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Where is this scripture found in the bible ?
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
go to Biblegateway to find verses:
Matthew 6:19 "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. Matthew 6:18-20 (in Context) Matthew 6 (Whole Chapter) Matthew 6:20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
It's an excellent example of how self-serving clergymen convince people that the pious thing to do is to give their worldly goods to the church because it will make them "richer in the afterlife". The only people it seems to make richer are the clergy.
The Church is the body of Christ and all reap the reward, 1/4 of our budget goes to missions, foreign and local.