Randy Alcorn
Why I Don’t See Tithing as the Pinnacle of Christian Virtue, OR as Something Legalistic
“What I always say to people is that if you take the standard of 10 percent and say God required it of the poorest people in Old Testament Israel, and now that we’re under the grace of Jesus and have the indwelling Holy Spirit and live in this incredibly affluent culture, do you think He would expect less of us? Does God still have expectations of New Testament people? Clearly He does. In fact, Jesus’ message is, “You have heard that…
Should Christians Save for Retirement?
It’s easy to take superannuation for granted (unless we’re self-employed!) and its a subject that’s often in the news at the moment – are we saving enough, how much do the incentives cost, how much is too little? But it’s easy to skip over a more important question: Should Christians save for retirement? In our article of the week this week, Randy Alcorn carefully walks us through some Biblical perspectives and helps us see how it’s a challenging issue to reflect on!…