“The Lord says, “No servant can serve two masters.” If we want to serve both God and money will will do us no good. “What good does it do a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” This world and the world to come are enemies! This one means adultery, corruption, greed and deceit, while the other gives them up. We cannot be friends of both. To get the one, we must give the other up. We think that it is better to hate what is here, for it is trivial, temporary and perishable and to value what is there: things good and imperishable. Yes, if we do the will of Christ, we will find rest, but if not, nothing will save us from eternal punishment if we fail to heed his commands.”
Clement of Rome (fl. c. 92-101) in 2 Clement 6.1-7