The Law of Rewards: Giving what you can't keep to gain what you can't lose. [Hardcover]

Randy Alcorn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 13, 2003

Randy Alcorn, best-selling author of The Treasure Principle, makes a clear, compelling case for an underemphasized scriptural principle: that believers will receive differing rewards in heaven depending on their actions and choices here on earth. Taken mainly from excerpts of Money, Possessions, and Eternity, The Law of Rewards shows how our faith determines our eternal destination but our behavior determines our eternal rewards.

The Law of Rewards is published in association with Generous Giving, Inc., a ministry of The Maclellan Foundation, which offers practical tools and events designed to transform hearts and minds for revolutionary generosity.

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About the Author

Randy Alcorn is the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM). Prior to 1990, when he started EPM, he served as a pastor for fourteen years. He has spoken around the world and has taught on the adjunct faculties of Multnomah Bible College and Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

From AudioFile

Alcorn narrates his own work with skill as he examines why God intends believers to be "His money managers." With an effortless-sounding narration he builds a compelling case for a scriptural concept he calls the "Treasure Principle": Earthly investments in God's Kingdom bring eternal rewards. He also explains what the rewards are and how to claim them. Alcorn's ability to simplify and convey complex ideas about tithing, money management, and heaven's rewards is persuasive. While his ideas can be viewed as God's incentive program, he is quick to assure listeners that money management is linked to eternal rewards and not to salvation. Alcorn's easy-to-listen to voice affirms that those who store treasures on earth receive their reward on earth. G.D.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. (June 13, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0842381066
• ISBN-13: 978-0842381062
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,458 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Randy Alcorn is an author and the founder of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God's Word and assisting the church in ministering to the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. His ministry focus is communicating the strategic importance of using our earthly time, money, possessions and opportunities to invest in need-meeting ministries that count for eternity. He accomplishes this by analyzing, teaching, and applying the biblical truth.

Before starting EPM in 1990, Randy served as a pastor for fourteen years. He holds degrees in theology and biblical studies and has taught on the adjunct faculties of Multnomah University and Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon.

Randy has written more than forty books, including the bestsellers Heaven, The Treasure Principle, and the Gold Medallion winner Safely Home. His books in print exceed five million and have been translated into over thirty languages. Randy has written for many magazines including EPM's quarterly issues-oriented magazine Eternal Perspectives. He is active daily on Facebook and Twitter, has been a guest on more than 700 radio, television and online programs including Focus on the Family, FamilyLife Today, Revive Our Hearts, The Bible Answer Man, and The Resurgence.

Randy resides in Gresham, Oregon, with his wife, Nanci. They have two married daughters and are the proud grandparents of five grandchildren. Randy enjoys hanging out with his family, biking, tennis, research, and reading.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional!, October 15, 2003

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Mark in Maquoketa "Mark" (Maquoketa, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Law of Rewards: Giving what you can't keep to gain what you can't lose. (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. It gives great insight into the biblical basis for giving and the fact that while salvation has already been purchased for us, how we are rewarded in heaven will be based upon how we lived, gave, and sacrificed during this life. If you have ready Money, Possessions and Eternity by the same author, then there is little new here. This is simply a small part of that bigger work.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No book has ever had such an impact on my life! Its Changed Me., April 24, 2006

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God's Chosen "servantz_heart" (Maple Ridge, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Law of Rewards: Giving what you can't keep to gain what you can't lose. (Hardcover)

This book is recommended for all Christians. Never have I ever been so encouraged to give. I used to work at a minimum paying job where I managed to sacrifice over $4,000 in one years giving. Minimum pay doesn't pay much and it was quite a sacrifice. But I knew that I couldn't take it with me, so I sent it on ahead. I'm now a missionary and I owe it to this book because it transformed my mind and renewed me as a person. It was a great tool in God's Hands.
Ps. The proceeds from Randy Alcorn's books are all donated.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think beyond the grave, November 5, 2006

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This review is from: The Law of Rewards: Giving what you can't keep to gain what you can't lose. (Hardcover)

For a Christian, this book presents a compelling case to consider our giving as an investment into the next world. Since we are going to leave it all behind at death anyway, we should carefully examine where we are investing our material resources while we still have control and stewardship of our assets.