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at end of article added murder of the Christian Archbishop Thomas Becket by the Christian knights of the Christian king Henry II as example of loyalty to a king as example of worldly "mammon" above loyalty to Christ
Matthew 6:24 contains probably the strongest message against Monarchism or the Divine right: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
Matthew 6:24 contains probably the strongest message against Monarchism or the Divine right: "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
While [[Mammon]] is commonly referred to in newer Bibles as simply money, it has a larger meaning than that. It means pretty much anything worldly, especially anything worldly which could or would have a claim over you. Such as a king, for example.
While [[Mammon]] is commonly referred to in newer Bibles as simply money, it has a larger meaning than that. It means pretty much anything worldly, especially anything worldly which could or would have a claim over you. Such as a king, for example. When the Christian knights of the Christian king [[Henry II]] [[murder]]ed the Christian Archbishop of Canterbury [[Thomas Becket]] they were acting more as the King's Men rather than as Christians who had pledged their swords as knights loyal to Christ.<ref>Thomas Becket (1118–1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170 who defended the Church against demands by King Henry II.</ref>
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