CONCLUDING THOUGHTS:

HEBREWS CHAPTER 13

I.*Contentment & Confidence (v. 1-6)

(opposite: covetousness)

II. Continue On…. (v. 7-10)

III.**“Outside the CAMP” (v. 11-14)

IV. “Come w/Praises” (v. 15-17)

V. Concluding Blessing (v. 18-25)

MISC THOUGHTS RE: $/Covetousness

“Thou shalt not covet…” Exodus 20

** #1 “On the getting of it…”

**#2 “On the keeping of it…” Luke 12

**#3 “On ‘Collections’”

**#4 Idolatry

“if I have made gold my trust, or called fine gold my confidence; if I have rejoiced b/c my wealth was great, or b/c my hand had gotten much;….this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I should have been false to God above…”

Job 31:24,25,28

** we develop “formulas” for how God blesses/withholds (note to self: read JOB again!)

**Coveting leads to other sins

In the rich—to pride, indulgence

In the poor—to envy, greed, avarice

**Our society ties $ to power, and the resulting dynamic can cause the rich man/woman to be faulty in their self-image…it “insulates” you from an “accurate self view according to God’s thinking” (Rom 12:3)….further it can dull your NEED of GOD (“I came to call those who are sick, who know their need…not the righteous, but sinners to repentance” Mk 2:17)

** The TITHE Is the MINIMUM…….a better question is: “how much can I give to God’s work and still have what I need for my family?”

**Jesus came to earth POOR, and aligned Himself with the poor, and called us to care for and minister to the POOR… (Piper quote…)