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About Stephen Um
A graduate of Phillips Academy at Andover and Boston University, Dr. Um received an M.Div. and Th.M. in Biblical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament studies at St. Mary's College (University of St. Andrews) in Scotland. Since 2002, Dr. Um has been teaching New Testament studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Covenant Theological Seminary and Emerson College. Dr. Um is the Senior Minister of Citylife Presbyterian Church in Boston, and the author of The Theme of Temple Christology in John's Gospel, The Library of New Testament Studies 2006 and T & T Clark International (formerly the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series), The Kingdom of God (Crossway, 2011), Why Cities Matter (Crossway, 2013), 1 Corinthians from the Preaching the Word Commentary series (Crossway, 2015), and Gospel Shaped Mercy (Good Book, 2017). Dr. Um is both Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors for The Gospel Coalition. He is also an Associate Director of training for Redeemer City to City Asia/Australia. Dr. Um resides in Boston, MA with his wife and three children.
Proverbs 3:9
9 Honor the Lord with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your produce;
Proverbs 3:27
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to do it.
Proverbs 10:4
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 11:24
24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 11:28
28 Whoever trusts in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 19:17
17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
Proverbs 21:20
20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
but a foolish man devours it.
Proverbs 28:6
6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
Proverbs 30:8-9
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lying;
give me neither poverty nor riches;
feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 lest I be full and deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
or lest I be poor and steal
and profane the name of my God.