How Often Did Jesus Talk About Money?

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Did you know that Jesus talked about money more than any other subject? 11 out of 39 parables are about money.

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One of every 7 verses in the Gospel of Luke are about money. He talked about money more than faith and prayer combined.

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After the Kingdom of God, money was Jesus' favorite topic. And if you believe that,

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I have a bridge to sell you. It's a common myth and megachurch pastors love to repeat it. But no, money was not

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Jesus' favorite subject. Sometimes Jesus used money as an illustration for something else, like in the parable of the talents or the parable of the lost coin.

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That doesn't mean the subject he was addressing was money. If you were to list the subjects Jesus talked about most,

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God is at the top of the list. That seems kind of obvious now that you think about it, right? Next, he talked a lot about the

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Kingdom of God and heaven. He also talked a lot about hell, warning about the final judgment and eternal fire.

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In fact, no one in the Bible talked about hell more than Jesus did. Jesus made many references to himself as the

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Son of Man, Son of God, the Good Shepherd, his death and resurrection, his return, his word, and so on.

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He talked about sharing the Gospel and making disciples. Other big topics include faith, prayer, love, and good works, salvation, holiness, sin, and the

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Old Testament scriptures. And somewhere down the list, Jesus talked about money. It's certainly an important topic, but it was not

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Jesus' favorite subject. Only by faith in Jesus Christ can you be forgiven your sin and have fellowship with God.