At the heart of this is holiness: if the church is the new Temple, with God really in the midst, that means fear and trembling, not playing fast and loose. That applies in many areas, not just – though not least – with money. If we really are doing business with the Creator God, this isn’t just a strange religious game. It is claiming, riskily, to be part of the ongoing life-giving project of the God who made heaven and earth. Tom Wright
