Spiritual Perspectives on Money
- Human value is not measured by monetary standards
- Money does not produce happiness
- Contentment is possible even in the face of financial need
- Poverty is no sign of spiritual failure
- Money is a gift of God
- Money is to be used in ways consistent with spiritual values
- The accumulation of wealth for purely private ends is inconsistent with the gospel
- God is the ultimate source of security in life
- It is possible to be existentially poor while being externally rich
- It is possible to be existentially rich while being externally poor