Resources by Topic: Money and Giving

There’s a time to lend, a time to give, and a time to do neither. If the need isn't legitimate, I shouldn't give or lend. If the need’s legitimate, not the result of an unwise choice in which there’s a lesson to be learned, I might give. If, on the other hand, the need is real but a gift would contribute to someone's irresponsibility or loss of dignity, lending may be best.

When we come to Scripture, it’s for comfort, not for assaults against our worldview, right? Let God talk about love and grace, thank you. Let us talk about money and possessions—then do with them whatever we please. Were we honest, that’s what many of us would say.

A life characterized by greed and stinginess is neither Spirit-filled nor Christlike. If we know Jesus and the Holy Spirit is at work in our lives, we’ll see the fruit of generosity. We will become more and more like our generous God.

Certainly, since God is all-powerful, and since He is likely to restore many good things that were taken as a result of the Curse, He’s certainly capable re-creating those things on the New Earth for our pleasure and His glory. However, He will not duplicate our idols.

There are people who reason, If I give generously, I’ll have to worry about where the money will come from to replace what I’ve given. But Jesus actually says the opposite. 

The last thing we want to do is to impose hard and fast rules on believers, or come across as legalistic. Giving is an act of obedience, and it’s also an act of joy and of grace because we know the love of Jesus.

I have a question regarding a dear Christian friend who struggles with hoarding—not in the sense of wanting to acquire wealth and build barns, but more in the sense of holding onto everything because they think there might be a future purpose to that object, and have to buy it again would waste God’s money. 

As you know, the key will be wording your explanation in such a way that it points to God and His glory rather than glorifying yourself (“Look at how great it is that I’m doing this!”). With wisdom, it certainly can be done. 

In this clip, Randy encourages people to become generous givers because of the grace God shows to us. This will bring us a life of joy, and encourage us to live for the line rather than the dot.

In this clip, Randy encourages church leaders to teach and model generous giving as worship rather than duty.

In this video Randy shares a message for ministry leaders and pastors about COVID and being generous givers.

If we take God’s Word seriously, we should avoid debt when we can, since “the borrower is servant to the lender” (Proverbs 22:7, NLT). And since Jesus tells us we cannot serve both God and money, we should ask ourselves, before undertaking any debt, How will this affect my capacity to give generously?

What if you could ask God any question you wanted about money and get an answer? The truth is, you won’t know until you try. Start with these seven questions, and see where God leads you from there.

Randy Alcorn talks about being a generous giver. He says, "Ask yourself, 'Five minutes after I die what will I wish I would have given away while I still had the chance?'"