Becoming a Millionaire God's Way: Getting Money to You,… (2024)

OMGosh! An ABSOLUTELY AMAZING book! If I had 5 thumbs, they'd all be up. ;o) This book will change your perspective on wealth, riches and success, especially from the Christian and/or religious standpoint! I love C. Thomas Anderson for breaking down the principals regarding wealth through scripture. WOW! A must read!

Worth several more reads and and a group book study

Definitely a great book on perspective change and beginning ground work if you want to know where to begin in building wealth and investing in Kingdom things when coming from or overcoming a poverty stricken mindset. Dr. Anderson is very forward and direct in making sure we understand the principles behind getting wealth and the importance of having it.

I don’t completely agree with everything that he says in here, but overall I really enjoyed this book and found it insightful. He shares some things about tithing, offerings and investments that I hadn’t heard anywhere before and was worth the price of the book! It’s not one of my favorites, but definitely one I could recommend if you are looking for an good financial book from a Christian perspective.

Favorite quote: “God is waiting for you to do something that He can bless.”

Good book. Had some good ideas. I especially liked the first few chapters where he points out the scriptures that talk about wealth. He didn't have a lot of "step-by-step" information. I would have liked more of that. I did appreciate how much he discussed God. So many wealth books tell you to be wealthy for you. They lack the grander purpose and vision of how wealth is to be used to bless others and serve God. I really appreciated that this book talked about that.

Amazing book

Rodney says:
All Christians should read this book. It so powerful and informative. The Lord made us extraordinary, not ordinary. I will apply what I have learned in this book.

I thought the book offered perspectives on money from a biblical perspective that I have never thought of before. I am not one to be all in on the prosperity gospel but I thought Dr. Anderson's analysis was thoughtful.

You can't read a book like that and not get proactive. Its a practical guide to becoming financially free, you just have to be willing to do the work.

One of the best books that teaches about principles of becoming financially independent. Highly recommended!

Insightful read.

Informative

To be honest, i've had this book since september of last year, offered as a birthday gift and been dreading to read it. I expected the typical mixtures of tacky quotes and supposedly motivational speech.Seeing that there was foreword by Robert Kiyosaki really didn't make any convincing case to read it. Point being, i wouldn't have bought it if i saw it on bookshelves and that would have been quite the mistake. The message of the author and the light in which he paint Jesus are definitely quite controversial and a perspective that i doubt many christian ever considered (including myself). I never was the one to think of Jesus as being dead broke and cheap but the author substantiated argument that Jesus was from quite an affluent background was quite challenging to the mind to grasp at first. But when you really look at the context and everything around you suddenly realize how much it makes sense, but also how central this is to the great commission. The last 4 chapters are absolute gems even if you disagree with the author perspective on Jesus. Great book.

There are three things wrong with this book. First, it is very poorly written... not difficult to read, but poorly written. Second, some of the ideas put forth are based on very loose theology. The author makes many claims that I am not comfortable even reading. Third, some of the "investment tips" in the book are very pyramid scheme-esque. Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) wrote the forward and basically the author is writing "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" with a few Bible verses and personal stories rolled into the book.

Poorly Written: In a section called "Miracles" he tells a story of writing a check to Harry Greenwood. They didn't have money in the bank to cover the check and they weren't planning on mailing the check until there was money to cover it. The check accidently gets mailed but they get a tax refund which allows them to cover the check. The problem is they don't tell you anything about Harry Greenwood... We don't need to know his name. He doesn't tell us what the check was meant to pay. He doesn't tell us if Harry Greenwood was warned that the check was accidently mailed... nothing. It is name dropping, but the person isn't important. He also inserts three other sentences in this same paragraph that have nothing to do with the story.

Loose Theology: "Maureen and I have done this for years. She might see a dress she loves. We claim that dress. It is hers. We have tithed and sown seed, so God is obligated to prosper whatever we touch." (pg. 78) Wow!!! I'm sure as a prosperity preacher he has verses that can justify this level of arrogance. The idea that God is "obligated" to do anything for us is shocking. I'm not saying that God doesn't bless us. I'm not saying that God can't bless us richly. I do think we are overstepping our importance by claiming that God is "obligated to prosper whatever we touch".
He discusses home values in another part of the book. Using his "God is obligated" approach to home values, it appears Christian people could not have lost any money in the housing bubble of the last few years. This certainly is not the case for me or my Christian friends in most parts of the country.

There are a few things in the book that are fine and good to remember. There is a section about tithing and offering. Basically, the tithe is the 10% that you give no matter what. The offering is any amount above 10% that you give. He goes on to make radical claims about what the offering entitles you to, but I think it is a good reminder that you can give more than 10%.

The only reason I would recommend this book is for someone to see what I am talking about. I believe the author is trying to become a millionaire by publishing poorly written, Christian-themed Robert Kiyosaki knock offs.

Your initial investment doesn't have to be large. God will always start with what we have and He will make it enough. ~ C. Thomas Anderson, Becoming a Millionaire God's Way

Dr. C. Thomas Anderson encourages Christians to become financially literate in this book. He explains that God wants to prosper His children; however, God requires something to work with. Therefore, he encourages his reader to tithe, give offerings and then to invest some money into investments. The money that we invest in investments can be used by God to multiply. But he warns that before one invests, they should do their homework and become financially literate and read books, attend seminars and obtain counsel before making investment decisions.

I like Christian books which discuss money and entrepreneurship. This one was good.

I've tried reading this book in 2009. My focus changed. I saw that I still had the book in my office and decided to pick it back up again. I hope to conclude it this time with a great rating.

Must Read...:-)

Loved this book! It's so absolutely necessary for more Christians to be financially literate!