Money,Possessions and Eternity (A Book Review)
Books stand out to be the greatest way to learn from other people. Some say they stand out as one among the greatest mediums that can be used to pass information from generation from generation. Well this is all true and I could not agree more. So every other day I get a new book that could be of importance to both you and I, I will surely do share it here (a review kind of). So today I stumbled up a thought of a book I recently read, “Money, Possessions and Eternity”.
“Money, Possessions and Eternity” written by Randy Alcorn is a book that talks of the most important aspects of our lives today. It basically sets itself as a guide to how we need to carry out tasks, decisions , how we need to treat people, what we need to do with our money and most importantly it touches on the church of the modern world.
We incur debts almost every other day of our lives. Sometimes the sole purpose is to cater for some emergency needs or sort out dire situations that have limited options at hand. But is it okay to borrow money to buy items we may not necessarily need in that particular moment? Randy Alcorn discusses this on a wider angle, bringing out various scenarios where it is okay to do so and others where we should at least give things time. He expresses his concerns on why people have become so ignorant of the fact that the Bible denounces being in debt, stating that the last thing a person in debt needs is more debt. It is worthwhile to also note that he explains why the Bible says this by denoting that being in debt leaves one to be a slave to the lender.
Giving has always been a topic that gets lesser attention as compared to other issues surrounding the church today. The book’s take is clear on all angles. Currently, you will note how people in public offices and even in our life encounters are greedily taking up things or rather earthly possessions in dubious means for their own benefit. Randy, brings out clarity between how the money or what we own today relates to the eternal life. He particularly states that, “God increases our yield, so that by giving we can prove our yield isn’t our god. God doesn’t prosper a man’s business so that he can move from a ford to a Cadillac. God prospers a business so that 17,000 unreached people can be reached with the gospel’’. This stands out to be one among the most intriguing chapters he tackles. I am also moved by a part where he says that, “giving away something we did not want in the first place is not giving; it is selective disposal’’. This is one thing I really gave thought to and the fact that Randy Alcorn tackles this and many other things surrounding the same is elegant.
In a nutshell, “Money, Possessions and Eternity’’ stands tall as the book I would strongly recommend for anybody as a must read. In fact if I was in a capable position, I would make it my responsibility to have this book in local libraries and schools all over the world because with it comes an enormous amount of information that could change our lives for the better.
Below is a cover page of the book.
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“Money, Possessions and Eternity” written by Randy Alcorn is a book that talks of the most important aspects of our lives today. It basically sets itself as a guide to how we need to carry out tasks, decisions , how we need to treat people, what we need to do with our money and most importantly it touches on the church of the modern world.
We incur debts almost every other day of our lives. Sometimes the sole purpose is to cater for some emergency needs or sort out dire situations that have limited options at hand. But is it okay to borrow money to buy items we may not necessarily need in that particular moment? Randy Alcorn discusses this on a wider angle, bringing out various scenarios where it is okay to do so and others where we should at least give things time. He expresses his concerns on why people have become so ignorant of the fact that the Bible denounces being in debt, stating that the last thing a person in debt needs is more debt. It is worthwhile to also note that he explains why the Bible says this by denoting that being in debt leaves one to be a slave to the lender.
Giving has always been a topic that gets lesser attention as compared to other issues surrounding the church today. The book’s take is clear on all angles. Currently, you will note how people in public offices and even in our life encounters are greedily taking up things or rather earthly possessions in dubious means for their own benefit. Randy, brings out clarity between how the money or what we own today relates to the eternal life. He particularly states that, “God increases our yield, so that by giving we can prove our yield isn’t our god. God doesn’t prosper a man’s business so that he can move from a ford to a Cadillac. God prospers a business so that 17,000 unreached people can be reached with the gospel’’. This stands out to be one among the most intriguing chapters he tackles. I am also moved by a part where he says that, “giving away something we did not want in the first place is not giving; it is selective disposal’’. This is one thing I really gave thought to and the fact that Randy Alcorn tackles this and many other things surrounding the same is elegant.
In a nutshell, “Money, Possessions and Eternity’’ stands tall as the book I would strongly recommend for anybody as a must read. In fact if I was in a capable position, I would make it my responsibility to have this book in local libraries and schools all over the world because with it comes an enormous amount of information that could change our lives for the better.
Below is a cover page of the book.
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