A) I believe 1 John 3:2 …

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see him as he is.

There will be only one color in Eternity, the color of Christ …. Glowing!

If there will be only one color in the Kingdom to come, should color matter now at all?

People that have a ‘I hate it’ reaction 1) Are often converted people with the Spirit who don’t grasp that people without the Spirit need to be attracted to God from different perspectives, or 2) Are often poor who are simply prejudiced against those of wealth out of jealousy, or 3) occasionally want to feel superior BECAUSE they are poor to convince themselves they are doing ok.

From my experience, all three reactions of that kind are selfish to varying degrees. People naturally assume how each person sees things is how everyone else sees things, a self-oriented perspective. To assume it’s less than Godly to attract people to God’s service by materialistic approach belies the fact that is what Christ did with Abram – before he became Abraham, the Father of the faithful (Gen 12). Why? Because some people simply respond to a ’show me the results’ approach better than to a ‘love God because God is great’ approach.

People that are in the latter mind set don’t see the value of people in the former mind set, because they selfishly think that everyone should think their way. AFTER they possess the Spirit, the unconverted are given the Love of God via the Spirit to think that way, but not BEFORE. “Making Millions By God” is designed to attract people of the ’show me results’ mind set to encourage them give God’s ways a chance! They would not otherwise give the time of day to a messge of ‘just love God’!

Further, Christ saves ALL, rich or poor, of all color, of both sexes. The zealous for God often just don’t realize that God to others seems distant, angry, eager to punish, anti-fun, anti-pleasure, and restrictive. That’s a LOT of resistance to overcome, to get people to give God’s ways a chance! One has to find common ground first!

All people desire wealth and status. God knows this, and attracted Abram with these things. Christ fed people before He taught them, on multiple occasions. There is value to helping people see God via the physical they can more readily comprehend, at first. Later comes the time to raise that level to the spiritual. Note the following illustration:

Below is an unedited letter from a young missionary wife and mother in Russia. Her viewpoint is worth reviewing and discussing in detail, because it may be representative of others in the ‘I hate it’ camp. Her feeling is that “Making Millions By God” is not something helpful to the ministry there, to which I respond in detail. I conclude by noting “Making Millions By God” follows God’s example of how God first worked with Abram, and how Christ worked with the thousands, methods I believe all should be following for outreach.

Dear C.E.,
 
Thanks for your note and for your encouragement. We do not have a theology that God desires everyone to “make millions.” On the contrary, what we have seen is that man’s quest for material wealth and success is self-feeding and destructive of a healthy walk with Jesus. The Bible says, “seek First the Kingdom of God and His righteousness…” Drawing people in with the promise that God will make people wealthy if they trust in Him is false. I trust in Him and am not wealthy. Living simply puts me closer to the living standards of those whom I serve among and gains me more respect. If I were a millionaire of course everyone who want to hang out with me so they could “seek God” to become a millionaire too. The problem is that soo many Christians are missing the point. God is enough. God is the gospel. He is our salvation and our LIFE. He provides the joy. The search is for HIM. Everything we need is in HIM!!!!
 
We have learned alot so far from the faith of the russians among whom we serve. Their income is alot less than ours and they live by faith to make ends meet. Their faith in God is alive and fresh and impacts everything they do – including having dinner for the supper table or being able to buy needed medicine. They know God as Jehovah Jirah in a way I might never.
 
Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, & Luke 18:25 says, “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
 
James 2:5 “Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
 
Many of the very wealthy in Russia are that way because of curruption and oppression of the poor. It is very sad. The gospel we preach is the Bible – Jesus’ sacrifice for the needy – either rich or poor. But we do not support that God should be sought for material gain  – He should be sought because He alone is Holy, eternal, Creator, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Loving and Good. And only He can pay our sin debt and provide for us an eternal friendship with Him. To this end we labor, bringing souls to these truths.
 
God Bless,
RJC

The following is my response in bold to keep things straight, thought by thought:

Greetings!

I appreciate your comments very much, and in the main I agree with many of them. There did seem to be some mis-conceptions however, which I would like to clarify. So, if you will be patient with me, I’d like to go through your letter thought by thought to explain.

Dear C.E.,
 
Thanks for your note and for your encouragement.

You’re most welcome!

We do not have a theology that God desires everyone to “make millions.”

Have you noted the scriptures, “The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.” (Hag 2:8) and “Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.” (Col 3:24) When one inherits the Kingdom, one shares in the inheritance of Christ, yes? That includes all the gold and silver, yes? That is worth millions, and more, yes? So, while all who seek Christ and the Kingdom may first focus on Eternal Life as the reward of the saved, what comes along with that IS wealth even beyond millions. The only difference is timing – some are given these things in this life as well as in the next. So, perhaps you have not realized that your theology will of necessity include that aspect?

