It’s one thing to trust God to provide for our present needs (Matthew 6:33). It is another to presume upon him by dictating (via choosing to go into debt) the demand for, amount of and necessary duration of his future provision.
Una vez que usted descubra el secreto placer de dar, su vida nunca será la misma. Alcorn considera que los Los preceptos del tesoro producen un cambio de perspectiva de la vida y él quiere que el resto de nosotros conozca el secreto.
When it comes to financial stewardship, God hasn’t handed each of us a standardized checklist with little boxes to mark off one by one. Rather, He has provided us His Word with principles for effective financial stewardship—principles we have to wrestle with. In the process of this struggle, God expects us to seek His face and to pursue the counsel of godly believers who have traveled further than we along Stewardship Road.
There are many possible motives for lending money.
Are buildings a legitimate ministry expense? If so what kinds of buildings, and how many?
Paul also says, "We are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men" (2 Corinthians 8:21). Here are two important safeguards for preserving financial integrity and accountability.
Then Jesus says, "When you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men" (Matt. 6:2).
The Theology of Money class, taught by Randy Alcorn at Western Seminary in June 2007, is now available in its entirety on DVD. Visit the EPM shopping cart to order.
Randy Alcorn, Instructor, THS 564J: June 8-9, 2007, Western Seminary, Portland, OR
REQUIRED TEXT
Money, Possessions and Eternity, Randy Alcorn, revised and updated version (Tyndale House, 2003), 476 pages. Note: the original edition was 1989, but it has been substantially changed.
Required reading, available online: Money: The Currency of Christian Hedonism, John Piper, 9 printed pages. This is available in a booklet form from Generous Giving of Chattanooga, Tenn., 2005 ...
Randy Alcorn has written twelve books (soon to be fourteen, with two more novels coming out in 2001), including the best-selling novels Deadline, Dominion, and Edge of Eternity. The royalties for those books all go into Eternal Perspective Ministries, which he founded and directs. But Eternal Perspective Ministries (www.epm.org) doesn't need the royalties to achieve its mission.
When it comes to our attitude toward wealth, Jesus gave commands. When it comes to our specific possessions and lifestyle, he gave us principles. Jesus did not hand us a precise checklist of what we can and cannot own, and how we can or cannot spend money. Jesus did not say just one thing about money and possessions. He said many things. They were not random clashing noises, but carefully composed melody and harmony to which we must listen as we develop our lifestyles.
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