B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 12. They have no doubt of His present dominion. 26, 28, 29. 24(A)No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. The supplication for the supply of our bodily needs precedes the others, because it deals with a need which is fundamental indeed, but of less importance than those which prompt the subsequent petitions. 1871. vi. The most abused men are often most used. Scholars will tell you that the words "take no thought" do not exactly express our Lord's meaning in this text. 19-20. Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. 16-18. 13. THE PROPRIETY OF GIVING GOD the preference. Fasting has gone out of fashion now, but in Christ's time it went along Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureTwo Kinds of Treasure'Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20. Let us remember that Christ would not have bidden us use them, unless He intended that they should be fulfilled. 12. Hallowed by divine self-revelation. And doubtless they are right on the whole. vi. And I do rape all I want. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth August 27. 9. The happy consequences from a uniform attachment to the right master. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 12. The warning against hypocritical fastings and formalism leads to the warning against worldly-mindedness and avarice. Their commands are contrary and irreconcilable. (3) Riches make to themselves wings and fly away. Forgiveness and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, 'Thine is the Kingdom''Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Examine his claims. The very names of Nazarene and Christian were once epithets of contempt. 16-18. It is happiness above and beyond the changes and chances of time, an inheritance incorruptible. New King James Version No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. Is it Okay for Christians to Ask God for Good in Prayer? (2)That they are present. As low as $3.33/mo! The words of Christ, like the works of God, are inexhaustible. Long association has for us intertwined the words inextricably with our Lord's Prayer, and it is a wound to reverential feeling to strike out what so many generations have used in Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHearts and Treasures'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'--MATT. MATTHEW vi. The third is men's. "Your Heavenly Father Knoweth Ye have Need" (Matt. 28). "After this manner, therefore, pray ye, Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." Christ came not to carry solitary souls by a solitary pathway to heaven, but Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Structure of the Lord's Prayer'After this manner therefore pray ye.'--MATT. "Consider the lilies how they grow" (Matt. Because God claims a heart-service.III. Hallowed means to make holy; or to show as holy; or to regard as holy. And why take ye thought for raiment? You must choose between one or the other. vi. vi. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. 11. E. It implies a persuasion of mind that riches and grandeur are the true seat of human happiness.2. And He said to them, You That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously separate you from the Lord, or at least from the singleness of your purpose unto Him. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth June 10. From the impracticability of uniting the two services.2. But are not some decided on the other side?(J. Their depth is concealed beneath an apparent simplicity which the child and the savage can understand. 2. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Consider the Lilies of the Field(Preached on Easter Day, 1867.) ONE OF THESE YOU WILL UNAVOIDABLY SERVE.1. The poorest and weakest learns from them the lesson of divine love Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Hallowed be Thy Name''Hallowed be Thy name.'--Matt. Long association has for us intertwined the words inextricably with our Lord's Prayer, and it is a wound to reverential feeling to strike out what so many generations have used in Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHearts and Treasures'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'--MATT. MATT. That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously separate you from the Lord, or at least from the singleness of your purpose unto Him. All begins with the recognition of the Fatherhood Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Our Father''Our Father which art in heaven.'--Matt. Rev. vi. THE PROPRIETY OF GIVING GOD the preference.1. TWO MASTERS QUOTES 9, 10. That they should rather stand, "Be not anxious about to-morrow." Good. Here mammon rests his whole case. Rev. They have no doubt of His present dominion. The infinite importance of having singleness of heart in matters of religion.2. 25). )The impossibility of serving God and mammonE. To ascribe that worship that is strictly due to Him, as an acknowledgment of His almighty power, and a testimony of our submission.3. