Anglican Theological Review
Through the discussion of many books and resources a fairly unanimous conclusion between them is stated, affluenza is an issue with which Christianity must learn to deal. In considering wealth and material cultures, the various books in the review all offer opinions of the dangers or spending and some go so far as to describe spending as an addiction. In such a material culture, the church is surely affected and Christians are influenced.
Offering – Done Sunday Mornings
The obvious activity that comes to mind when considering spending is the contribution or offering done every Sunday morning. Often discussed as a sacrificial act of worship, every Sunday morning since I can remember, I have hear talk of members of a local church giving money as the basket was passed around. May times there would be a discussion about how materially blessed Christians were and how all blessings came from God and the offering was an opportunity to “give back a portion” of those blessings.
I often wonder if Christians were as concerned about spiritual blessings as we seem to be with material blessings, if we would be blessed equivalently exceedingly. God’s material promises to Christians seem limited yet the amount of material blessings possessed is much greater than what is promised; if focused were turned to spiritual things would the same hold true? I believe the conversations that occur around the offering are an important step in the direction of material consciousness, but I also believe they could be taken further to consider more of the point mentioned in the books reviewed above.
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