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Commandment #3: You shall not spend money
impulsively
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"Why
spend money on what does not satisfy?" Isaiah
55: 2 (Today's English)
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Commandment #4: You shall not make a major
financial decision without wise counsel
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"Don't
go ahead with your plans without the advice of
others." Proverbs 20: 18 (Living Bible)
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Commandment #5: You shall practice the 10-10-80
plan
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A.
Pay God the first 10%
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"Honor
the Lord by giving him the first part of all your
income." Proverbs 3: 9 (Living Bible)
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"Honor
God with everything you own; give him the first
and the best." (The Message)
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"The
purpose of tithing is to teach you to always put
God first in your life." Deuteronomy 14: 23
(Living Bible)
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B.
Pay yourself with the second 10%
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"Money
that comes easily disappears quickly, but money
that is gathered little by little will grow."
Proverbs 13: 11 (New Century)
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C.
Pay everybody
else with the remaining 80%
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"Let
no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing
debt to love one another." Romans 13: 8 (New
International)
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Commandment
#6: You shall trust God
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"My
God will meet all your needs." Philippians 4:
19 (New International)
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Commandment
#7: You shall use some of your money for personal
enjoyment
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"Place
your hope in God, who generously gives us
everything for our enjoyment." 1 Timothy 6:
17 (Today's English)
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Commandment
#7: You shall accept the payment of God for your sin
debt
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"You
were dead, because you were sinful and were not
God's people. But God let Christ make you
alive, when he forgave all our sins. God
wiped out the charges that were against us for
disobeying the law. He took them away and
nailed them to the cross." Colossians 2:
13-14 (Contemporary English)
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"God
canceled the record that contained the charges
against us. He took it and destroyed it, by
nailing it to the Cross." Colossians 2: 14
(New Living)
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David
Massey
Questions
or comments? Email david@e-devotionals.org. |
