7.IN THE CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE, WHAT LEADS TO POVERTY & PROSPERITY?

[I]-POVERTY
1.Bad  gotten wealth.
-Prov.1:16-19

2.Deceit and injustice .
-Prov. 13:11

3.Immoral character.
-Prov. 5:7-14

4.Laziness.
-Prov. 10:4

5.Stingness / Hoardings.
-Prov. 11:14

6.Lack of discipline & organisation  planning.
-Prov.6:6-11

7.Haste / panic living.
-Prov. 21:5

8.Greed.
-Prov. 15:27

9.Love of pleasure.
-Prov. 21;7

10.Failure to confess sin.
-Prov.28:13

11.Oppressing the poor.
-Prov. 28:16

[II]-WHAT LEADS TO PROSPERITY IN CHRISTIAN LIFE.
1.Keeping Gods commandments.
-Prov. 3:1-2

2.Giving back to God.
-Prov. 3:9-11

3.Wisdom.
-Prov. 3:13-16

4.Ruthlessnes.
-Prov. 11-16

5.Generalsity.
-Prov. 11:24

6.Hard work.
-Prov. 12:11

7.Gathering little by little.
-Prov. 13:11

8.Righteousnes
-Prov. 13:21-22

9.Giving to the poor.
-Prov. 14:21

10.Inheritance.
-Prov. 19:14

11.Concienttiousness
-Prov. 19:14

12.Counsel
-Prov. 12:15

Christian principes for financial management.

-Sincerely seek God's will and His righteousness.
Prov. 15:16

-Be thankful
Psalms 92:1

Honour God with your ''first fruit'' and tithes.
Prov 3:3-10

Check your desires and motives .
seek not your own glory and avoid the '' i want''
Pro 11:18

Carefully set your promises ,
know what is trully important and what is right and wrong..
Prov 13:7

Do not be conformed to this world.
Pro 13:7

Put your trust and obedience in God as your provider.
Do not trust in your own skills.
Prov 11:28

Hard work can produce value,
while sloth and laziness destroy.
Prov 6:6-11

Seek equality in what you do and buy.
Prov 22:21

Integrity and faithfulness come before wealth.
Prov 11:1-3

Treat others honestly and fairly with concern and love,
 in matters of economic exchange.
Prov 11:1

Take care of your family.
Prov 11:1

Be of one mind with your spouse when making financial decisions.
Prov 31:10-11

Remember the poor and seek justice.
Prov 14:31

Be generous,
be a giver to those in needs.
Prov 3:27

seek guidance from competent and wise advise to those who hold the same basic values and principles as you do.
Prov 11:14

Plan and budget with care and prayer.
Prov 13:16

Avoid Debt.
Prov 16:1-15

Do not co-sign for debt of others.
Prov 6:1-5

Do not envy those who have more than you or covet what they have.
Be content with what you have.
Prov 23:17

Live modesty.
Be neither a spend thift or pleasures seeker.[A modest life style does not mean ''poor'' .It has little to do with how that wealth is displayed and used]
Prov 21:7

Be carefull of uncontroled appetites , career advancement, status, achohol , drugs, ponography, gluttony, etc whic all lead to financial run.
Prov 21:17

Be disciplined and in control of your finances
Prov 25:28

Consinder your risks and protect against them.
Prov 14:15

Save and invest on planned and regular basis.
Prov 6:6-8

Do not be fearful or timid.
Matt 25:24,30

Avoid ''get rich quick'' schemes.
Prov 20:21

Be an owner of assets of real value [take dominion].
Prov 21:20

Make what you have grow for greater use.
Prov 13:11

Use money wisely to win friends.
Prov 19:14

Pass these principles on to your children.
Prov 22:6

Leave an inheritance to your children.
Prov 13:12

God cares to bless His people in every way and He does it financially too.
Whenever Israelites were important, forsook idols and walked in Gods way than God poured out blessings.Some leaders of Israelites were fabulously rich.
Riches can come in several ways, some good, some evil.
When riches come in the right way , they bring joy and abundant thank giving.
When the come dishonesty or from the wrong motivation, then they become a curse.

Principles of a christian walk.
A child of God makes sire that his material blessings come as a gift from God and that they are used to His glory.
Malachi 3:10-11
He is not a schemer nor one who enters collusion with worldly men.
His objection is to give , and then trust God to bless.
When blessings does come his way than he was to use that blessings for God , to help the poor and needy, and to advance the kingdom of God.
Mathew 6:19
And the trusting believer is to live each day in contentment ,whether his material blessings are large or small.
He lives in the spirit of Hebrew 13:5 'Keep your life free from love of money and be content with what you have, for He has said I will never fail you nor forsake you, Luke 12:15,
''His full trust is in the promises of God and he joyfully and thankfully accepts what God sends.
He does not gumble and complain.
A child of God does not make money his god.
Money is a good servant, but a very poor god.
God knows what each mans choice is.
You can be rich and be a christian .
[Abraham , David, Solomon  are some of the examples of those who were rich and trusted God.
Riches is a blessing from God .
Put God first in your life .
If you are a good steward by Gods glory you will be a  blessing to mankind.

TITHE
''....will a man rob God....''
Malachi 3:7-12
What did God say to Israel?
They are thieves.
Robbing God when they did not bring in their tithes and offerings.
They were cursed because of not tithing.
There was a ''devourer''
Who consumed their goods and that.
He [God] sent that devourer.
He would rebuke that devourer, if they would repent and bring in the tithe.
Obedience to the command [to tithe] .
This would bring a blessing to them in the sight of the nations of the world.

Remembrer there are 4 types of tithes.

1.The tithe for the support of the priestly tribe of Levi.
Lev 18:20

2.The tithe for the magnificient of the various public feasts and sacrifices.
Deut 14;22
Its a feast before Jehovah.

3. A tithe of every third year for the poor of the land, levites, sojourners, wisdom shall all come and eat and be satisfied.Jehovah  will bless the work of your hands.
Deut 14:28-29

4.The tithe of the levite.
Tithe given to the levites from Israelites, were supposed to give a 10% of that tithe given to them.

Other tithes

Started servicesand feasts, eg thank giving, Easter dedications, christmas etc

Personal sacrifices -Lev 1:7
Burnt offerings , new offerings, peace offerings and tresspass -offerings.

Vows and free will offerings number.
Offerings for the building of the tabernacle and the temple.
Wxodus 35:21-30

You can give person Jewel.,precious pieces of cloth, spices and fragnant increase.

Gifts of gratitude .
Elkanah and Hannah his wife made a special offerings of thanks giving to God.When Samuel was born - 3 bullocks, 1 ephah of meve, 1 bottle of wine.
Gedeon gave an offering to God., a kid, unlevened cakes before going to battle but because God had appointed him to lead Israelites against, midianites.
This was freewill gifts in appreciation.

A lot of other details will be added to this post later as it continues to be updated..

For the next page it will hold a mixture of ideas from all areas but all those which can help you grow financially well come to page 8 and the final one.....