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Are ye not much better than they? You cannot serve both God and money. But forgiveness increases our consciousness of weakness, and in the new desire which comes from it to walk in holiness, we are first rightly aware of the strength and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Deliver us from Evil''But deliver us from evil.'--MATT. And yet this apparent bathos is apparent only, and the fact that so narrow and earthly a petition Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Forgive us Our Debts''Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.'--MATT. WebNo one can serve two masters. 28). 3. vi. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. The very names of Nazarene and Christian were once epithets of contempt. But are not some decided on the other side?(J. In our own strength it is impossible (Joshua 24:19). God made us to need bread, we have made ourselves to need pardon. YOU OUGHT TO SERVE GOD. Their commands are contrary and irreconcilable. And the more he is tortured by anxious thoughts about a possible future, the less clear vision has he of a likely future, and the Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture. When two masters oppose each other, no man can serve both. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. Vaughan, M. (4) From the impossibility of finding happiness in the love of the world, and its inconsistency with the love of God, we meet with an indispensable obligation of fixing our attention on greater objects.(W. 25. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; 4. Interest. I. Let us remember that Christ would not have bidden us use them, unless He intended that they should be fulfilled. The third is men's. One your life and joy, the other servitude and death.III. vi. rbrc.us. IMPROVEMENT.1. It does not occur in any of the oldest and most authoritative manuscripts of Matthew's Gospel. . They have no doubt of His present dominion. Send yourself back to school. )The service of the heart supremeGurnall.When a statute was made in Queen Elizabeth's reign that all should come to church, the Papists sent to Rome to know the Pope's pleasure; he returned them this answer, it is said: "Bid the Catholics in England give me their hearts, and let the Queen take the rest."(Gurnall. There is no reason to suppose that this doxology was spoken by Christ. vi. The service of religion does not demand greater privations than that of sin.III. Christ came not to carry solitary souls by a solitary pathway to heaven, but Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Structure of the Lord's Prayer'After this manner therefore pray ye.'--MATT. The petition of the previous clause has to do with the past, this with the future; the one is the confession of sin, the other the supplication which comes from the consciousness of weakness. God can do more for you than mammon can do. It is not that the one is the exaggeration of the other, but the one is opposed to the other. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; 4. Ye cannot serve God and e mammon. 25). not vi. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, November 21. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. 24-25. )No man can serve two mastersJ. What a contrast there is between the two consecutive petitions, Thy will be done, and Give us this day! Are there no present advantages in God's service?Concerning the advantages of mammon three inquiries have to be answered.1. The best man needs both. "Ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon" (Matt. "Take no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Saul tried it. Simply because it is harder to trust God for them. 13(A)No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. A ready and cheerful obedience to His will, and a resignation under afflictions.II. No man can have God's highest thought and be popular with his immediate generation. 9. Giving to the Needy5. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. (3) Riches make to themselves wings and fly away. )No man can serve two mastersJ. You cannot serve God and mammon. Why? Adey. Hallowed by human recognition. He has the first claim upon you. Because of their opposite interests.2. And why take ye thought for raiment? Bible Gateway Chester Cathedral, 1870. Yet John the Baptist broke the slumbers of that degenerate people, 'Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.'--MATT. 33). What a dark picture of human conditions lies beneath the petitions of this second half! vi. The happy consequences from a uniform attachment to the right master. 24). Balaam tried it. )No man can serve two mastersJ. It is yours, whether you possess it or not, because you love it. "Ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon" (Matt. THE IMPOSSIBILITY of serving both.1. We profess to be free, and claim to rule our own conduct; but that is only because the chains are gilded, or because the silken threads are invisible, because our obedience to our chosen master has become a second nature, i.e. serve two masters 13. A visible profession, a steady belief, and awful sentiments of a Supreme Being.2. It is yours, whether you possess it or not, because you love it. two MATTHEW vi. Examine his claims. Forgiveness and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Thine is the Kingdom''Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. It is to be so much devoted to the world, as to fret at every disappointment, and repine at the least obstruction to our growing rich.III. Let us think for a while on these great words. The infinite importance of having singleness of heart in matters of religion.2. vi. 10. vi. IMPROVEMENT.1. It is impossible thus to serve two. WebNo Man Can Serve Two Masters. 