David Platt quotes

I was listening to one of David Platt's sermons on the topic "Radical Giving" and he said the following:

An African pastor has said "We won't give up, shut up or let up, until we have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ." We are disciples of Jesus and we must go 'til he comes, give 'til we drop, preach 'til all know and work 'til He stops us.

To which I said, AMEN!

Then I continued in his sermon series and listened to "Radical Abandonment".  He mentioned that Blomberg has written a book on "Heart, Soul and Money" in which he argues the same points below:

Instead of God giving possessions to build a PLACE that will display His glory among the nations, now God is giving possessions to build a PEOPLE who take His glory to the nations.

In the Old Testament (and old covenant) obedience to God led to acquiring possessions on earth. 

In the New Testament (and new covenant) obedience to God leads to abandoning of possessions on earth and accumulating possessions in heaven.