Resources by Topic: Money and Giving

Over the last ten years, I’ve been suggesting that we learn how to share testimonies about giving in order to help the body of Christ grow in the grace of giving. 

To say that churches should receive the firstfruits does NOT mean they should keep them. They should set the example for their people by giving more to missions and the poor than they keep.

I would recommend caution on this. On the one hand, I’m hesitant for church leaders to know how much anyone gives because of the temptation to violate James 2 and treat big givers with favoritism and ignore lesser givers.

While getting out of debt is a high biblical priority it is as much a wisdom issue as a righteousness one, and requires discernment and good strategy not just a single act of obedience.

Ask yourself “Why am I in debt in the first place?” Is God responsible for my unwise or greedy decisions that may have put me there? And even if I’ve come into debt legitimately, isn’t my first debt to God?

When asked “should we tithe on the gross or the net?” it’s appropriate to ask “What do we want to be blessed on, the gross or the net?”

My stated belief on the tithe is that it is the training wheels of giving, merely a beginning point. As to whether it applies to Christians, the question is whether New Testament grace lowers the standards of giving or raises it.

Resources for Teaching Middle School Students about Money, as well as High school small group curriculum titled “What’s God Got to Do with It?”

Scripture to consider in preparing for the future, compiled by Randy Alcorn.

I did use the word “earn” in a few places in my books Money, Possessions and Eternity and In Light of Eternity. But in its context in both books I used “earn” in the sense of a Christ-empowered obedience resulting in God graciously granting us the rewards he promises.

This letter from a reader demonstrates how God can use Money, Possessions and Eternity to teach college students about money and giving.

Ruth looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She read the letter one more time...

Randy Alcorn, along with others, talks about giving during difficult economic times on the Coral Ridge Hour.

I’ll never forget Easter 1946.