On the contrary, what we have seen is that man’s quest for material wealth and success is self-feeding and destructive of a healthy walk with Jesus. The Bible says, “seek First the Kingdom of God and His righteousness…”

Yes, and the scripture you quoted should also be completed!  ”But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (Matt 6:33). What things? Physical things of this life, which includes money!

Yes, it is written, “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (1 Tim 6:10) Note however it is the LOVE of money and COVETOUSNESS which is the issue of the heart, not the money itself. Anything can become a false god – a mate, one’s children, one’s job, whatever. However, just because a mate can be a false god, does one forgo marriage? Just because the needs of one’s children might wear us out from serving god, do we decide never to have children? Does one not seek a job? In other words, it all depends on WHY one is seeking what one is seeking. The purpose is paramount. In “Making Millions By God” I point out that one seeks wealth for GOD’s glory, for GOD’s honor, doing it GOD’s way, and NOT for one’s own! Further, one has the responsibility once one has it to give much of it away to help others!

Drawing people in with the promise that God will make people wealthy if they trust in Him is false.

Of course, which is why there is no ‘promise’ in “Making Millions By God” that people will become wealthy in this life. However, the Apostle John said, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” (3 John 1:2). And the Apostle Paul wrote, “For there is no respect of persons with God.” (Rom 2:11). What I point out in “Making Millions By God” is how God taught me, a person SO poor I donated blood for food money, into million making status, repeatedly. I believe God is good enough and great enough that God can do the same for anyone else, too. God has done so before me, with me, and will after me, rewarding each person according to what each person does in faith. It is through Love, Hope, and Faith that one grows in grace and knowledge – and that can lead to millions depending on the seeker and why it is sought. I never ‘promise’ it does in this life, but God promises it does in the next!

However, many who do not know God are not able to come to Him without physical care first. Christ FIRST fed the thousands, and THEN spoke to them of the Kingdom. There are those who will not come to hear about ‘the Kingdom’ of itself, because it’s just words to them, meaningless in the face of caring for the expenses of feeding a family and the rest. For people in that situation, giving them a vision of hope which God will help them – caring for them physically and more – helps them to give Love, Hope, and Faith messages a chance. You cannot preach to anyone unless they are first willing to come to listen! “Making Millions By God” does at least tell people of that mind set it’s possibly worth their time on a practical level, where your purely spiritual message alone will not draw them. These people have just as much a need to be attracted to Christ as anyone else! How DO you better reach those who wont come to listen to you otherwise? Or have you not thought about your responsibility to them?

Paul came to the Jews as a Jew, to the weak as weak, to those without law as one without law. In other words, Paul went to where people were in their hearts, and gave them what they needed to draw them to Christ from their perspectives first. (Note 1 Cor 9) In my case, I simply learned from that, and went to where the heart and mind of people who seek wealth are, and I tell them that through God what they desire is far more possible than through Satan, in so many words. Hence a presentation to attract them to you.

Sorry to say, my part is the easy part. It is then up to YOU to show them the Love of Christ, the Hope of Christ, and the Faith of Christ so they know you ARE of Christ. Maybe then they will learn to trust you to stay after a presentation, to listen to you.

I trust in Him and am not wealthy.

Excellent! Abraham trusted in Him and became wealthy, as well well as the Father of the Faithful. Isaac was wealthy. So was Jacob, and King David. Christ wore a garment so expensive guards rolled dice as it were to see who would possess it. Wealthy Joseph of Aremetha owned a seplchure, and donated it for Christ’s purposes. Wealthy of the Bible listened to Paul, and trusted in Christ. I trust in Him, and was once poorer than you, and now am not. The wealth of an person is irrelevant to Christ, really, but the why and how one comes about obtaining it, and what one does with it once obtained, simply reflects level of trust too. Keep on trusting in Him, but please do not assume that poor in spirit requires poor of pocket to be Christian.

Living simply puts me closer to the living standards of those whom I serve among and gains me more respect.

I grant you believe that, but have you lived on both sides of the wealth coin to really compare? I have. I have MORE respect now, than before, not less. If anything, it’s an issue for me because I am personally no more worthy of respect now than I was when I was poor, so it bothers me when people treat me with deference. Or with contempt because now I am one of those ‘rich folks who don’t understand’, and worse. It’s humbling, and patience building, first dealing with prejudice against being poor and later prejudice against being wealthy. Once cannot win with men, but all win with God.

