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So we will not be complete, fully perfected human beings until our sinless spirit is joined to a body no longer under the curse in the resurrection.

While we should rejoice that persecution has lessened significantly in some places, let’s be careful not to perpetuate the lie that Christians are no longer persecuted in China.

When it comes to our money and resources, what Randy is trying to communicate is to be open to the needs of the people today (the poor, the hungry and needy)....

Randy Alcorn talking about being God's money managers at the Seed Company Invitational 2007.

The ESV was much more thoroughly debated and uses a little better underlying New Testament Greek text.

Note that Paul didn’t say, “Command those who are rich to stop being rich.” The implication is that there is legitimate diversity in the amount of money and possessions held by Christians. Most early Christians weren’t people of high social standing (see 1 Corinthians 1:26-29).

The offspring and descendants I understand to be the offspring and descendants of people presently alive.

Is this the day I die? He’d asked himself the question every day.

We Christians in American desperately need such a radical paradigm shift. A new way of seeing. We need to capture a vision for eternal treasure, to become energized by it.

You raise some good points concerning a perhaps too casual use of the term “unconditional.” Typically a term like this is well-defined initially within a specific context, but then is repeated without the same attention to detail.

Randy Alcorn addressing he questions, "Why are people afraid to die?" at the Seed Company Invitational 2007.

Right now, in your moment of strength, make choices that will serve you well in your moment of weakness.

First, for His glory; second, for our good.

Randy Alcorn shares key points from his book The Treasure Principle. The Treasure Principle DVD (2004) this video is excerpted from is no longer available. See Randy's Treasure Principle study DVD (2017) for more information on this topic.