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The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving
by
Randy Alcorn (Goodreads Author)
Flip-Flop Your Concept of Giving!
Bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduced readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity with the release of the original The Treasure Principle in 2001. Now the revision to the compact, perennial bestseller includes a provocative new concluding chapter depicting God asking a believer questions about his stewardship ov...more
Bestselling author Randy Alcorn introduced readers to a revolution in material freedom and radical generosity with the release of the original The Treasure Principle in 2001. Now the revision to the compact, perennial bestseller includes a provocative new concluding chapter depicting God asking a believer questions about his stewardship ov...more
Hardcover, 120 pages
Published
October 9th 2001
by Multnomah
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Okay, I read it. It disturbs me & I'm trying to figure out how to articulate why because there are a LOT of reviews out there saying this is an absolutely fantastic book on encouraging Christian giving, and tithing (ironically, the latter bothers the glowing reviewers, but not me). His Principles are:
Principle #1- God owns everything. I am His money manager.
Principle #2- My heart always goes where I put God's money.
Principle #3- Heaven, not Earth, is my home.
Principle #4- I should live for t...more
Principle #1- God owns everything. I am His money manager.
Principle #2- My heart always goes where I put God's money.
Principle #3- Heaven, not Earth, is my home.
Principle #4- I should live for t...more
I had a hard time getting through this book because I strongly feel that the author, Alcorn, has taken Matthew 6:19 ("Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth...") out of context for his own purposes. Alcorn interprets "treasure" to solely mean "money" and the entire book is essentially devoted to why you should give money to the church. (I also can't help but feel a bit, um, wronged perhaps, by the fact that my church gave this book away in conjunction with a major giving campaign.) Wh...more
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Still reading, very repetitive. I understand the concepts that the more you have the more you want and think you need, you are never satisfied. It is better to give than hoard and seek worldly goods you will not take them with you. Giving to others makes you happy, it provides you peace within yourself. However I don't like his concept that God owns everything and I am the manager of his property, if I happen to mismanage his property " oh well" it's not mine anyway. If I damage someone's proper...more
I read this book several years ago and plan to read it again. Everything Randy Alcorn writes is good.
Quoting Matthew 13:44,"The kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hid in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field," Randy Alcorn said that this was one of the many references Jesus made about money and possessions. In fact, he said, 15% of everything Christ said pertained to this subject.
I also have been taken with the many co...more
Quoting Matthew 13:44,"The kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hid in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field," Randy Alcorn said that this was one of the many references Jesus made about money and possessions. In fact, he said, 15% of everything Christ said pertained to this subject.
I also have been taken with the many co...more
Did not like this book at all. The author sounds like a cultists, and I'm sure he's twisting the words of the Bible. Not that I'm against giving, but this book makes me want to rob a homeless person out of spite. There are some decent points but they were not well made - especially the part where I'm not supposed to leave an inheritance for my children. Proverbs 13:22 says that it is good to leave an inheritance. The author equates abundance with greed and selfishness, but the Bible also says th...more
Well done. Gifts of God presented to a cheerful giver,
Want to make a difference in the church? Give!
Want to make a difference in the world? Give!
Want to make a difference in your life? Give!
Want to make a difference in eternity? Give!
And give with a joyful heart. Why? Well, because God commands it. But, more importantly, and, as this book very clearly and articulately points out, because Jesus decreed that we should give in order to recieve. It is a promise. Jesus, according to Mr. Tripp, spoke...more
Want to make a difference in the church? Give!
Want to make a difference in the world? Give!
Want to make a difference in your life? Give!
Want to make a difference in eternity? Give!
And give with a joyful heart. Why? Well, because God commands it. But, more importantly, and, as this book very clearly and articulately points out, because Jesus decreed that we should give in order to recieve. It is a promise. Jesus, according to Mr. Tripp, spoke...more
The title may have changed slightly, because my 92 page softcover book is called "The Treasure Principle: Discovering the Secret of Joyful Giving". The frontcover graphic is also less intense.
As someone who is interested in general personal finance/money management issues, I enjoyed the author's Biblical perspective on giving. I agree that as Christians, we are called to give back to God and give to show Christ in the world. Overall, I appreciated his effort to motivate/persuade readers to shift...more
As someone who is interested in general personal finance/money management issues, I enjoyed the author's Biblical perspective on giving. I agree that as Christians, we are called to give back to God and give to show Christ in the world. Overall, I appreciated his effort to motivate/persuade readers to shift...more
A gift book on a call to live The Treasure Principle,which says, “You can't take it with you, but you can send it on ahead.” This book contains 93 pages of a full exposition and application of Jesus' teaching on giving from Matthew 6:20-21. “But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Alcorn takes six principles and lays them out. This book is...more
May 08, 2010
Mike Knox
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
money
A short but excellent book on money and giving. The Bible is clear: we should invest our money where it will give us maximum returns. Only we mustn’t ask how our investments will pay off in thirty years, but thirty million years (p.18). Yes, here is a book on giving that doesn’t guilt us into giving, but entices us to do so. This is a book about the joy of giving (p.5). We are God’s money managers, and he leaves it to us to set our own salaries (p.26).
