Is it wrong for a Christian to want a good salary, a big home, and cars and boats?
Desiring a good salary, a big home, cars, or boats is not wrong in itself; those things are not wrong in their rightful place. The problem arises when they become the first priority and blind a person to spiritual truths, leading to eternal regret.
Les explains that the world today is largely unconcerned with the things of the Spirit, focusing instead on how much salary they can make, how big a home they can live in, how many cars they can drive, and how many boats they can have. He notes there is nothing wrong with those things in their rightful place. However, when they become the first priority and blind people to spiritual truths, they will be sorry someday and wish they had straightened out their priorities. He contrasts being carnally minded, which is death and eternal doom, with being spiritually minded, which brings life and peace, even eternal life.
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Is it wrong for Christians to have money, a big home, cars, and boats?
Having salary, homes, cars, boats, and so forth is not wrong in their rightful place.
Is it wrong to want a big salary, house, cars, and boats?
Material possessions are not wrong in their rightful place, but they become spiritually blinding and ruinous when they become the first priority and hide spiritual truths from a person.