Bible Finance
An
interesting article appeared in the daily newspaper recently about financial
advice taken from the Bible. It was
written by Jennifer Garza associated with Scripps Howard News Service and
titled “Bible’s financial advice gains favor”.
Following are a few bullets from the article:
> “Before David and Maura Reza handout the $5 weekly allowance to their children, David reads a Scripture from the Bible about money.”
> “The important thing to remember is that all of this said David Reza, opening his arms wide gesturing to everything in their house, belongs to God.”
> “How we manage our money says a lot about how we feel about God, said Mark Eshoff, executive minister at Fremont Presbyterian Church…” (inSacramento , CA
> “Money is mentioned more than 2,300 times in the Bible, more than any other topic, including the oft-cited Proverbs 22:7, The rich rules over the poor and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.” (Quoted by Pamela Christensen of Crown Financial Ministries.)
The article centers on financial education being taught in a lot of churches. One course being taught is the Dave Ramsey approach to finance. Ramsey is a radio talk show host who tells listeners they should be debt-free.
An opposing view was presented as follows: “Dave Ramsey creates this Mayberry world, but this is a much more sophisticated society, said Robert Manning, professor of consumer finance at Rochester Institute of Technology and author of “Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America’s Addiction to Credit”. Manning praised churches for promoting financial education but cautioned that religious groups also are acting out of self-interest. If these people are in debt, they can’t tithe, and that means the church feels it, he said. These programs teach that you should tithe first.”
I have not read Mr. Manning’s book, but from his quote, he obviously is not knowledgeable about Biblical teachings. The programs teach that you should tithe first because that is what the Bible says to do, no matter how large or small your tithe is based upon your income.
Overall, the article was pretty positive, refreshing in the normal flooding of negativity usually found in our daily newspapers. What do you think?
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> “Before David and Maura Reza handout the $5 weekly allowance to their children, David reads a Scripture from the Bible about money.”
> “The important thing to remember is that all of this said David Reza, opening his arms wide gesturing to everything in their house, belongs to God.”
> “How we manage our money says a lot about how we feel about God, said Mark Eshoff, executive minister at Fremont Presbyterian Church…” (in
> “Money is mentioned more than 2,300 times in the Bible, more than any other topic, including the oft-cited Proverbs 22:7, The rich rules over the poor and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.” (Quoted by Pamela Christensen of Crown Financial Ministries.)
The article centers on financial education being taught in a lot of churches. One course being taught is the Dave Ramsey approach to finance. Ramsey is a radio talk show host who tells listeners they should be debt-free.
An opposing view was presented as follows: “Dave Ramsey creates this Mayberry world, but this is a much more sophisticated society, said Robert Manning, professor of consumer finance at Rochester Institute of Technology and author of “Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America’s Addiction to Credit”. Manning praised churches for promoting financial education but cautioned that religious groups also are acting out of self-interest. If these people are in debt, they can’t tithe, and that means the church feels it, he said. These programs teach that you should tithe first.”
I have not read Mr. Manning’s book, but from his quote, he obviously is not knowledgeable about Biblical teachings. The programs teach that you should tithe first because that is what the Bible says to do, no matter how large or small your tithe is based upon your income.
Overall, the article was pretty positive, refreshing in the normal flooding of negativity usually found in our daily newspapers. What do you think?
Get Wisdom - Get Understanding!
Dad
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