Treasure Principle Keys
• God owns everythin...more
Treasure Principle Keys
• God owns everythin...more
I picked this book up used from Harvest Logos bookstore and I'm afraid that I'm going to donate it right back. I was looking for a resource to help me discover what the Bible says about money. While this little book has plenty of Bible references, it's essentially a glorified sermon on generosity with various proof texts attached. Mr. Alcorn's conculsion is good, but I think he oversimplifies the topic and fails to connect it with other aspects of money and stewardship.
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Good principles here. This is a message I think all Christians (especially in the US) need to hear. I am saddened by how few Christians give, and how little they give, in this country. I have seen far more dedication from Christians in third-world countries and places where they are the strict minority. The principle is simple: don't hoard and store up treasures for yourself here, but store them up in heaven. Give them away to reach the lost and help the poor and needy.
This is a hard concept fo...more
This is a small book so it's a very quick read, quite easy to get through over a couple of lunch breaks, or a ride on the bus (which is exactly what I did). Alcorn discusses the state of the Church towards Christian giving and the overall LACK of a generous spirit in Christians today.
It's shocking to learn how little giving is emphasized in American churches and Christian homes. I was always raised to believe that at a minimum, you should give 10% to the Lord. Anything given above that is an off...more
It's shocking to learn how little giving is emphasized in American churches and Christian homes. I was always raised to believe that at a minimum, you should give 10% to the Lord. Anything given above that is an off...more
Overall this is a great book for encouraging believers to think about creative ways to invest the money the Lord has provided to us. The large principles in the book are great and I would recommend the book for them alone.
However, Alcorn gets a little shaky in how he can interpret things. While I can understand God calling you to be actively pro-life, his actions against abortion clinics and his shrewd evasion of the legal penalties will make some readers uneasy. I felt the story was an unnecess...more
However, Alcorn gets a little shaky in how he can interpret things. While I can understand God calling you to be actively pro-life, his actions against abortion clinics and his shrewd evasion of the legal penalties will make some readers uneasy. I felt the story was an unnecess...more
After reading, “Heaven” last year I was eager to get my hands on some other books by Randy Alcorn. I had heard good things about this book, and Mom picked up a copy for me in one of her thrift store excursions. The book introduces and explains the Treasure Principle (You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead), followed by six Treasure Principle Keys: 1. God owns everything. I’m His money manager. 2. My heart always goes where I put God’s money. 3. Heaven, not earth, is my home. 4....more
Short book with lots of wisdom regarding money. Fifteen percent of what Christ said relates to money. Seems Alcorn is the source of "You can't take it with you--but you can send it on ahead." "Whenever we think like owners, it's a red flag." Best summary of the need for giving: "Giving is the only antidote to materialism." There was an interesting story of Sam Houston that I had never heard. After he became a Christian and was baptized, he wanted to pay half the local minister's salary saying, "...more
Mar 21, 2013
Jori Richardson
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Shelves:
author-is-an-asshole,
finding-and-losing-god
Randy Alcorn, a pastor in Oregon, has written a string of small, pocket-sized books with inviting covers.
This one, "The Treasure Principle," invites you to be free of worldly treasures, and store up eternal treasures in Heaven instead.
The tone of this book is urgent, excited, and infectious.
However, I had expected that Alcorn would lean more toward pleasing God than pleasing himself / yourself by giving riches away. The premise he lays out to his readers is that if you give away 1 penny here on...more
This one, "The Treasure Principle," invites you to be free of worldly treasures, and store up eternal treasures in Heaven instead.
The tone of this book is urgent, excited, and infectious.
However, I had expected that Alcorn would lean more toward pleasing God than pleasing himself / yourself by giving riches away. The premise he lays out to his readers is that if you give away 1 penny here on...more
As the title so revealingly puts it, this book is about "Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving." Alcorn, in 95 little pages, encourages his Christian brethren to rethink what it means to give to the Lord. Most Christians do not tithe, and store up treasures on earth in this present time. Alcorn emphasizes the fact that WE DON'T LIVE HERE!! We're going to reside on this planet for 100 years, maybe, and in heaven for eternity. It just makes sense to stop building on our possessions in this life, a...more
I think I've read this book two or three times before. And I find Alcorn's treatment of biblical stewardship in The Treasure Principle to be helpful and motivating, and thus it's a book worth re-visiting on a regular basis. Alcorn begins the book, "All your life, you've been on a treasure hunt. You've been searching for a perfect person and a perfect place. Jesus is that person; heaven is that place." Alcorn then goes on to explain how stewardship in your life now can affect eternity.