If I were a millionaire of course everyone who want to hang out with me so they could “seek God” to become a millionaire too.

Exactly! And because of the greater respect you would have, the more likely they would accept it when you point out to them it’s by Love, Hope, and Faith one gains Eternity in the next life, and increase in this life while waiting! But since you haven’t made millions by God, you need my presentation to bridge this gap in your outreach. People tell me they need money all the time, but I keep telling them the Big Three:  Love, Hope, and Faith is where it’s at!

The problem is that soo many Christians are missing the point. God is enough. God is the gospel. He is our salvation and our LIFE. He provides the joy. The search is for HIM. Everything we need is in HIM!!!!

I understand your point, and agree with most of it. However, what other Christans are missing or getting is between Christ and them, as only He is their judge. In contrast, “Making Millions By God” is directed primarilary at NON-Christians, so they can take baby steps toward God, and perhaps put the seeking of wealth into a more faith oriented balance. That’s not to say Christians cannot learn something too, but outreach is the primary purpose.

We have learned alot so far from the faith of the russians among whom we serve. Their income is alot less than ours and they live by faith to make ends meet. Their faith in God is alive and fresh and impacts everything they do – including having dinner for the supper table or being able to buy needed medicine. They know God as Jehovah Jirah in a way I might never.

When people are that downtrodden in life, as I have been, they look to any source which will give them a trustworthy hope of betterment for their daily lives, and for those of their children. The Russian people are a wonderful people, full of heart, of desire for good, and of sacrifice. They have been denied opportunity in the past via Czars and others who take from the people, instead of empowering them with the knowledge of success and means to honorably attain it. If you have been praying for their lives to be better physically, perhaps the information in this presentation is the answer you have been seeking, but perhaps you are not seeing it? While you are teaching Grace, please include the Knowledge, for God prefers to teach fishing rather than simply handing out fish!
 
Matthew 19:24, Mark 10:25, & Luke 18:25 says, “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Yes, but complete the lesson!

26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?

With God, wealth does not affect the ability to be saved one way or another, as salvation is of the heart and not the pocketbook! Further, those who forsake for Christ ARE rewarded 100 TIMES, and IN THIS LIFE, as well as Eternal Life in the future. One hundred times the value of a house is 100 houses! That’s wealth, with God the source of such gain, so the rest of the lesson should be fully considered as well.
 
James 2:5 “Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?”
 

Note too though, 2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” That same ALL includes the wealthy, not just the poor!

Many of the very wealthy in Russia are that way because of curruption and oppression of the poor. It is very sad.

Yes, and “Making Millions By God” explains to people how to do it a Godly way, so they come to know the wrong from the right, and can choose the good.

The gospel we preach is the Bible – Jesus’ sacrifice for the needy – either rich or poor. But we do not support that God should be sought for material gain  -

Ok, then why did God tell Abram this?

Genesis 12

1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Nowhere in this passage did God tell Abram anything about Eternal Life! God promised Abram a national lineage, a physical heritage, and fame for seeking God! That’s ALL about wealth and status, and NOTHING about Eternity!

God asked Abram to seek Him for material gain, yes?

Shouldn’t everyone be learning from God’s approaches, and duplicating His methods?

He should be sought because He alone is Holy, eternal, Creator, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Loving and Good. And only He can pay our sin debt and provide for us an eternal friendship with Him. To this end we labor, bringing souls to these truths.

And so also do I labor, by drawing people in with the honey of money, as God did with Abram. And I follow Christ by first focusing on people’s physical desires and needs, so then they will listen to the spiritual.

After the trusting relationship is formed, only then does the relationship have opportunity to proceed into the spiritual levels you so rightly aspire to reach and teach. You can start with the cart, as do many, and succeed. But when I follow God’s way to add the horse before the cart, a better load is pulled.
God Bless,
RJC

With Prayers To The Kingdom,

C. E.

I understand how those that have little feel negativity towards wealth sometimes, because I was there and did that too at one time. Eventually, I realized that people who have zillions are no more respected by Christ than those who have none! Christ looks on the heart, not the wallet! People that think they have a lot just don’t get it that Christ is wealthier than ALL the wealthy of this planet ADDED TOGETHER!

We were sharing one can of tomato soup a day, my wife and I, with what little money we had attempting to pay for rent and formula for our infant son. We lived across the hall from drug dealers, drug users, and an illegal immigrant also trying to survive. The place, BPC, offered $6 for the first donation of a week, and $10 for the second donation in the same week, as memory serves. Cash. No questions asked about who you were, and no AIDS epidemic at that time, either.

