That’s the thesis of Randy Alcorn’s The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2001).
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The Treasure Principle is a short, pocket-size book (122 pp.) that one can easily read in one sitting. It’s very edifying.
Summary
Alcorn calls this “the treasure principle”: “You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead.”
He supports this with six “treasure principle keys”:
- “God owns everything. I’m His money manager.”
- “My heart always goes where I put God’s money.”
- “Heaven, not earth, is my home.”
- “I should live not for the dot [life on earth] but for the line [eternity in heaven].”
- “Giving is the only antidote to materialism.”
- “God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.”
Highlights
Two portions are especially memorable.
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