What are the Effects of Consumerism on Christians?
Now the Bible doesn’t say that wealth or possessions in themselves are wrong or evil, and yet we Christians can easily be affected by this atmosphere of the consumer culture in which we live. So how does consumerism affect us as Christians? Let me suggest at least four ways in which it affects us as Christians. a) Our Values- One of the biggest ways consumerism affects us Christians is in terms of our values. Consumerism tempts us to focus much more on the here and now. Matters of eternity and the things of God become second place to our concerns of the present age. We’re more worried about our houses or bank balances than trusting that God will provide. We spend more time planning our next holiday than thinking how to share the gospel with our neighbour. It’s not that houses or bank balances or holidays are wrong, but how easily our consumer culture warps our values to make focus far more on this world than the next. A simple test is to think how often you ponder heaven and Jesus’ ret
