Are You Listening?
The author wants to remind believers that everything that they have, including talents, comes from God. Hence, every believer must be a good steward of whatever he or she has received from God.
How to Budget on Inconsistent Income
Do you want to budget but find it difficult because of your inconsistent income? This article offers four steps to help you structure your budget even when your income is inconsistent.
To Whom Should I Give?
Having a Pilgrim Mentality about Money and Possessions
How should we view our money and possessions? This article encourages a view that is fitting for pilgrims passing through to their destination.
What about Life Insurance?
This article considers whether it is right for a couple to have life insurance, showing that it is a matter of measuring one's situation and convictions.
Eleven Giving Guidelines to Fight the Pull of Materialism
This article offers eleven guidelines to help us break the power of materialism. At the root of it all is the fact that God has made us stewards, and so we are called to give what he has entrusted to us.
Financial Stewardship: God's Resources for God's Glory
This article discusses what financial stewardship is all about, according to Scripture. It ends off with addressing some questions about stewardship.
Entrepreneurship within a Biblical Worldview
Entrepreneurs are basically agents of change. This article shows that entrepreneurship is rooted in the model of creation and the call to be creative in using what God has given us. Therefore, entrepreneurship is a form of stewardship. Let the article explain.
Money (5): Developing a Heart that Values Money Rightly
By fighting against materialism, Christians can learn to value money based on its intended purpose. Materialism leads to idolatry, while seeking to glorify God leads to viewing money only as a tool.
Money (3): The Economics of Today - Spending and Budgeting
Money (1): God's Purpose for Wealth
Why do you have money? This article on Matthew 25:14-30 shows that all money belongs to God. God entrusts it to us so that we can exercise faithful stewardship, while knowing that we are accountable to Him for it.
The Christian and Material Possessions
Luxurious Living
Is the Bible against living a luxurious life? Can a Christian strive for luxury? In our age of consumerism this is a relevant question to ask. The author of this article shows that in its nature luxury is relative, since there will never be equality on this earth. The author maintains that there is both good and bad luxury, and urges the Christian to desire first of all to find their satisfaction in Christ.
The Congregation’s Support of the Ministry of the Gospel (2)
These two articles build off of the series entitled The Congregation's Support of Her Diaconate. Is it the obligation of each church member to financially support the ministry of the Gospel? This article looks at the Old Testament in order to answer this question. The author discusses tithing, free will offerings, and assessed fees, showing that these were given to support the tabernacle and temple ministry.
The Congregation’s Support of the Ministry of the Gospel (1)
These two articles build off of the series entitled The Congregation's Support of Her Diaconate. Is it the obligation of each church member to financially support the ministry of the Gospel? The author first defines what the ministry of the Gospel is, and then discusses paying the minister, providing a place of worship, and supporting mission work.
Christian Contentment
Christians should have an attitude of contentment towards their earthly possessions. Faced with a discontent world, the Christian should learn to have confidence in the sufficient provision of God. True contentment means finding joy and satisfaction in what God values.
True Security
Financial challenges and bankruptcy face us because through them we are made to learn that this world is passing away. We should not love money above God. Our security rests in God alone.
On Fund Raising
The Christian Family Budget
Back to Basics
From Generation to Generation
Money in Christian History
Living in a Material World
A Lifestyle-for-Others
Materialism: Worshipping the "Stuff" of Life
Managing Earthly Possessions
Faithfulness
Proverbs and Ecclesiastes About Money and Possessions
James About Rich and Poor
Three Warning Signs that Money is Becoming Your Idol
Jesus warned us against making money an idol. How do you know if you are starting to bow before the idol of money? Here are three signs: when you see people as resources, when you cannot be happy for others, and when you are living in a state of comparison.
What Is God’s Will Regarding Personal Finance? – The Use of Wealth
What Is God’s Will Regarding Personal Finance? – Accumulation of Wealth
What Is God’s Will Regarding Personal Finance? – Stewardship
Fruits of the Spirit in Our Finances – Love, Joy, Peace, and Patience
Is there a relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and your finances? Looking at Galatians 5:22-23 this article shows how love, joy, peace, and patience relate to your finances.
