Kingdom Economics

First published Building Wealth 2: Kingdom Economics In the 21st Century, Frederick Osborn described the sound principles of wealth and wealth-building from the experts in their fields and included Jesus' teachings on wealth and possessions. He recognized that one of the greatest - and most tragic - failures of pastors, teachers, and other ministry leaders in the church today is the lack of proper teaching on this most important subject. The Bible probably has more to say about money and wealth than practically any other subject, but that does not necessarily mean what people think it means. Being materially blessed by God is not about us living like kings and queens in this world as a prelude to us all living in our heavenly mansions. Quite the contrary: building wealth is in fact about being blessed to be a blessing. We can never understand that until we fully understand and embrace Jesus' teachings on material blessings. Kingdom Economics: Being Blessed to Be a Blessing should be for every follower of Jesus Christ, but few will choose that way of living. Being blessed to be a blessing involves a higher spiritual vision that sees beyond the temporal and allows us to see the eternal, present reality of the kingdom around us. When that happens, wealth and possessions become means to an end and not ends in themselves. The economics of the kingdom are similar to the world's economics in that the principles of building wealth are the same, but they are radically different in how that wealth is applied. What matters in the kingdom is how we use what God has placed into our hands. Frederick Osborn offers his unique perspective on money and the kingdom of God from his experience from living in the USA and after spending twelve years on the mission fields of South Asia. It is only when someone sees and understands the kingdom of God that they can see the wisdom of building wealth by giving it away. That is one of the many mysteries of the kingdom that Jesus taught about in His parables directed to His disciples. And this is one of the mysteries of the kingdom that this book addresses.