What in all of Creation has IntrinsicValue ?
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The Heavens and Earth shall pass away.  Mar 13:31 2Pe 3:10 
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This means there is no IntrinsicValue in Creation .  It may be destroyed without meaningful loss.
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Is there anything that has IntrinsicValue ?
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Before answering that question let`s consider the concept of ImputedValue .
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 ImputedValue is Value that is assigned subjectively to something.
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Many things have ImputedValue based on the needs and wants of Humans .
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But ImputedValue is always arbitrary.  
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In FreeMarket Economics True Value is determined by how much someone is willing to pay for an item.
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An owner of an item in the maketplace may set any price he wishes on his product.  But until a buyer comes along who will offer his asking price, his valuation is arbitrary.
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So, we need to Understand very clearly that how much we Value anything is subjective and, in fact, may have no IntrinsicValue at all.
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Have you ever bought a new car?  <br>
Regardless of the deal you got when you bought it, one day after its purchase it is most likely worth significantly less than you paid for it.
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Why is this?  Because the car has no IntrinsicValue .  It only has ImputedValue .
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Keep that car for 20 years and you may possibly have to pay someone to take it to the car crushing facility.
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Why all this Economic theory?<br>
Because Economc theory was instituted by God .  It is part of the Order He established when He Created the Universe .
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What does this have to do with me and my Spirituality ?
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<i> Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.</i> - 1Jn 2:15 
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<i> Jesus said unto him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.</i> - Mat 22:37 
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<i>And the second is like unto it, You shall love your neighbour as thyself.</i> - Mat 22:39 
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<i>This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you.</i> - Joh 15:12 
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In the above Scriptures we see Christ Jesus defining what has IntrinsicValue and what does not.
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Things that have IntrinsicValue :<br>
- God <br>
- People 
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Things that have no IntrinsicValue : <br>
- everything else besides God and people 
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Even Christians have the right to ignore the things that God has ordained as having IntrinsicValue and persist in substituting ImputedValue to what God does not Value .
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However, this is a Perversion of our purpose and a hindrance to our Prosperity .
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In the Old Testament , things that were assigned ImputedValue greater than the IntrinsicValue of God were called Idols .<br>
They are still Idols .
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Now, let`s get specific here.  What Idols have we set up?  What things have we assigned ImputedValue to which supplant the things which God has ascribed IntrinsicValue to?
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- Wealth <br>
- Power <br>
- Popularity <br>
- Nature <br>
- Animals <br>
- Entertainment <br>
- Our Flesh  
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Remember, things that only have ImputedValue will pass away.  Those things that have IntrinsicValue are Eternal .
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<i>Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: <br>But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:</i> - Mat 6:19,20 
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Whatever resource you invest in something is unavailable for investment in something else.
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<i>You know that you were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as you were led.</i> - 1Co 12:2 
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Don`t be led by PublicOpinion or fads or PoliticalCorrectness into Idol Worship as you once were.
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<i>Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.</i> - Rom 1:25 
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This is what the unregenerated Mind and Heart does.  It places Value on the wrong things.  This leads to disappointment, weakness, failure and death.
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<i>For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.</i> - Rom 8:6 
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But the transformed Mind and Heart Values the things that are Eternal and so experiences Life and Peace .
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Check out your priorities - what you Value - and make sure they have IntrinsicValue . 