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Greed

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Bribing God

Scripture: Luke 12

Topic: Human Experience > Greed

Series: Parables of Jesus

Bribing God Luke 12:13-21 James C. Denison The latest Batman movie has grossed $300 million faster than any film in history. I’ve seen it, and was amazed and frightened by Heath Ledger’s Joker along with the rest of the audience. It’s called The Dark Knight for good reason—don’t go expecting a comedy. But while I […]

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The Sin of Greed

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6

Topic: Human Experience > Greed

Series: The Seven Deadly Sins

The Sin of Greed Dr. Jim Denison In the Bible, “greed” is choosing to sin for material gain: “A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live” (Proverbs 15:27). Note the Hebrew parallelism: greed = bribery. We are greedy when we will commit illegal or immoral acts to get […]

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