STOCK MARKET 3: INVESTMENT
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Investment
a) Should Christians invest in the Stock Market? Is there a conflict of interest if they do? What does the Bible say about investing?
1. Investmenta) Should Christians invest in the Stock Market? Is there a conflict of interest if they do? What does the Bible say about investing?
2. Investing in the Stock Market
a) God is not against those who are rich and many in the Old and New Testament were rich but the difference was that they used their money for the Kingdom.
b) Just listen to how generous the church was in Jerusalem, “Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and it at the apostles’ feet” (Acts 4:32-37).
c) Here we see no condemnation for those who are rich and Abraham was exceedingly rich but this was because he was a very generous man and gave to the Lord a tenth of all that was his (Genesis 13:2).
d) To invest in the Stock Market for the purpose of investing in the Kingdom of Heaven is most certainly not wrong. God is not opposed to the rich but only if they are doing so for their own lusts. We are to be wise stewards with what God has given us and when we give to the local church, to missions and in giving to the poor, it is the Lord Himself that will repay us and bless us according to our generosity. The Proverbs are true in saying that “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed” (Proverbs 19:17) and this is what Jesus meant by saying, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40).
The End ...
a) God is not against those who are rich and many in the Old and New Testament were rich but the difference was that they used their money for the Kingdom.
b) Just listen to how generous the church was in Jerusalem, “Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common. And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold and laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and it at the apostles’ feet” (Acts 4:32-37).
c) Here we see no condemnation for those who are rich and Abraham was exceedingly rich but this was because he was a very generous man and gave to the Lord a tenth of all that was his (Genesis 13:2).
d) To invest in the Stock Market for the purpose of investing in the Kingdom of Heaven is most certainly not wrong. God is not opposed to the rich but only if they are doing so for their own lusts. We are to be wise stewards with what God has given us and when we give to the local church, to missions and in giving to the poor, it is the Lord Himself that will repay us and bless us according to our generosity. The Proverbs are true in saying that “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed” (Proverbs 19:17) and this is what Jesus meant by saying, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40).
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