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Biblical Financial Principles

Biblical Financial Principles. Basic Presuppositions. The Bible is inspired 2 Timothy 3:16-17. 2 Timothy 3:16-17.

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Biblical Financial Principles

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  1. Biblical Financial Principles

  2. Basic Presuppositions • The Bible is inspired 2 Timothy 3:16-17

  3. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, forinstruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. ”

  4. Basic Presuppositions • The Bible is inspired 2 Timothy 3:16-17 • It is useful for how to live right • It is the only guide for our lives • Man’s needs are universalEccl. 1:8-9

  5. Ecclesiastes 1:8-9 “All things are full of labor; Man cannot express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing. “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.”

  6. Basic Presuppositions • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 • The Bible is inspired • It is the only guide for our lives • Man’s needs are universal Eccl. 1:8-9 • The Bible’s principles are universal • The Bible is relevant for all2 Peter 1:3

  7. 2 Peter 1:2-3 “Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to lifeand godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,”

  8. Basic Presuppositions • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 • The Bible is inspired • It is the only guide for our lives • Man’s needs are universal Eccl. 1:8-9 • The Bible’s principles are universal • The Bible is relevant for all 2 Peter 1:3 • The Bible is a success manual for life

  9. Money • What is money? • Merely the means of exchange for goods and services • Attitude toward money resembles attitude toward life in general, time, etc. • Disciplined vs. Undisciplined • Short-term vs. Long-term • Selfish vs. Unselfish

  10. Acquiring Financial Power • Work

  11. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10

  12. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.”

  13. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan

  14. Genesis 2:15 “The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” • (from New International Version)

  15. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan • Eph. 4:28

  16. Ephesians 4:28 “Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.”

  17. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan • Eph. 4:28 • Proverbs 10:1-5

  18. Proverbs 10:1-5 1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. 3 The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked. 4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

  19. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan • Eph. 4:28 • Proverbs 10:1-5 • Proverbs 21:25-26

  20. Proverbs 21:25-26 “The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor. He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.”

  21. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan • Ephesians 4:28 • Proverbs 10:1-5 • Proverbs 21:25-26 • Proverbs 22:29strive for excellence

  22. Proverbs 22:29 “Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.”

  23. Working • 2 Thessalonians 3:10 • Genesis 2:15 God’s original plan • Ephesians 4:28 • Proverbs 10:1-5 • Proverbs 21:25-26 • Proverbs 22:29 strive for excellence • Proverbs 12:14work with mouth as well hands

  24. Proverbs 12:14 “From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.” • (from New International Version)

  25. Acquiring Financial Power • Work • Maintain Integrity

  26. Integrity • Proverbs 10:2, 16

  27. Proverbs 10:2 “Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death.” • (from New International Version) Proverbs 10:16 “The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked to sin.”

  28. Integrity • Proverbs 10:2, 16 • Proverbs 13:25

  29. Proverbs 13:25 “The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.”

  30. Integrity • Proverbs 10:2, 16 • Proverbs 13:25 • Proverbs 16:8

  31. Proverbs 16:8 “Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice.”

  32. Integrity • Proverbs 10:2, 16 • Proverbs 13:25 • Proverbs 16:8 • Proverbs 28:19-22attitudes

  33. Proverbs 28:19-22 “He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! “A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. “To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. “A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.”

  34. Acquiring Financial Power • Work • Maintain Integrity • Seek Independence

  35. Seek Independence • Proverbs 12:9, 24

  36. Proverbs 12:9 “Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food.” • (from New International Version) Proverbs 12:24 “The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.”

  37. Seek Independence • Proverbs 12:9, 24 • 1 Thessalonians 4:12 show love for brothers by not being dependent on them

  38. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 “But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another; and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, that you increase more and more; that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.”

  39. Seek Independence • Proverbs 12:9, 24 • 1 Thessalonians 4:12 show love for brothers by not being dependent on them • 1 Timothy 5:8 fulfill individual family responsibility

  40. 1 Timothy 5:8 “But if anyone does not providefor hisown, and especially for those of hishousehold, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”

  41. Acquiring Financial Power • Work • Maintain Integrity • Seek Independence • Be Content

  42. Contentment • Proverbs 23:4-5

  43. Proverbs 23:4-5 “Do not overwork to be rich; Because of your own understanding, cease! Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.”

  44. Contentment • Proverbs 23:4-5 • Proverbs 23:17 Do not covet the possessions of others Exodus 20:17

  45. Proverbs 23:17 “Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be zealous for the fear of the LORD all the day;” Exodus 20:17 “Thou shalt not covet.”

  46. Contentment • Proverbs 23:4-5 • Proverbs 23:17 Do not covet the possessions of others Exodus 20:17 • 1 Timothy 6:6-10 avoid “get-rich-quick” schemes

  47. 1 Timothy 6:6-10 “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”

  48. Contentment • Proverbs 23:4-5 • Proverbs 23:17 Do not covet the possessions of others Exodus 20:17 • 1 Timothy 6:6-10 avoid “get-rich-quick” schemes • Proverbs 21:5 be patient

  49. Proverbs 21:5 “The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.”

  50. Contentment • Proverbs 23:4-5 • Proverbs 23:17 Do not covet the possessions of others Exodus 20:17 • 1 Timothy 6:6-10 avoid “get-rich-quick” schemes • Proverbs 21:5 be patient • Proverbs 12:11

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