topical reference of over,Bible verses on overfinancial topics, The chapter for each topic has a brief commentary, then quotes the relevant verses from the NASB, with the applicable parts of the verses bolded.
A few verses struck me as irrelevant, but the vast majority are on point, This book helped me think though the Bible's teachings on financial principles,
The author says there are over,references to money in the Bible, second only to the subject of love.
Notes
Right Attitudes
Contentment doesn't mean complacency, We change the things we can, and accept and are content with things we can't, Luke:: Acts:Phil:.
Trust God to provide what you need, Matt::Luke:Phil:.
Wrong Attitudes
Don't be proud about, or trust in, wealth, Job::Tim:.
Bible says we shouldn't sue believers, but just because it doesn't say we shouldn't sue a nonChristian, doesn't make it right.
Isa:Matt:Luke:Cor:,.
Credit
God doesn't prohibit using credit He simply givesguidelines
, Credit shouldn't be normal.
. Credit shouldn't be longterm.
. Don't sign surety take on an obligation to pay without an absolutely certain way to pay,
There are few verses about paying interest, but many telling us not to charge interest, Ex:Deut:Ps:Prov:Ezek:,,:,
Don't sign surety deposit a pledge for future payment without a sure and certain way to pay in full.
Otherwise you presume upon the future and God's will, Instead, collateralize debts. Prov::::.
Don't charge usury exorbitant or abusive interest, Author defines this as more thanper month, but doesn't give Bible reference for this, Lev:Neh:Prov:.
Giving and Providing
To give first fruits means to tithe on gross pretax income.
Tithe profit from sale of home, inheritance, insurance income, dividends, interest, Ex:Num:Deut:Neh:Prov:Ezek:,
levels of giving in OT
, Tithe minimum/
. Offering giving above tithe, to meet specific needs
, Sacrificial giving giving up what we want
We should have short term plans budget and long term plans.
Gen::Chron:,Prov:::Luke:.
Jews gavetithes, totaling an average,
. Annual, to storehouse
. For Jewish widows and orphans
, For Gentile widows and orphans everyrd year
God's Blessings and Curses
Material blessings: Gen:::,:Deut:,:Josh:.
God sometimes disciplines His people by withholding or removing material things, Gen:King:::Chron::Neh:Job:Ps::Prov::Isa:Jer:::Ezek:Zeph:Luke:,
Bible says wealth includes salvation, peace, creative abilities, health,
Investing
Bible says a lot about investing, but it's always to satisfy future needs for self, family, body of Christ.
We must buy what we need rather than what we want, That doesn't mean God won't allow us to have material things beyond basic necessities, just that we must be good stewards.
There's nothing wrong with multiplying assets, so long as it's done to benefit the kingdom, Matt:.
We may save, but not hoard, Prov::Ecc:.
Work and Wages
We may enjoy our earnings, Ecc:. Every Bible verse on finances, all in one book
In a world of shifting economic realities, few financial equations last very long.
In the marketplace, countless writers, analysts, and con artists clamor for the public ear, Whose voice can we trust Which financial principles will stand the test of time
The Word on Finances sorts through the clamor of advice, plans, and ideas to bring us back to the final word we most need to hear: God's.
Author Larry Burkett has organized an invaluable collection of relevant Scriptures into one easytoreference volume, Topically arranged New American Standard Bible passages and a concordance focus attention onareas of finance and stewardship, all grouped underheadings:
Right attitudes
Wrong attitudes
Credit
Giving and providing
God's blessings and curses
Investing
Work and Wages
Government
Borrowing, bribery, planning, saving, taxes, and moreif the Bible mentions it, it's in this book.
With Burkett's practical wisdom opening each topical selection, The Word on Finances is a goto guide for spending money wisely and in a way that honors God.
Larry Burkett was an American author and radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from an evangelical Christian point of view.
Burkett was born the fifth of eight children, After completing high school in Winter Garden, Florida, he entered the U, S. Air Force where he served in the Strategic Air Command, Upon completion of his military duties, Burkett and his wife Judy returned to central Florida, where he worked in the space program at Cape Canaveral.
He spent the next several years at the Space Center in charge of an experiments test facility that served
the Mercury , Gemini , and Apollo manned space programs.
While working at the space center, Burkett earned degrees in marketing and finance at Rollins College, Burkett le Larry Burkett was an American author and radio personality whose work focused on financial counseling from an evangelical Christian point of view.
Burkett was born the fifth of eight children, After completing high school in Winter Garden, Florida, he entered the U, S. Air Force where he served in the Strategic Air Command, Upon completion of his military duties, Burkett and his wife Judy returned to central Florida, where he worked in the space program at Cape Canaveral.
He spent the next several years at the Space Center in charge of an experiments test facility that served the Mercury , Gemini , and Apollo manned space programs.
While working at the space center, Burkett earned degrees in marketing and finance at Rollins College, Burkett left the Space Center into become Vice President of an electronics manufacturing firm, In, he became an evangelical Christian an event that had a profound effect on his life, In, he left the electronics company to join the staff of a nonprofit ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, as a financial counselor where he met Austin Pryor, Ron Blue and other notable financial experts.
It was during this time that he began an intense study of what the Bible says about handling money, and he started teaching small groups around the country.
Burkett left the campus ministry into form Christian Financial Concepts CFC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching the biblical principles of handling money.
In September, CFC merged with Crown Ministries, creating a new organization, Crown Financial Ministries, Burkett served as Chairman of the Board of Directors until his death, sitelink.
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