Is it God’s Will for Christians to Live in Wealth?
Is it God’s Will for His Children / Heirs (Christians) to Live in Wealth? All we have to go by in answering this question are examples in the Bible of those who were righteous. Here is a list of four children of God, followed by Jesus himself with details of their dwellings and financial status: Abraham considered righteous wealthy lived in tents Joseph (of Genesis. Coat of many colors) considered righteous poor for a season – followed by wealthy for another season his home was a prison cell after Potifar’s wife falsely accused him of an attempted rape. She did this in vengeance following her failure to seduce righteous Joseph. Later, as second in command in Egypt, he likely lived in the Pharaoh’s palace. He was appointed to this position by God for the purpose of saving His people from famine. Esther considered righteous possibly poor or moderate in wealth at the beginning of l...