Going in the first time, I thought I could tough it out, but I almost passed out at the size of the needle they used just to draw for my blood type and to check for the common diseases of the time. If you passed out, you were permanently rejected, so I did NOT want that. I made myself sound a LOT more ‘with it’ than I really was, and barely became accepted.  The place itself was clean, but had that peculiar smell of hospital clean. It was also very cold, as warmth apparently wasn’t good for the blood. They only had so long to get it out of you, spin it, extract fom it, and put it back into you before your own blood would be too spoiled.

The needles they used were the largest I had ever seen for a person. Thankfully, I had large veins, so I didn’t have to get stuck repeatedly very often. Hurt. At lot. But once they found good veins, they would look for the little scar. It became a bigger scar, and then had a twin on your other arm. The scars would soon build up, and it wasn’t so painful. All you had to do was just endure, and it was a piece of cake, seemingly.

 However, you had to sign you name at the cutoff junction, in two places. If you didn’t pay attention, it could cost you your life, literally. It would take a while while you laid there to drain you, and then the bag with your whole blood would be disconnected at the signatures, while you waited. Usually, I needed a blanket. After about 20 minutes, the technicians would come back and ask you to verify the signature on the much emptier bag. If it didn’t match, and you were infused with someone else’s blood, if they were of an improper type, you be dead. So it was a serious thing, to verify a signature.

While the blood remains were going back in, mixed with some saline, it was freaking cold. The bag had been spun in a centrifuge allowing the facilility to pull out the components they needed, in a cold room. So, when it came back, it was cold. So, your arm would feel pretty lousy, as it flowed back in. Then they’d take you off, and make you lay there for an additional five or ten minutes, before they’d let you go. Mall music. You could not escape the mall music. Supposed to relax you. Irritating. Eventually, at the front desk, there would be the place for a signature, and your cash would be handed to you.

I went there, week after week, happy for my $16 a week cash. I went there with college students, drug addicts, street drunks, and the other destitute salt of the Earth. Just like me, doing the best they could, in a cold, cold world. I would go to the store, though, buy a few cans of soup with some baby formula, put a little gas in the car, and we would be thankful for something to eat at all. 

Eventually, it wore my wife and I down a lot emotionally … it just isn’t the world God intended when God made Adam and Eve.

A) Since the Christian’s first focus should be on the Kingdom, not riches, it should be obvious the striking title is intented more for outreach to those who first focus on wealth. Many church facilities have the option to advertise on a marquee outside, or they can place an ad in a local newspaper, for instance, and let the title intrigue the interested into visiting. Since the presentation covers an enormous amount of ground in an hour, it serves as a way to introduce neighbors to the local pastor and/or congregation – but leaves a desire for follow through. One possibility is to consider an eight week Bible study format on an off night, like a weekday evening. On the first week show the presentation en masse, and then for the next seven weeks, go over each of the main themes in a group round table discussion format. The moderator can use the presentation piecemeal in combination with the eBook, and any other insights the local minister might have. It gives those visitors who come a chance to mix with congregation members and the pastor, and perhaps the light of love will shine so they also start visiting during services … and perhaps simply stay by the time eight total weeks pass. Then, repeat indefinitely.

C. E. 1/2/10

A) Per millions, yes it’s dollars. Interesting though, I never realized I didn’t mention ‘dollars’ anywhere.

C. E. 12/31/09

“God tells the Christian the destiny of all those who first believe in Christ (Gal 3:22), then obey whatever He tells Christians to do (John 15:14), while possessing the Spirit of Christ (Rom 8:9), loving others (John 13:34) and God (Mark 12:30), and enduring to the end (Matt 24:13), are repurchased back from loss to Satan (Rev 5:9) into Everlasting Life (John 3:16).”

The GREAT Commission is for YOU to go into ALL the world, to preach …

It’s easiest to help with that by telling everyone in your email address book about this presentation. The Internet will carry the message, the presentation title about making money will attract the unbelieving as well as the believing, and God will do the rest through the faith which comes by the hearing.

It also helps by talking about this on Christian Radio, chat sites, blogs, and even Christian TV.

C.E. 12/17/09

A) When I was in the military, I learned to be in the shoes of those taking orders before I was in a position to understand what I was saying meant to those under me later, when I would give orders.

I don’t take credit for coining the non-word, but I realized those who ‘lead’ from Ivory Towers are not always leading, but are pridefully bellowing. Real leaders are such because they DID the trenches, they are MORE than willing to be in the trenches themselves, and often ARE. They care about their people, and they understand the who, what, when, where, why, and how of what is being asked of them, because they have walked a mile in those moccasins themselves.