Fruits of the Spirit in Our Finances – Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control
Is there a relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and your finances? Looking at Galatians 5:22-23 this article shows how kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control relate to your finances.
Seven Rules for True Riches
Do you want to gain true riches? Start by learning the stewardship of money. Here are seven rules to consider for gaining true riches.
How to Pass the True Money Test
The love of money is a sin. But how do you know if you love money? This article explains one test that can help you tell whether or not you love money.
Five Reasons Your Finances Are about More Than Money
What principles shape your everyday financial decisions, such as spending, saving, and investing? This article offers five biblical principles that should shape your finances.
Four Reasons Godly Stewardship Is Important
Financial stewardship is surrendering your finances to God and recognizing yourself as a manager, not an owner, of all you have. This article draws from Matthew 25:14-30 four reasons for the importance of biblical stewardship.
Nine Ways to Get Ahead in Your Finances
Five Principles of Gospel Stewardship for Christmas and Beyond
This article considers what the Bible says about stewardship of the resources God has given us. It explains that everything is God's, unequal distribution of resources is part of God's design, gifts are given for his glory and the good of others, faithfulness is key, and what we do with our resources here will echo for eternity.
A Foundation for Biblical Giving
This article shows that biblical giving is less about the amount than the way we understand the gospel. It offers four beliefs that combine to shape the heart for giving.
Being Content
This article explains that contentment on its own is not enough. It shows that also godliness is to be present.
Money and Fading Away
How should a retirement plan influence you? This article shows the tendency of people to fade into the background as they age, and the connection this has to money. It identifies the biblical concern about fading away in this vein.
Choosing a God-Honouring LIfestyle
What is a financial lifestyle that is honouring to God? This article discusses the legitimate diversity that there is in the amount of money and possessions owned by Christians.
Hope and Help in God’s Provision
What can we expect from God in regard to provision and our daily work? We can expect his guidance, provision, and blessing on our work.
We Are to Develop and Model Right Attitudes to Provision and Wealth
This article discusses three attitudes Christians are required to develop towards wealth and provision: trusteeship, gratitude, and contentment.
The Effects of a Fallen World
The fall disrupted God's original plan for man to draw provision from the land. Some people are unable to obtain basic provision, others find that having provision and being wealthy cause harm, and that legitimate wealth can also be harmful.
Financial Institutions
Financial institutions can be means to enable humans to obey God’s stewardship mandate and to show God’s justice and love. This article discusses four financial institutions and shows how they can be used to fulfil this mandate.
The Foundations of Finance are Created by God
The foundations of financial resources, financial management, and financial markets are all created by God. This article discusses eight foundations that God created for finance.
God’s Purposes for Finance
Finances have a role in God’s purposes for humanity. God has three primary purposes with finances: a help to reveal his glory, a help to be good stewards, and a means for justice and love.
The Christian and Money
Unmasking Greed
Financial Mistakes We Made and Avoided
This article considers what are some of the financial mistakes we make with money and which ones can we avoid.
Thirteen Ways You Waste Your Money
This article offers thirteen ways you can waste money.
The Spiritual Disease Ravaging Our World
Are you suffering from affluenza, the disease related to being affluent? There are three symptoms that point to this disease: discontentment, self-dependence, and ingratitude. The article explains.
Master Your Finances
How should you manage your finances? The place to start is to know that you have no money of your own; you are a steward. It has been entrusted to you by God for his own purposes. This article explains what financial management should look like.
Jesus Loves the Rich
Can the rich be saved? This article shows that Jesus cares and loves the rich too.
How We Exercise Stewardship
Ownership and Property in the Old Testament Economy
Does the Old Testament teach anything on economic matters like ownership and property? Kaiser examines the case some have made for a duality of the material and spiritual world. He then examines themes related to property, theft, land, and Jubilee. The stewardship responsibilities attributed to human beings are noted.
