Scriptures On Financial Freedom And Other Teaching Reasources

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God tells us through His word that He does not want us to be slave our debts. Debt and financial obligation keeps us teathered to the world and might keep us from responding to God's call on our our lives. Below are just a few of the verses in the Bible that speak to how we should manage our finances God's way.

Dedicate
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." - Matthew 6:24 ESV

"The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." -  Psalms 24:1 ESV

God’s Part
"Everything in the heavens and earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as being in control of everything. Riches and honor come from you alone, and you are the Ruler of all mankind; you hand controls power and might, and it is at your discretion that men are made great and given strength." -  1 Chronicles 29:11-12 TLB

Debt
"The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender." -  Proverbs 22:7 ESV

"Owe no one anything" - Romans 13:8a ESV

Planning
"Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty." -  Proverbs 21:5 NLT

Saving
"The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets." - Proverbs 21:20 LB

Eternal Perspective
"But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives." - Philippians 3:20 ESV

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal." - Matthew 6:19-20 ESV

Giving
"The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives." - Deut. 14:23b LB

Our Hearts Follow Our Money
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:21 ESV