Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Luke 11:34. read more
Matthew-6:19-21
John Wesley
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:19
1 . Our treasure not on earth, but in heaven. 19. Treasures The first thought of a superficial reader of these words is likely to be, that our Saviour actually forbids all acquirement of wealth or property, real or personal. And objectors to the Scriptures endeavour to maintain this as the true construction, and so to prove that Jesus teaches a monkish kind of piety. But, first, it to be marked that the very basis on which our Lord gives this precept presupposes that earthly goods are... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:19-34
III. CHRISTIAN PIETY DISTINGUISHED FROM GENTILISM, Matthew 6:19 to Matthew 7:27. Fallen Judaism is the impure service of the true God; Gentilism is the true service of a false god. That god is the world-god Mammon. Gentilism has lost its divine parent; it has become orphaned of our Father who is in heaven. In his place it has substituted the Mammon service and the earthly goods. After all these things do the Gentiles seek. Matthew 6:32. It is perfectly plain that with Matthew 6:18 our Lord... read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:20
20. Treasures in heaven The use of the word treasures here shows that its sense is symbolical for that which is our highest interest. For yourselves This treasure may, indeed, be for yourselves. Earthly good is transient; you are a mere momentary holder, and not an owner. But heavenly treasures become your own forever. read more
Daniel Whedon
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 6:21
21. Where your treasure is, there… heart If your treasure is earthly, your heart is earthly. Now, our Lord condemns no true earthly good, no true earthly enjoyment; he simply claims that in these shall not consist our treasures; and that all their value shall consist in their enabling us to be better servants of God and winners of the true treasures. For this purpose a single eye is necessary, as shown in the next two verses. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:Lay not up for yourselves — Our Lord here makes a transition from religious to common actions, and warns us of another snare, the love of money, as inconsistent with purity of intention as the love of praise.Where rust and moth consume — Where all things are perishable and transient. He may likewise have a farther view in these words, even to guard us against making any... read more