God vs. Mammon by Darin Hufford

Jesus said, "No-one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Mammon." (Matthew 6:24)

Mammon was a Philistine god that was worshiped to bring prosperity. Does this sound familiar to you? Jesus Himself said we cannot serve both God and Mammon but we hear far more talk about earthly prosperity than we do the glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

You tell me which god American Christianity describes to it's congregation:

Yahweh says, "Freely you have received, freely give."
Mammon says, "If you give freely, you will receive." 

Yahweh says, "I will protect you because I love you."
Mammon says, "Pay me off and then I'll protect you."

Yahweh says, "Blessed are you who are poor........."
Mammon says, "If you are poor, you've missed God's blessing."

Yahweh says, "Give because you love."
Mammon says, "Give as a seed, so you'll get a return on your investment."

Parts of this were excerpted from a post on The Free Believers Network