money management
SUCCESSFUL MONEY MANAGEMENT FOR CHRISTIANSMONEY...Evil or Good? People often confuse money with the Biblical injunction not to love money (1 Timothy 6:10). One of the early struggles I remember having as a young preacher was the question about whether it was right to have a lot of money or make a lot of money. For years, I didn't have much to worry about personally, but did struggle with how and what to preach about money. Upon one occasion I got myself into a tight with what I was teaching. In talking to an older preacher on what to do, he said, "You got yourself into this mess, now get yourself out!" My esteem for him lessened a little with that retort.What brought on this dilemma were the many passages that seem to de-emphasize money and put "having a lot of money" into a bad category. Such passages as: Luke 18:22, "Go sell all you have"; Luke 18:24, "How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!"; Matthew 6:19, "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth"; etc.Through the years I have tried to find a solution to the many questions and doubts on this subject. It is obvious that the Bible has much to say about money and the grave dangers it can bring spiritually; yet, it also has given
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