A Sanctified Ruckus

A Sanctified Ruckus

How Mammon Works, Part 1

The only rival god Jesus mentions by name

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Matt Tebbe
Apr 04, 2023
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Mammon, the Hebrew word for “money (possessions, wealth),” is the only god Jesus mentions by name that is opposed to God in Matthew 6.24.

Often the dominion of Mammon- what we’re taught about its danger and area of dominion- is relegated to ‘the heart’: internal, private, personal thought and desire. “You can have as much money as possible, as long as y…

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