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truths.Thisexpanding collection includes titles such as:  \nWho Is Jesus?  \nCan I Trust the Bible?  \nDoes Prayer Change Things?  \nCan I Know God's Will?  \nHow Should I Live in This World?  \nWhat Does It Mean to Be Born Again?  \nCan I Be Sure I'm Saved?  \nWhat Is Faith?  \nWhat Can I Do with My Guilt?  \nWhat Is the Trinity?  \nTO BROWSE THE REST OF THE SERIES,PLEASE VISIT:REFORMATIONTRUST.COM/CQ  \nCQ  \n# How\n\nShould I  \nThink aboutMoney?  \nR.C.SPROUL  \nR Reformation Trust A DIV1SION OF LIGONIER MINISTRIES,ORLANDO,FL  \nHow Should IThink about Money?⑥2016 by R.C.Sproul  \nPublished by Reformation TrustPublishinga division of Ligonier Ministries421 LigonierCourt,Sanford,FL32771Ligonier.org Reformation Trust.com  \nPrinted in ChinaRR Donnelley0000919First edition,fourth printing  \nISBN 978-1-64289-058-7(Paperback)  \nISBN 978-1-64289-086-0(ePub)  \nISBN 978-1-64289-114-0(Kindle)  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored ina retrieval system,or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic,mechanical,photocopy,recording,or otherwise-without the prior writtenpermission of the publisher,Reformation Trust Publishing.The onlyexception is brief quotations in published reviews  \nCover design:Ligonier Creative  \nInterior typeset:Katherine Lloyd,The DESK  \nScripture quotations are from the ESV Bible(The Holy Bible,EnglishStandard Version),copyright C2001by Crossway,a publishing ministry ofGood NewsPublishers.Used by permission.All rights reserved.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nSproul,R.C.(Robert Charles),1939-2017 author.  \nTitle:How should I think about money?/by R.C.Sproul  \nDescription:Orlando,FL:Reformation Trust Publishing,2016.|Series:  \nCrucial questions series;No.23  \nIdentifiers:LCCN 2016011431|ISBN 9781567695076  \nSubjects:LCSH:Christian stewardship.|Money--Religious aspects--  \nChristianity.|Economics-Religious aspects--Christianity.|Wealth--  \nReligious aspects--Christianity.  \nClassification:LCC BV772.S692016|DDC 241/.68--dc23  \nLC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/201601143  \nContents  \nOne Taking Care of Our House…………………………  \n..9  \nTwo Reasons for Poverty..  \n………19  \nThree The Building of Wealth.  \n………27  \nFour The Theory of Value.  \n……37  \nFive What Is Money?..  \n.45  \nSix Inflation.  \n………51  \nSeven Interest.  \n……………………………59  \nEight Participating in Ownership.  \n# Chapter One\n\nTaking Care ofOur House  \nTTe all appreciate words of commendation fromthose we serve—our coaches,bosses,or othersin positions of authority.This desire for commendationreaches its apex when it comes to our greatest authority,our Lord and King,Jesus Christ.A word of commendationfrom Christ is the ultimate commendation for our servant-hood.Every Christian longs to hear a certain phrase at theend of his life,words that will come from the mouth ofChrist:“Well done,good and faithful servant.”  \n# How Should I Think about Money?\n\nThe concept in the New Testament that describes anddefines what it means to be a servant before Christ is theword stewardship.In these pages,we will explore this idea.There is a link between the biblical concept of stewardshipand the academic discipline of economics,which will alsobe addressed.  \nEconomics and the ethical and emotional issues thatsurround it are frequent topics of discussion and front-page news items.This is particularly true in an electionyear,when much of the debate focuses on economic issues.What we don’t see initially is that other issues,such aseducation and abortion,are also questions of economics.Broadly understood,economics has to do not only withmoney or taxes or business but with the management ofresources.That includes all of our resources,such as theresource of our unborn children and educational materialsand policies.  \nIn other words,how we use our resources is the sub-ject 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