You cannot serve God and mammon

1. Being virtuous is not compatible with being greedy (mammon means “money”). This is a saying of Jesus in the Gospels. It explains, “No man can serve two masters (see also No man can serve two masters).”

Example Sentences

In the sermon, Warnock said, “America, nobody can serve God and the military. You can’t serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day who you will serve.”

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He continued: “You can’t serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day who you will serve.”

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In the sermon, Mr. Warnock, senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, says: “America, nobody can serve God and the military. You can’t serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day whom you will serve.”

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In the sermon entitled “When Truth Meets Power,” Mr. Warnock continued: “You can’t serve God and money. You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. America, choose ye this day whom you will serve. Choose ye this day.”

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Peter remembered that he had read in his little leather Bible, "You cannot serve God and mammon."

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