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May 9, 2024 · If you’re ready to stop taking money advice from TikTok and your broke brother-in-law and start listening to what the Bible says about managing money, here’s a breakdown of God’s financial game plan.
- Chris Cagle
- Saving for Future Needs Is Biblical. Some Christians don’t save for retirement because they believe it’s disobedient (usually quoting Matt. 6:19–20), or they feel guilty about putting money away when others are in such great need.
- Saving Honors God and Serves Others. It would be easy to think of saving as a purely selfish activity. That can indeed be the case—we need only read about the rich fool in Luke 12—but it doesn’t have to be.
- Procrastination Is a Mistake. We all tend to put things off. But by failing to save early, you forfeit one of the most potent financial forces: tax-free compound interest, or earning interest on interest.
- Debt Is Debilitating. The Bible isn’t silent about debt. There obviously weren’t Visa cards or auto loans in Jesus’s time, but lending and borrowing were part of the economic landscape.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The Bible has a lot to say about managing finances. Concerning borrowing, the Bible generally advises against it. See Proverbs 6:1-5; 20:16; 22:7, 26-27 (“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender....
Aug 9, 2024 · “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24). Money is a funny thing. No matter how much we have, we never seem to have quite enough.
- Proverbs 22:7 ESV / 312 helpful votes. The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
- Proverbs 3:9 ESV / 270 helpful votes. Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
- Hebrews 13:5 ESV / 224 helpful votes. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Luke 14:28-30 ESV / 216 helpful votes. For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?
Nov 2, 2024 · Matthew 6:24. “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”. Jesus emphasizes the concept of prioritizing God over money in this verse.
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Oct 12, 2024 · The Bible is filled with wisdom on how to handle finances, from saving tips to cautioning against debt. Not only that, but the Bible also offers inspiring words to guide us towards lasting wealth. In this blog post, we’ll be exploring some of the best Bible verses about money management.
