Some take pains to be biblical, but many [Christian financial teachers, writers, investment counselors, and seminar leaders] simply parrot their secular colleagues. Other than beginning and ending with prayer, mentioning Christ, and sprinkling in some Bible verses, there's no fundamental difference. They reinforce people's materialist attitudes and lifestyles. They suggest a variety of profitable plans in which people can spend or stockpile the bulk of their resources. In short, to borrow a term from Jesus, some Christian financial experts are helping people to be the most successful 'rich fools' they can be.
Randy AlcornTags: christianity planning selfishness foolish stewardship materialism fool hoarding finances saving investment profits financial-planning
God pours out his choicest blessings on those who are anxious that nothing shall stick to their hands. Individuals who value the rainy day above the present agony of the world will get no blessing from God.
William MacDonaldTags: god suffering poverty stewardship others hoarding giving sharing saving rainy-day blessing agony anxious keeping
Are we truly obeying the command to love our neighbor as ourselves if we're storing up money for potential future needs when our neighbor is laboring today under actual present needs?
Randy AlcornTags: future present love compassion justice selfish stewardship need labor hoarding sharing caring neighbor saving current
When I save, I lay something aside for future need. If I sense God's leading, I will give it away to meet greater needs. When I hoard, I'm unwilling to part with what I've saved to meet others' needs, because my possible future needs outweigh their actual present needs. I fail to love my neighbor as myself.
Randy AlcornTags: future present compassion stewardship hoarding needs sharing protection caring saving
They had as good a shot at making it as anyone did, but what if marriage didn't solve anything and didn't save anyone even a little bit? What then?
Paula McLainWhen he speaks again, I can tell that he's smiling. "So I guess we saved each other.
Lauren OliverThe silence stretched out between us as I stared at him, the tears blurring my vision as I waited for him to save me from this torment. Surely he could find a way.
Kathryn MichaelsTags: love marriage hope motherhood husband wife hero childbirth saving romance-novels breastfeeding breastmilk marriage-life husband-and-wife-relationship
You think he’s perfect and he’s safe and, in your head, he can do anything... but he can’t save you, Sara... and I can’t save you either.
Emme RollinsTags: love romance safety save loving saving adult romance-love saving-people new-adult romance-love-heartache new-adult-romance romance-love-forgiveness
I'm sorry no one saved you.
Maggie StiefvaterTags: saving sorry saving-someone
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