Comments on: Is Christianity the Only Path to ‘True’ Financial Peace?

By: Patti

Patti — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:50:16 +0000

Amber . . . RIGHT ON! I’m very sad to read some of these comments from people who had bad experiences with organized religion. I’m sure God is grieving over them. P.S. I once heard a pastor say “sure God takes care of the birds of the air . . . . but he doesn’t drop the worm in their nest, they need to go out and get it!” So there is another answer to getting off your duff and working hard.

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By: Tina Fortune

Tina Fortune — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:54:34 +0000

I accepted a relationship with Christ 5 years ago and with that acceptance began tithing immediately. We never stopped. I must say that I’ve had ups and downs in my walk, yet we never stopped tithing. I know and believe that is why we are not active participants in this recession.

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By: Frederick Bvalani

Frederick Bvalani — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:21:36 +0000

Baker, this is the Dave Ramsey Show. It’s Dave Ramsey’s message. Honestly as an evangelical christian myself, he doesn’t even start to put religion in his program.

You may not agree with me, and that’s Ok but those of us who have experienced salvation in Jesus Christ know that debt freedom alone does not bring true peace and we feel a urge to share the good news with others. And there is a difference between religion and a relationship with Christ. When you have a relationship with Christ, it is who you are 24/7 and not what you do on Sunday morning only.

And if faith helped Dave Ramsey experience true financial freedom while should he deny his audience the good news. That is his message and what works for him. If you don’t agree to his view listen to those you agree with. If you agree to just part of his message take that part and use it.

There are others who like him but their 5% is his “no credit card” message.

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By: Adam@RabbitFunds

Adam@RabbitFunds — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:12:21 +0000

@Amber You raise an excellent point. I don’t want to get too terribly scriptural, but Dave for example often references paying tithing (giving 10% of your income to church/charity). Read Malachi 3:8-10. Basically, it states that God has commanded us to pay “tithes and offerings” and He will in return open the “windows of heaven.” So, either you believe in God or you don’t. Either you believe He has given us commandments/laws or you don’t. And you believe that you will receive blessings/help when you are obedient to those commandments or you don’t. Meaning, if you believe in God, that all things are His or in His control, and that He blesses obedience, then giving and helping others will result in increased capacity to meet your own financial obligations just as He promises in Malachi. I’m a devout Christian and have paid tithing all of my life. It’s amazing how many bills that I didn’t think I would be able to pay that I suddenly seemed to have just enough money to pay for right when I needed it.

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By: 01SP03

01SP03 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:31:28 +0000

Dave Ramsey is the personal finance expert that I follow. Most people would not consider me to be religious, but I am Christian. I know some are turned off by Dave’s inclusion of religion into his message, but it doesn’t bother me. The principles that he teaches can be supported with quotes/proverbs/scriptures from various religions and cultures. I respect the fact that Dave represent what he believes to be true and incorporates this into the marketing/branding of his business. We wouldn’t want him to present information to us that he doesn’t believe to be 100% truth.

Religion does not play a larger part in my financial decisions, but my actions can be supported by various scriptures from the bible.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:52:20 +0000

This comment might be a bit late. I have listened to Dave Ramsey many times. There was a time when I listened to him regularly. I also follow Suze Orman. I like both of them, but Since I’m not religious, Dave’s proselytizing got to be too much for me (not to mention his anti-Democrat bent) so I had to stop. He made me feel very marginalized. I actually think that his message (get.out.of.debt.now) is really important, and he’s more practical on the day-to-day tasks. Suze’s a bit of a whack job, but at least she makes me feel like I’m part of the fold, so I find her infinitely more comfortable to watch.