The key to managing money as a Christian is realizing that none of it is really yours — that God owns it all, says theologian John Piper.
Christian financial planners ought to think differently from the “warped” American view of retirement, he explained in a Monday episode of Ask Pastor John on Desiring God, where he answered a question from a man who was considering becoming a financial adviser.
The man, who said he was put off by ungodly perspectives about retirement in society enough to give him second thoughts about entering the profession, inquired if a Christian can, with a clear conscience, help people plan for a typical American retirement.
Piper answered that he believes strongly in good financial planning, referencing the words of a financial planner who summed up his 30-year career in that field with one sentence: “God owns it all.”
“In other words, it’s not yours. Your money is not yours — period,” Piper said.
“Which puts you in a very, very precarious position. It’s God’s, and you got it in your bank and your pocket. Watch out. You might become a thief or a mismanager. God has given you the ability to obtain it, to…
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