Economics is described as a body of knowledge or study that discusses how a society tries to solve the human problems of unlimited wants and scarce resources. In economics, scarcity is defined as the condition of human wants and needs exceeding production possibilities. In other words, society does not have sufficient productive resources to fulfill those wants and needs.
Therefore Christian Economics is essentially an oxymoron. Since no where in Scripture is there any indication of scarce resources in the Kingdom. To the contrary, everywhere the Kingdom of God is mentioned there is abundance, enough for every good work, nothing lacking, etc.
Finance is basically the methodology of allocating financial resources, with a financial value, in an optimal manner to maximize the wealth of a business enterprise. Wealth is all things, such as money, property, or goods, having value. Therefore according to Matthew 13:44-45 I will define wealth in the Kingdom as being the very presence of the Kingdom.
Much of what is pushed forward today as Christian Finance/Economics/Prosperity is essentially Economics with “Christian” put in front of it. Many financial seminars that churches bring in to teach Christians financial tools seem no different from what you could get anywhere in the world (except maybe they add the magic religious word, “tithe”). You could put Pagan, Buddha, Wicca, Atheist and it would still work.
What is the Kingdom paradigm around financial resources? What is truth? Why is it important?