Christ did all of that, and more, for each person of humanity. Learn from that.

C.E. 11/27/09

A) Whenever we make choices in life, there are underlying issues supporting the value of the effects from the choices. It’s only through careful questioning, about probing the assumptions, and digging into the substances underneath the forms, that we begin to understand better what is truly before our eyes.

Almost every aspect of a situation has a who, a what, a when, a where, a why, and a how associated with it. More complex situations have an overlay of a lot of them. Sometimes, it just takes being methodical. Note the inflection change on the following sentences as you read them aloud:

Aloud!

THE red fox jumped over the brown dog.
The RED fox jumped over the brown dog.
The red FOX jumped over the brown dog.
The red fox JUMPED over the brown dog.
The red fox jumped OVER the brown dog.
The red fox jumped over THE brown dog.
The red fox jumped over the BROWN dog.
The red fox jumped over the brown DOG.

Did you feel the difference in the sentences? Did you notice just the inflection change made each sentence sound different from the others? Digging into the facts about each aspect of choices, thinking aloud even, can change one’s perspective!

Ask! WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW?

Suppose you have a situation, with two aspects, A and B. Think through them.

First, consider A and B separately.

WHO is involved with aspect A? WHO is involved with aspect B?
WHAT is involved with aspect A? WHAT is involved with aspect B?
WHEN is time influencing aspect A? WHEN is time influencing aspect B? 
WHERE is aspect A occurring? WHERE is aspect B occurring?
WHY is aspect A the way it is? WHY is aspect B the way it is?

Then, consider them together.

WHO is combining aspects A and B?
WHAT is the worst, or best result of combining aspects A and B?
WHEN is the worst, or best time for aspects A and B to be combined?
WHERE is the worst, or best place for aspects A and B to be combined?
WHY should aspects A be or not be combined with B?
HOW should aspects A be or not be combined with B?

In other words, one must be willing to crave understanding to put forth the personal effort to think through each aspect, and the combination, across the who, what, when, where, why, and how of life. It takes concentration, diligence, patience, and thoughtfulness. However, the better a person becomes at this exercise, the more they see compared to how much they would see if they didn’t focus as thoroughly.

It doesn’t matter if A is junior, B is the family car, and the combination is borrowing for the prom. Understanding the well considered who, what, when, where, why, and how is better than making a decision based on fluffy thinking.

The better we ’see’, the more there is to appreciate. There is beauty to be found in knowing more, and understanding clearly. It takes effort to ask questions, but the answers are worth more than gold. Insight allows us to see past that which we normally take for granted and don’t see, and in so seeing, renders power to choose better. Insight allows us to see past that which others see, and in so seeing, renders power to choose better. The better we see, the more we help ourselves, and others, for God’s glory.

C.E. 11/27/2009

A) It came from when I began learning to play better chess. I started about age 8, but became more intensely interested in High School. Commonly, my fellow chess players would move each piece to accomplish one thing, and so did I. But I started to note a trend.

I learned that if I could move one piece and accomplish two things at once, all of a sudden I was winning more due to efficiency. Once I got that, I started to look for triples. For instance, was there a piece I could move which would attack something fresh, AND defend something of mine, AND lead to more squares on the board dominated by me than the opponent … ALL at once? There are a handful of times when that can happen per game, but one has to see the opportunities else they pass unused. Enough of them, one wins faster, easier, better.

Personal Example:

From a practical point of view, I once needed to make a job change. I obtained one, with particular qualities. The job was in sales, as a pre-sales analyst. This meant I was given almost all of the perks of sales reps, but without the responsibilities and risks of a quota. Doing that, I moved south, which stopped constant health issues with my son which kept him out of school a couple of months per winter. Plus, by having exposure to many clients of all kinds via the sales contact process, I gained superior industry knowledge within a short span of time when compared to just working at one company with it’s limited self-perspective. Not only did I hit a triple, but a home run, as I was paid on a California wage scale which included very, very valuable stock options.

When you have choices, list them all. Then, when you have choices listed, ask God to help you see what MANY things can be accomplished with just one action. Weigh each action on it’s own merits, and then compare the results.

God sees things on wildly higher levels than we possibly can. God’s ability to see the end from the beginning is something God wants to share with all who are God’s, which is called Wisdom.

Look for, and perceive, the myriad of possibilities. Think them all through, as you play life’s games on the chessboard of the Earth.

C. E. 11/27/09

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