Money & Finances

The Bible teaches that money is a tool to be stewarded faithfully rather than an object of trust or affection. It warns against the love of riches while encouraging generosity, contentment, and reliance on God for provision. Believers are called to honor the Lord with their resources and to use wealth to bless others and advance God's kingdom.

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Category: Topical Study
Passages: 5 key scriptures

Key Passages

Treasures in Heaven

Matthew 6:19-21

This passage instructs believers not to accumulate earthly wealth but to store up heavenly treasures, showing that true security lies in devotion to God rather than material possessions.

L¹⁹ay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

²⁰ But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹ For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

Honor the Lord with Substance

Proverbs 3:9-10

Solomon teaches that giving the firstfruits of one's increase honors God and results in His blessing, framing finances as an act of worship and trust.

H⁹onour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

Love of Money as a Root

1 Timothy 6:9-10

Paul warns that the desire to be rich leads to temptation and that the love of money is a root of evil, urging contentment over the pursuit of wealth.

B⁹ut they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Bring All the Tithes

Malachi 3:10

God challenges His people to bring the full tithe into the storehouse, promising abundant blessing for faithful financial obedience.

B¹⁰ring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Cannot Serve Two Masters

Luke 16:13

Jesus declares that no one can serve both God and money, emphasizing the exclusive loyalty required in managing personal finances.

N¹³o servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.