When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Be Faithful
A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 Remain faithful in Christ, and he will give you blessings beyond even your own imagining. Make money your god, and you will "not go unpunished". A sobering thought.
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Righteousness
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked; Psalm 37:16 This verse just goes to remind me that while building wealth may not necessarily be a bad thing, we need to make sure that we maintain our integrity in doing that. We need to remain righteous, and make sure we’re […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Knowledge
By wisdom a house is built,and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4
Why Do We As Christians Need To Be Concerned About Money?
One question I’ve been asking myself recently is this, “Why do we as Christians need to be concerned about Money, and what the Bible says about it?”. When we think about our finances, it often feels like our faith and our money should be mutually exclusive. They have really nothing to do with each other, […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Helping Those In Need
Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Compassion
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 1 John 3:17
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Borrowing
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. Proverbs 22:7 To me this verse should give us a sense of caution. Remember, whenever you’re about to borrow money, you are now beholden to that person/instituation where you are borrowing from. It isn’t a good situation to be in, and […]
What’s In My Wallet?
Over at Part-Time Money today my friend PT has a post about the latest meme going around. What’s the meme? It’s called, “What’s in my wallet”? He actually took pictures of his wallet, went through and detailed everything that he carries around with him. It sounded like an interesting exercise to compare wallets – so […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Excel In Giving
Just as you excel in everything — in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us — see that you also excel in this grace of giving. 2 Corinthians 8:7 This verse to me speaks of how as followers of Christ we need to be “Christ-like” and have compassion […]
Calculate When You’ll Be A Millionaire
A few days ago I posted on this blog about an article in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance that talked about how you can become a millionaire at any age. The article talked about people at ages 25, 35, 45, and 55 – and how much each would need to save at those ages to get to […]
Communication: Talking With Your Spouse About Money
I‘ve been married to my beautiful wife now for 5 1/2 years, and during those times I can’t tell you how many mis-communications we’ve had about money. I will be the first to admit that it is probably mostly my fault as I tend to research ideas about what to do with our money, our […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Giving
Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days. Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 from Walkintheword.org an interpretation of what this verse means: Bread is a word often associated […]
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Saving
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 This verse seems to be saying a couple of things to me. First, make sure that you save up, because […]