19-20. The luxury, repose, and strength of a heart quite made up. vi. Here mammon rests his whole case. "Take no Thought for Your Life" (Matt. Judas tried it, and they all made a desperate failure. The most abused men are often most used. Decision of character, it is evident, is totally distinct from party spirit.2. That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureFasting'Moreover, when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. There are far worse things than to be found in the minority. Vaughan, M. Matthew vi. Two Masters From a Kantian perspective, the good manager must serve two masters: the organization and morality. 2. Let us remember that Christ would not have bidden us use them, unless He intended that they should be fulfilled. 9. B: "Well, what do you expect? 33). But as we gaze upon them and try to fathom all their meaning, they open as the skies above us do when we look steadily into their blue chambers, or as the sea at our feet does when we bend over to pierce its clear obscure. Long association has for us intertwined the words inextricably with our Lord's Prayer, and it is a wound to reverential feeling to strike out what so many generations have used in Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHearts and Treasures'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.'--MATT. vi. The man who serves his master serves him with faithfulness and singleness of heart, with a mind wholly given to his service. Something the soul will have, which it looks upon as the best thing; in which it has pleasure and confidence above other things. The third is men's. From the misery which is an attendant on the attempt to unite these services. If men begin with the will, then their religion will be slavish, a dull, sullen resignation, or a painful, weary round of unwelcome duties and reluctant abstainings. Forgiveness and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Thine is the Kingdom''Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Therefore I say unto you. We demonstrate this by making the abstract task of serving two masters Chester Cathedral, 1870. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth August 27. vi. There are far greater calamities than to be unpopular and misunderstood. 28). Make the right choice.(W. The devil will monopolize him before he gets through. 19-20. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Consider the Lilies of the Field(Preached on Easter Day, 1867.) All begins with the recognition of the Fatherhood Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Our Father''Our Father which art in heaven.'--Matt. For what our Lord means here by 'treasure' is not merely money, or material good, but whatever each man thinks best, that which he most eagerly strives to attain, that which he most dreads to lose, that which, if he has, he thinks he will be blessed, that which, if he has it not, he knows he is discontented. You cannot serve God and [a](B)wealth. They must come or our faith fails. Man God will not have his service. 25). But the truth is, that we have no word in English which exactly expresses the Greek word which St Matthew, Windsor Castle, 1867. All begins with the recognition of the Fatherhood Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Our Father''Our Father which art in heaven.'--Matt. It makes all the difference whether the thought of the name, or that of the will, of God be the prominent one. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth June 10. He your Creator.2. Are ye not much better than they? Because God claims a heart-service.III. WebYou cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. vi. 24-25. Hallowed by human adoration and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureTrumpets and Street Corners'Take heed that ye do nob your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. I. )God and mammonT. 1. vi. MATTHEW vi. 2. It makes all the difference whether the thought of the name, or that of the will, of God be the prominent one. Fell. And the more he is tortured by anxious thoughts about a possible future, the less clear vision has he of a likely future, and the Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureLinksMatthew 6:24 NIVMatthew 6:24 NLTMatthew 6:24 ESVMatthew 6:24 NASBMatthew 6:24 KJVMatthew 6:24 Bible AppsMatthew 6:24 ParallelMatthew 6:24 Biblia ParalelaMatthew 6:24 Chinese BibleMatthew 6:24 French BibleMatthew 6:24 German BibleMatthew 6:24 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)In heaven.II. vi. Prayer is not only the most intensely individual act that a man can perform, but it is also the highest social act. Hallowed by human recognition. