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Speaking only from my understanding.“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
Either.Do you mean the belief that all things are material, or the excess concern with material things like accumulating wealth, clothing, belongings, etc.?
First, a definition of materialism is needed. This is a much abused term. Who the hell is this Ravenhill person, anyway? Do we care what he says?“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
It depends on how you define materialism. IMV“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
Not to be confused with delectable materialism!Dialectical materialism?
“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
Leonard Ravenhill - Wikipedia“Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.” Leonard Ravenhill
Yes it's a sin. There's a reason Jesus said it's very hard for a rich man to enter God's kingdom.
I like material things.
To each his own.
I think what Jesus was referring to is putting material things above God in your life. It's not that they are wrong in themselves. Stuff is just stuff but we should not love it more than people or God.Do you see it more about greed than philosophy?
The philosophy of materialism is basically there is no spiritualism/supernaturalism, only materialism.
Is rejecting the spiritual/supernatural/divine a sin?
Yes but that is only one definition of it. Why don't you quote them all, to give a proper impression of the importance of saying which one is meant?materialism
NOUN
- a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.
Is Materialism a Sin?
Well if we consider sin to be behavior and temptations that takes us further from our spiritual goal, then I would answer 'Yes'.
Do you see it more about greed than philosophy?
The philosophy of materialism is basically there is no spiritualism/supernaturalism, only materialism.
Is rejecting the spiritual/supernatural/divine a sin?
I was using the definition intended in the OP quote. That is what this discussion is supposed to be about.Yes but that is only one definition of it. Why don't you quote them all, to give a proper impression of the importance of saying which one is meant?
How do you know? @Nakosis might have been thinking of the other definition when starting the thread.I was using the definition intended in the OP quote. That is what this discussion is supposed to be about.