There is much anger today against the greedy and heartless wealthy. God is the avenger of those who have been oppressed in every age, and he will judge those who use the power of their money to enhance their lives at the expense of others. Riches are not an evil in themselves, as Abraham and Job demonstrate, but they are an enormous temptation to self-sufficiency (1 Timothy 6:9–10). George Herbert’s stinging poem “Avarice” describes how, by overloving money, we give it a power over us that dehumanizes us. He says to money: “Man calleth thee his wealth, who made thee rich; And while he digs out
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