Featured Enough of Dave Ramsey I am turning to John MacArthur on a theology of finances!

I would encourage you to be careful not to narrow your circle of influence to strictly people who are reformed in theology. This will leave you with a myopic view of the world, it may leave you mean spirited and judgmental.

No one is perfect on their views. MacArthur is no better than Crown. Use them both and spit out the bones.

 

No I am not talking about McArthur being judgmental. I listen and read McArthur myself.

 

There was no charge for The Sermon On The Mount, found in Mt. Ch. 5.

Follow Jesus, not Apollos.

Sell everything, give the money to the poor and follow Jesus, having put all on the altar of sacrifice and becoming a living sacrifice, fit for use in the Kingdom of God.

No charge for this advice, derived from the Word of God, which is also free of charge. Copies available on request--no charge. Jesus paid it all.

We have too much stuff.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Bro. James

 

Christians can have debt and still be Christian, but debt does make one a servant to the lender.

It looks as if you're heaping up teachers unto yourself to tell you otherwise.

 

Crown pushes to be financially secure. Debt goes against that. If you have debt then if something happens like you lose your job through lay off or injury, or the economy tanks then you have no way to pay your debts. The goals of Crown are:

1. Avoid credit card debt and use the money to pay off loans like cars and house much much sooner.

2. Have no debt and 6 months income in the bank

3. Have another account for emergencies

4. Have another source of retirement

5. Plan for holiday spending rather than put it on credit.

 

You wouldn't be a secret agent for the John MacArthur organization would you? You do recognize that thats an Enterprise all to itself dont you?

 

You could be putting the money you spend on books toward your debt. The Bible is loaded with financial advice. Read that.

 

You don't need a book to tell you how to get out of debt. You use common sense. Eliminate all of the unnecessary expenses, like internet.
Start with your lowest debt and work to pay that off first (while still paying on your other debts). Then go to the next one. Only purchase things you absolutely must have. Do this until your debts are clear, no matter how long it takes.

Just saved you $4.

 

I maybe old....I still wear a watch. But in my day, we also had something called a library. :smilewinkgrin:

 

A library is quite useful! And if you want a book that the library doesn't have you can get an inter-library loan. So if that particular book is in the system somewhere in the 50 States -- you can get it withn a week or two usually. But the book has to have been published more than 6 months before your request.

 

. . . . . . K

 

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Unlike you..............