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. WHAT IS IT TO SERVE MAMMON?1. A. You cannot serve both God and money. )The impossibility of serving God and mammonE. The third is men's. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. Balaam tried it. Matthew 6:24-28 NIV - No one can serve two masters. Either Matthew 6:24 KJV - No man can serve two masters: for either he Therefore I say unto you. Do Not Worry 25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry But we must inquire whether He has really done it . 25). Regard to His sacred laws.4. 24-25. (2) Can all the kingdoms of the world give us any inducement to their pursuit: they are gilded toys. God commands us to seek Him first; mammon tempts us with kingdoms. Name is character so far as revealed. What is meaning of Petition? 13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. )You cannot sail under two flags.The impossibility of serving God and mammonJ. II. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is pressing into it. What has this text to do with Easter-day? The man who thinks he is serving God a little is deceived; he is not serving God. "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. vi. The devil will monopolize him before he gets through. It is said that a little fellow was found one day by his mother, standing by a tall sunflower, with his feet stuck in the ground. The luxury, repose, and strength of a heart quite made up.(J. What has this text to do with Easter-day? Scripture Balaam tried it. You cannot serve both God and "Your Heavenly Father Knoweth Ye have Need" (Matt. 25). Let us commit it to Him, and not cease to believe for Rev. "Your Heavenly Father Knoweth Ye have Need" (Matt. Vaughan, M. A.1. vi. Store up Treasures in Heaven25. Forgiveness does not break the bonds of evil by which we are held. Luther From the misery which is an attendant on the attempt to unite these services.3. Webby David J. Stewart. A. ESV Text Edition: 2016. God made us to need bread, we have made ourselves to need pardon. A man cannot serve two masters - Idioms by The Free Dictionary The poorest and weakest learns from them the lesson of divine love Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Hallowed be Thy Name''Hallowed be Thy name.'--Matt. It does not occur in any of the oldest and most authoritative manuscripts of Matthew's Gospel. a man cannot serve two masters.". God asks for our time; mammon takes it.2. But the truth is, that we have no word in English which exactly expresses the Greek word which St Matthew Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsThe Lord's PrayerWindsor Castle, 1867. "Ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon" (Matt. "Ye Cannot Serve God and Mammon" (Matt. A man cannot serve 2 masters. vi. Ye cannot serve God and 25 a Therefore I say unto you, Take no b thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. You cannot serve God and mammon. Are ye not much better than they? His claim is that he offers(1)advantages suited to our nature. The fatal consequences in another world.4. Giving to the Needy5. )No man can serve two mastersJ. (2)That they are present. 'After this manner' may or may not imply that Christ meant this prayer to be a form, but He certainly meant it for a model. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.'--MATT. You must follow it by right rules.3. E. WebNo servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. Take no thought for your life.'--Matt. The connection with the previous part is twofold. The Lord's Prayer16. Let us remember that some day or other they will certainly be fulfilled. Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. 2. Yet John the Baptist broke the slumbers of that degenerate people Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Thy Will be Done''Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.'--MATT. Giving to the Needy5. Christ makes no less of our trust for temporal things than He does for spiritual things. "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth, June 10. but seek God's kingdom.Dictionary of Bible ThemesMatthew 6:245413money, attitudes5591treasure5811compromise5882impartiality5884indecision5907miserliness7160servants of the Lord7449slavery, spiritual8208commitment, to God8223dedication8239earnestness8304loyalty8343servanthood, in society8344servanthood, in believers8463priority, of faith, hope and love8702agnosticism8723doubt, results of8770idolatry, in NT8810riches, dangersMatthew 6:19-242426gospel, responses8779materialism, nature ofMatthew 6:24-341660Sermon on the MountLibraryThe Distracted MindEversley. A. The prayer asks that God would so act as to show the holiness of His character, and that men, one and all, may see the holiness of His character. And the more he is tortured by anxious thoughts about a possible future, the less clear vision has he of a likely future, and the Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureLinksMatthew 6:24 NIVMatthew 6:24 NLTMatthew 6:24 ESVMatthew 6:24 NASBMatthew 6:24 KJVMatthew 6:24 Bible AppsMatthew 6:24 ParallelMatthew 6:24 Biblia ParalelaMatthew 6:24 Chinese BibleMatthew 6:24 French BibleMatthew 6:24 German BibleMatthew 6:24 CommentariesBible Hub. Judas tried it, and they all made a desperate failure. "Ye cannot serve God and Mammon" (Matt. Two Masters E. There is a deep truth in that, though not all the truth. Proper Fasting19. Simply because it is harder to trust God for them. Of His various and undeniable claims.2. The advocates of independence are greatest slaves.3. 