Topic
Stewardship
3 answers, with the passages behind them
Our answers on Stewardship
What does the Bible say about getting rich, greed, and chasing money?
The Bible warns that greed and chasing money can enslave the heart, but it calls us to seek God first, work with integrity, live contentedly, and give generously.
- Luke 12:15–21 And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. So he thought to himself…
- Matthew 6:19–24 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where y…
- 1 Timothy 6:6–10 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and be…
How should Christians prepare for emergencies—faith vs preparedness?
Christians can trust God wholeheartedly while also making sensible plans; preparedness becomes faithful when it is prayerful, humble, and focused on loving people.
- Matthew 6:25–34 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and…
- Proverbs 6:6–8 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.
Is investing (or crypto) a form of gambling?
Investing isn’t inherently sinful, but it turns gambling-like when it’s fueled by greed, impulse, secrecy, or reckless risk instead of wise stewardship and self-control.
- Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “stewardship” →
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.