundance of riches in common ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether religious perfection is diminished.htm

Seal and Earnest
... to the other emblem, that 'earnest' which consists in like ... we go yonder and count
the endless riches to which ... the highest moments of the Christian life on earth ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/seal and earnest.htm

The Three Parables of Warning: to the Individual, to the Nation ...
... super-abundance, forms no part of his life, and may ... It consists of two parts, of
which the first ... into the future, and saw there progressive increase and riches. ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xvi the three parables.htm

"If we Confess Our Sins, He is Faithful and Just to Forgive us Our ...
... of grace, that it rather jointly proclaims the riches of grace ... that is, his promise
of giving life to man ... all our being and well being eternally consists in his ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xviii if we confess.htm

"But the End of all Things is at Hand, be Ye Therefore Sober and ...
... This sobriety makes him want, in abundance, and abound ... not that he serves his riches,
yet Christ ... Your life consists not in what you enjoy, your inheritance is ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xx but the end.htm

Thou Shalt have no Other Gods Before Me.
... supreme god; the others, who were bent upon riches, happiness, or pleasure, and
a life of ease ... Thus it is with all idolatry; for it consists not merely in ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/luther/the large catechism/thou shalt have no other.htm

Translator's Introduction.
... is the ruin of the whole spiritual life (xi.7 ... mental prayer, but whatever it is called
it consists in a ... the solidity of heavenly hopes; desire of riches or of ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/translators introduction.htm