Quotes about Materialism
The cultivation of consumer spirituality is the antithesis of a sacrificial, "deny yourself" congregation.
— Eugene Peterson
When you grab all you can get, that's what happens: the more you get, the less you are.
— Eugene Peterson
A change in external circumstances without inner renewal is a materialist's illusion, as though man were only a product of his social circumstance and nothing else.
— Jurgen Moltmann
I wanted to see if I could be happy without a lot of stuff. And what I found out was, yeah, I really could.
— Mike Posner
Money never stays with me. It would burn me if it did. I throw it out of my hands as soon as possible, lest it should find its way into my heart.
— John Wesley
But when you come to Heritage USA, remember to bring your Bible and your VISA card - because the Bible is the Holy Truth, and God doesnt take American Express
— Jim Bakker
Riches naturally beget pride, love of the world, and every temper that is destructive of Christianity.
— John Wesley
Anytime we trust an object or activity to give us life and meaning, we worship it.
— Max Lucado
The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. [ 1 John 2:17 MSG
— Max Lucado
Who can satisfy Madison Avenue? No one can. For that reason Jesus warns, "Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed" (Luke 12:15). from Cure for the Common Life
— Max Lucado
In 1900 the average person living in the United States wanted seventy-two different things and considered eighteen of them essential. Today the average person wants five hundred things and considers one hundred of them essential.
— Max Lucado
Nothing is enough for the man to whom enough is too little.
— Max Lucado