What’s the relationship between material and spiritual wealth? In other words, does being godly mean that you’ll be wealthy?
The answer, David W. Jones explains, is complicated. More importantly, that question misses the point. “God doesn’t care about whether you’re rich or poor, but he does care what you do with it,” he says.
Learn more in Dr. Jones’ lecture, “Economics, Stewardship and the Common Good,” from the 2016 Intersect Conference.
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