It seems clear to me that when Jesus says “where your treasure is, your heart will be also,” he is connecting the two in such a way to indicate they are linked together. Where treasure is placed (on earth or in Heaven), heart will follow.
I do in fact see Matthew 6 as certainly including, and actually even centering on, a promise for eternal rewards for the giving of money and possessions to the purposes of God.
In a recent radio interview, Randy was asked about his forthcoming book (now available), Managing God's Money.
What is the nature of heavenly treasures and rewards?
Q&A answered by Randy Alcorn and Wayne Grudem at the 2010 Clarus Conference.
We’re reading your book The Treasure Principle and loving it by the way, but using the example of the buried treasure in the field at the beginning—got me wondering about something else.
I know the parables Jesus used were ones the people could relate to. The parable of the man who finds the treasure in a field he doesn’t own, hides it away, then without telling the owner or anyone else—buys it so he can possess the treasure.
What gives with this example? Is it a cultural thing? Was there a kind of “finders/keepers losers/weepers” clause for the day since people buried stuff a lot?
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