If we understand that the purpose of work is not to pay back debt but to have money so that we can meet our obligations and to be generous, then we will try to avoid as much debt as possible.

God is as unbothered by funds and the lack thereof, as he is by unco-operative political systems. He will do as he plans and will always provide the resources.

We and others benefit from thoughtful giving that asks how our money can do most good to whoever receives it.

We have freedom to give as our trust and generosity is grown and our fears allayed by God’s Spirit, out of a disciplined sense of who we are in Christ.

God is not alarmed by the Australian housing market; nor are his blessings to us so stingy as to be limited to the provision of housing.

If we want to understand how to think about our money well as Christians, we need our thinking to be governed by Scripture. But we also need to know something of how economics functions in our world.

We need to be responsible and create financial security for ourselves, but how should Christians view personal wealth in a changing economic climate?