6:21 For STEWARDSHIP of material possessions, see Gen. 1:28; Deut. 8:18; Ps. 24:1. On the principle of giving, see Acts 20:35; 2 Cor. 9:7–8. 6:24 mammon. An Aramaic word for “wealth.” In the first century A.D., those who had many possessions were often obsessed with accumulating more and not with sharing (Luke 12:13–21). Wealth and material things were the god and master of their lives. Little has changed since then. Today in our materialistic society, selfish prosperity has become our ultimate
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