13. The third is men's. Decision of character, it is evident, is totally distinct from party spirit. (3) Riches make to themselves wings and fly away. The thing we desire may be a right thing, but we may desire it in a distrusting and selfish spirit. Good. In spiritual matters we can fool ourselves, and think that we are trusting when we are not; but we cannot do so about rent and food, and the needs of our body. 28:9; 2 Chr. vi. 28). When asked by her, "What in the world are you doing there?" OUR LORD'S APPLICATION OF THIS MAXIM. WebNo man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. From the nature of the flesh and the spirit.II. Store up Treasures in Heaven25. in the way of something, a man is judged by his deeds, not by his words, a man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client, a man who stands for nothing will fall for anything, a man without a smiling face must not open a shop, A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle, a man is judged by his deeds not by his words. Neither man's forgetfulness and man's rebellion, nor all the dark crosses and woes of the world, can disturb their conviction that He is then and for ever the sole Lord. Web24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Store up Treasures in Heaven25. GW. MATTHEW vi. vi. It makes all the difference whether the thought of the name, or that of the will, of God be the prominent one. vi. Study the Bible for as low as $3.33/mo. Fasting has gone out of fashion now, but in Christ's time it went along Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureTwo Kinds of Treasure'Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20. Vaughan, M. 16(G)The law and the prophets were until John. But perhaps not his only one. He your Creator.2. Luke WE CAN SERVE BUT ONE MASTER. From the different objects they have to advance. 24). And let us remember, likewise, that Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsJune 16. They are not adapted to our nature as it ought to be. Heart, Men, Two. No Man Can Serve Two Masters. Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Make the right choice.(W. It is said that a little fellow was found one day by his mother, standing by a tall sunflower, with his feet stuck in the ground. WHAT IS IT TO SERVE MAMMON?1. Men who love the world hate religion; and those who hate the world love Christ.2. But God gives strength equal to the task. 9. Many of God's greatest blessings are lying behind the devil's scarecrows. . A. There is no reason to suppose that this doxology was spoken by Christ. For every heart that is seeking anything from the Lord this is a good watchword. What is meaning of Petition? That very thing, or the desire for it, may unconsciously separate you from the Lord, or at least from the singleness of your purpose unto Him. An old heathen who had come to a certain extent under the influence of Christ, called prayer 'the flight of the solitary to the Solitary.' THE MEANING AND TRUTH OF THE MAXIM HERE LAID DOWN. and immediately gets angry with his people for worshiping a golden calf. Let us remember that Christ would not have bidden us use them, unless He intended that they should be fulfilled. You cannot serve God and [ a]wealth. vi. )God and mammonT. Abstract. From the nature of the flesh and the spirit.II. We serve that only which we love supremely. But forgiveness increases our consciousness of weakness, and in the new desire which comes from it to walk in holiness, we are first rightly aware of the strength and Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Deliver us from Evil''But deliver us from evil.'--MATT. 9. he naively answered, "Why, I am trying to grow to be a man." But as we gaze upon them and try to fathom all their meaning, they open as the skies above us do when we look steadily into their blue chambers, or as the sea at our feet does when we bend over to pierce its clear obscure. Paul's words to Timothy (I Timothy 6:6-19) support Jesus' claim. vi. Do Not Worry33. 14Now the Pharisees, (B)who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they [a]derided Him. 2. Can Not Serve Two Masters The devil will monopolize him before he gets through. WebJesus has just said, "No one can serve two masters; you cannot serve God and money" (Luke 16:13). 25). II. Judas tried it, and they all made a desperate failure. And why take ye thought for raiment? But are not some decided on the other side?(J. WebMatthew 6:24 New King James Version You Cannot Serve God and Riches 24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be Good. 2. The poorest and weakest learns from them the lesson of divine love Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Hallowed be Thy Name''Hallowed be Thy name.'--Matt. vi. Prayer is not only the most intensely individual act that a man can perform, but it is also the highest social act.