Your issues:

-Luke 14 being nothing about money management: Jesus said that you should count the cost before building a "tower" insinuating it would be foolish (and poor stewardship) to not do so. That statement IS related to money. It's not his overarching message, but that portion is directly talking about financial stewardship.

-Overstatements: When he says that "God says you are awesome" he is describing why Jesus died for each one of us and why, in turn, we should have a giving spirit. There is no issue present.

-How you win with money - the best way to win with money is by not sending it to banks and credit card companies.

Show me 1 place in the Bible that God's people are blessed by debt or debt is spoken of highly. There aren't any.

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People receiving hope from Dave's program are not being led astray. This class leads people out of debt so they have margin. People don't donate when there are bills to pay to keep the lights on and food on the table. Broke people don't feed poor people.

Is his class the be all end all for theology? No! He even says that it isn't a Bible study...the principles are time tested and the wisdom continues to bless many families. As a Synod, we should embrace this class, not throw stones at it.

Brett L Jacobitz
6 time FPU coordinator