God Wants His Money Back
From the foreward . . .
The author, a young man who we know well has
written, “God Wants His Money Back.” He is a man of integrity
and although he has no public platform, nor I imagine would he want one, he is as
you will read, a man who knows what he believes from the Bible. He does what
he writes, or as they say, he practices what he preaches.
He has taken a look around at the world and at the
churches and has made his observations, some of which you will find
provocative but don’t be surprised if you feel the need to make some changes in
how your faith translates into your financial practices. I did !
Dr. Les Norman
The DCI Foundation, England,
From the Introduction
Outlined below are the main
reasons that this book has been written.
1. To
see money moved from the wicked world to the body of Christ
(Proverbs 13:22, 28:8, Ecclesiastes 2:26 & Isaiah 60:11)
As we draw near to the
end times, it would appear that these scriptures will be part of the
inheritance that the church must take hold of and aggressively demand that the
devil release.
2.
To see money moved from rich Christians to poor Christians.
(James 2:15-17 & 1 John 3:17-16-19)
It is scandalous that so much
wealth of the body of Christ is firmly locked up in the bank accounts of
unfruitful, self-satisfied, introverted churches in the West whilst fellow
believers in Christ in poorer countries are in need. It is even worse that the
most fruitful churches are generally in the poorer nations of Africa, Latin
America and Asia but the rich, selfish, man-pleasing churches of the West do
so little to invest their money where the fruit is. In particular; in these
nations, a little Western money could go a long way and have a tremendous
spiritual investment value.
3. To
see money moved from the body of Christ into the work of Christ, instead of
into worldly possessions. (Mark 4:18 & Luke 12:15)
These pages are further
intended to be a loving rebuke (especially to rich Christians), to cause them
to stop and think about their spending habits and to question whether the
warning of Jesus about the desire for other things choking the word of God
applies to them (Mark 4:18). Doubtless, untold amounts of money in the body of
Christ has been spent on luxuries whilst multiplied millions around the world
are struggling to have the bare necessities of life; and the work of God
suffers from lack of funds
4. To
see money moved from the body of Christ away from unfruitful ministries Into
fruitful ministries - in particular the Great Commission. (James
1:27 & Matthew 28:19)
Money is poured into churches
where church spires, organ repairs, large altars, air conditioning and even
antique religious paintings take spending priority over filling the hungry
bellies of orphans, looking after widows in their distress and caring for the
sick, the hungry and thirsty, the naked and the lame, the oppressed and the
prisoner. Many Christians are using their worldly wealth to gain bricks and
mortar and church bells and ropes for themselves instead of the souls of lost
people. Special mention needs to be made of the Great Commission that Jesus
has given to all his followers to take the gospel to those ethnic groups who
have not yet received it. It has been rightly argued that no-one should hear
the gospel twice until every one has heard it once, and as such the supreme
task of the church is the taking of the gospel to those people groupings who
have not yet heard it.
5. To
see money moved from the body of Christ in to the saving of souls of lost men
and women.
As a result of the previous steps, not only will more money come into the body of Christ but it will be better spent and as a result many, many more people will come to Jesus. This then takes the whole process full circle and we come back to the first point that has been identified as whenever someone gets saved they bring their money with them, so that money (and lost people) are moved away from the wicked world into the body of Christ.
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CONTENTS
1. God of Abundance
2. Safeguards on money
3. Prosperity comes with a purpose
4. Man’s responsibility
5. How much to give ?
6. Where to give.
7. Reasons to give
8. Motives for giving
9. Releasing the many forms of God’s blessings
10. Giving and the word of God
11. Adopting a lifestyle to give
12. Giving and saving
13. Giving in the tough times
14. Giving and Spiritual warfare
15. Giving and spiritual gifts
16. The Great Commission
17. Giving and the End Times
Appendix 1 :- A personal revelation
Appendix 2 :- Questions for a non-giver
Appendix 3 :- Thoughts and sayings about money
Appendix 4 :- Testimonies on money
Bibliography
Conclusion & How to contact the author
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