Sell Your Possessions and Give to the Poor’: A Theological Reflection on Jesus’ Teaching Regarding Personal Wealth and Charity
This article shows the impact that Matthew 19:16-26, Luke 12:33, and Luke 14:33 have on personal wealth and charity. It shows this by looking at how the church in history interacted with these texts, and what Jesus meant by them, and then it draws implication for the church today.
Whole-Life Stewardship: The Call to Greatness
Stewardship has to do with every choice you make. This is what the article calls whole-life stewardship.
Living with Risks
Money Matters
Biblical Personal Finance Earning and Spending for God's Glory
Guardians of God's Possessions: Managing Money Wisely to Free Resources for the Kingdom
Sweepstakes, Lotteries, Gambling – What Is the Difference?
Some Reflections on Retirement
Our Lavish God
Five Mistakes That Lead to Debt
This article presents five typical underlying causes of debt.
Materialism: What It Is & How to Escape It
Are you caught in the trap of materialism? How can you escape? This article explains what materialism is, and mentions the principle of giving as a way of escaping materialism.
Three Reasons Nostalgia Is the Surprise Budget Buster
How is nostalgia an emotion that can wreck your budget? This article considers how nostalgia shopping works, and how to prevent it in order to keep yourself from overspending.
Thirteen Money-Saving Hacks
Saving money reflects the heart of a faithful steward. How do you start saving money? This article offers thirteen tips to get you starting to save.
Three Ways to Quit Neglecting Your Savings Account
Saving money can be a challenge, but a rewarding challenge. So, how can you improve your savings? This article gives three tips to help you save better.
Five Tips for Frugal Living
This article offers five practical tips to help you save money and spend wisely.
Should Christians Save for Retirement?
This article considers whether it is biblical for Christians to save for retirement. It raises questions we should ask about our retirement savings.
The New Testament View of Wealth Accumulation
How does the New Testament view the Christian's relation to wealth and wealth accumulation? The author gives a basis for reflecting on this topic, and reflects on the early church's attempt to place its resources under the rule of Christ.
Three Exemplary Jesus Practices about Money and Work
Good, Bad, or Indifferent? Wealth according to the Old Testament
How Is the Love of Money a Root of Evil
From 1 Timothy 6:6-10 this article explains how the love of money reveals our problem with contentment and our search for identity.
Did the Lucan Jesus Desire Voluntary Poverty of His Followers?
Often Jesus called his disciples and followers to leave everything. What is the content of this call? There are also passages in Luke and Acts that seem to require voluntary poverty. Other passages require a right attitude to the continuing possession of wealth. What was Jesus' teaching on possessions?
Isaiah 5:8-9 – Greed and Avarice
Work and Money
This article considers how we ought to use our money, and it takes its direction from Ephesians 4:28.
Inerrancy and Worldview – Worldviews and Materialism
Chapter 3 considers the challenge of modern materialism to the understanding of Scripture. Materialism function with the conviction that the world consists of matter and motion and energy; God is irrelevant. Poythress reflects on how Christians can approach this challenge.
The Bank – A Place of Christian Service?
Tools Available in Estate Planning
Calvin and Commerce – Creation
For John Calvin the subjects of money, wealth, and business are all created entities. Money is a creation, and as such it should not be worshipped, overemphasized, or ignored. Like the rest of creation, it has a place and is useful. In the section of Chapter 1 presented here, the creaturely character of the economy is considered.
Primitive Communism in Acts? Does Acts Present the Community of Goods (2:44-45; 4:32-35) as Mistaken?
Was it compulsory for the earliest Christians in the book of Acts to share their possessions? This article considers this question in the light of passages like Acts 2:44-45 and Acts 4:32-35, which speak of sharing of possessions among the earliest believers. This article is a response to the view that Luke presents this practice as mistaken.