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Alcorn, Randy: The Treasure Principle (G) (93pgs) Paperback LifeWay Press (2005), glue binding Went through this book the lifeway edition which comes with a study guide with a small group from church. I enjoyed the book. I think the main thing that hit me throughout was that “God owns everything, and I am his money manager”. That fact for me helps answer a lot of questions. I would recommend this book. I also really appreciate the eternal perspective that Alcorn has in his writings.
I really enjoyed this author's personal story, Biblical principles, and gentle preaching regarding the sticky topic of giving. I have been giving, but I will be re-evaluating my giving because I want to have the joyful giving spirit.
Sidebar: Alcorn states as one of his treasure principles is "Giving is the antidote to materialsm." I think this is good reminder to those of us who live in the affluent Western Christian-ese culture. Materialism is not the plan that God has for me!
Sidebar: Alcorn states as one of his treasure principles is "Giving is the antidote to materialsm." I think this is good reminder to those of us who live in the affluent Western Christian-ese culture. Materialism is not the plan that God has for me!
I absolutely loved Randy Alcorn's book "Money, Posessions, and Eternity", and this is kind of like a very abbreviated version of that book. It's good because it is a quick read, unlike the other which is quite long and detailed, so it communicates its message more quickly for those who don't have the time or inclination to dig deeper. For myself it was a good refresher and reminder of why it is so important (and joyful) to give, and what my perspective should be when it comes to handling money.
Did you realize that you are a money manager? I didn't...and most don't. All money is God's and he has simply entrusted us with managing it in his stead. Can you explain why you keep the % you keep?
Randy goes into 6 principles that can help guide us to remember how to look at the wealth we do accumulate and how to focus on what God calls us to do with it when it comes to us.
From discussing how our heart follows where we put our money to recognizing that a shift to an eternal perspective and how...more
Randy goes into 6 principles that can help guide us to remember how to look at the wealth we do accumulate and how to focus on what God calls us to do with it when it comes to us.
From discussing how our heart follows where we put our money to recognizing that a shift to an eternal perspective and how...more
This is the best book on biblical perspective on finances. It is not a how to book and it doesn't explain how to be materially successful in this world. It doesn't give a bullet list of how to spend your money. It helps you to better understand the "why" of earning, spending, and investing. The purpose of stewardship and what our goals should be in how our money is used. I recommend this book to anyone who professes Christ as their Lord and Savior.
This book makes one realize that this world is not our home, we are destined for heaven when we die, if we have become a follower of Christ. It is a very insightful book about what should be important to us as Christians and how we should think about our money (His, really) and how we ought to spend it.
It is a very short book and full of wisdom, but then. all of Randy Alcorn's books are!
It is a very short book and full of wisdom, but then. all of Randy Alcorn's books are!
This book is an excellent counter to the health and wealth, prosperity gospel that is so prevalent not only in the West but in fact throughout the world. Alcorn gives a solid argument for the biblical principle of giving without bogging down in exposition or preachiness. I wish every believer could read this book. If they did and applied it, it would be revolutionary. Of course, if we just read and applied Scripture, that would be revolutionary!
Dec 18, 2011
Corey A. Jones
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Christians
Recommended to Corey A. by:
Church
Randy Alcorn does a great job of motivating Christians to give more. He believes giving should be something that Christians discuss openly. He throws out controversial stances on inheritance. That's right. He thinks Christians shouldn't pass on an inheritance to their children. He actually has biblical backing too (see Proverbs 20:21). Since our motivation for giving is obedience to God, he believes we should try to focus our giving to organizations that promote Christianity. He points out that...more
On the one hand, I am tempted to complain about the book for oversimplification, but Christians today really need to think about our generosity, or the lack thereof. A few times his statements made me mad, and then I would turn the page and discover him commenting on some of my bad fiscal habits.
It's worth reading for raising questions that we all should be asking ourselves.
1) Am I making good use of my resources to help others?
2) Could I do more? Should I do more?
It's worth reading for raising questions that we all should be asking ourselves.
1) Am I making good use of my resources to help others?
2) Could I do more? Should I do more?
This is a very challenging book, as it teaches the importance of giving! Not many people like to hear about giving, but it is a biblical topic that we are to heed and obey.
The author writes very clearly, and his style of writing is quite easy to read. It is a short book, endorsed by John Piper (for anyone who needs further incentive to read it), and I think it is full of excellent, biblical truths that Christians must heed.
The author writes very clearly, and his style of writing is quite easy to read. It is a short book, endorsed by John Piper (for anyone who needs further incentive to read it), and I think it is full of excellent, biblical truths that Christians must heed.
A challenging book. Thinking about the concept of treasure and rewards in heaven isn't done too often. I appreciated the chance to dwell on the topic. If one were to take seriously the promise that we have rewards stored up for us in heaven then it challenges your nominal view of material possessions. I think this book challenges you to spend less of your energy on stuff and more on people.
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