#Christian #Bitcoin Reformation - 95 Theses

Out of love for the truth and from a desire to clarify it, Hundredfold Impact, a Texas nonprofit, shares the truth and defends the following statements. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

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1. Jesus cares about our relationship with money, as He often taught about it and interacted with it in various ways throughout His life on earth.

2. In prayer, we often ask God to better help us, "manage our money," but we rarely ask Him, "What is good money?".

3. Good money is a useful tool for excellence in financial stewardship for God’s Kingdom and for personal goals and achievements.

4. God leads us in all areas of life, including money and the economy, otherwise evil and sin will fill the void.

5. Today, we can enter a period of Christian monetary reformation that will impact each individual disciple of Jesus, and every tribe, tongue, and nation.

6. We will learn about: The ways today’s money is flawed, the money and economy of Jesus, a new type of money called Bitcoin, how Christians can use Bitcoin, and practical Bitcoin advice.

Today’s Flawed Money

7. Dollars, euros, pesos, and other national currencies have inherent systemic flaws with hurtful social and economic consequences.

8. When new and additional dollars are created, they steal value from the existing dollars. Then, more dollars will be available to purchase the existing supply of products, which causes prices to rise.

9. Official price inflation numbers are false reports which misrepresent the rate of rising prices by changing the measurement methods over time.

10. Inflation is theft or a hidden tax that exploits savers and transfers the wealth to the "close to the money" elites.

11. Monetary cronyism benefits the "already-haves" at the expense of the "have-nots."

12. Some people cannot open bank accounts. Still others, can only open an account denominated in a corruption-laden currency.

13. Transactions can be censored, seized, or hacked for oppressive purposes by financial institutions or governments.

14. Transactions are surveilled by financial institutions and 3rd parties and lack privacy as they are sold and used for marketing or other nefarious purposes.

15. Money creators can “print” money to buy political favors and waste citizens’ wealth.

16. A "limitless" money printer enables prolonged wars to be paid for by future generations.

17. Your lifetime is scarcer than money, and the salary you receive in this bad money is robbing your time. It is a form of economic slavery (work without pay).

18. Individuals that experience negative interest rates in their bank accounts also suffer from theft by the financial elites. Note: This is currently practiced in some European countries.

19. There are often limits on how much of your money can be withdrawn at a time or to whom it can be sent.

20. It is impossible to keep a fair "financial score" for individuals and nations when the total quantity of money is constantly increasing without limit.

21. Dollars are “printed” by governments and banks making loans. The interest on loans requires more loans/dollars to be created to pay off the loans with interest – a debt Ponzi scheme.

The Money & Economy of Jesus

22. We do not covet money or make it our idol, for we worship God - not the spirit of money and possessions.

23. Jesus lived a spiritual life while also addressing the realities of economics, money, politics, and the powers of the world.

24. The Judean/Jerusalem capital economy had a "top-heavy political and temple focused financing" environment.

25. The Galilean economy had lower taxes and a more dynamic "upward entrepreneurial frontier" environment.

26. Jesus' confrontations with the wealthy grew stronger the closer he got to the seat of political and economic power in Jerusalem.

27. Through historical and geographic context, Jesus critiques the centralized, politicized, crony economy of Jerusalem, the capital city - not the decentralized Galilean economy.

28. Jesus used many types of money (Roman, Greek, and Jewish) in various sizes of copper and silver coinage. There was no monetary monopoly.

29. The historical coins in use during Jesus’ lifetime were directly referenced in many of His parables. The circulating money of this era also had its own flaws.

30. Jesus could not be trapped when two rival political parties asked him about political images on money.

31. Jesus flipped the money exchanger's table as he did not like monetary theft taking place to God’s people in the holy temple.

32. Judas, a financial thief, symbolized the Judean economy and betrayed Jesus for money.

33. "You cannot serve both God and money" and God wants us to use money to obtain true riches (people).

The New Money is Bitcoin

34. Money changes through time: seashells, pelts, cattle, weights of silver/gold, metallic coins, paper bills, credit cards, digital money, and Bitcoin.

35. Some money has better qualities than others in design, power, capabilities, control, and systemic incentives.

36. Bitcoin may be considered like a digital version of gold as it is rare, desirable, and valuable, but with many different advantages.

37. Bitcoin is not issued by any sovereign nation, company, or bank. It is the people's money, for anyone can own and use it without any permission to hold or transact in Bitcoin. There are no political images on Bitcoin.

38. The total supply of Bitcoin is absolutely fixed at a maximum of 21 million Bitcoin, which is the world's first digital scarcity.

39. By comparison, gold only has relative scarcity with a large existing supply and small amount mined each year.

40. Dollars, euros, and other currencies have no maximum limit and are created at any time, for anyone, at any whim of those controlling it.

41. The stock-to-flow relationship calculates how a money’s total supply is impacted by annual supply increases. Stock is the total supply and flow is the new money created in a year. Bitcoin is best (hardest), gold is good (hard) and the dollar is worst (soft).

42. Bitcoin is both the unit of money and a computer network that processes the Bitcoin transactions (the internet of money).

43. Bitcoin is always open for transactions, as it allows for remote peer-to-peer transfer of value with no central point of failure and no unnecessary financial middlemen.

44. Bitcoin's design has created a “checks and balance” incentive structure between developers writing code, nodes validating transactions, and miners securing the network to naturally strengthen Bitcoin.

45. Bitcoin secures monetary property rights which cannot be stolen through arbitrary inflation or confiscation.

46. Bitcoin started running in 2009. There is limited information about its mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

47. Satoshi disappeared and left the project, allowing the money to develop based on community consensus.

48. Bitcoin is anti-fragile as it gains strength no matter what hardship it faces - Bitcoin is the top of the monetary food chain as apex predator.

49. Bitcoin has transitioned from "darknet money" to sound, credible money and is a new paradigm for global economics.

50. Your understanding of Bitcoin can be as deep as you desire; its qualities are too numerous for this list.

Christians and Bitcoin

51. Bitcoin can empower Christians and Christians can empower Bitcoin for a win-win relationship.

52. Bitcoin will help Christians multiply their eternal impact for orphans, widows, missions, and more.

53. Christian Bitcoiners will represent Jesus in the Bitcoin marketplace and reveal biblical truth about the heart’s sinful relationship with money, which is something only Jesus can heal.

54. Bitcoin ignores your race, age, gender, politics, financial status, or religion and encourages economic justice with equal treatment within the monetary system.

55. Bitcoin is an honest financial weight and measure. God hates dishonest scales and likes just weights.

56. Bitcoin realigns us from a "have-it-now view" to a "longer-term vision," which is more in line with eternity and God’s purposes.

57. Bitcoin will allow disciples of Jesus who are empowered by the Holy Spirit to "do even greater things than these" through financial wherewithal and integrity.

58. God owns all the Bitcoin, and we are only stewards of it for a brief time, so we must use it for His glory.

59. Bitcoin simplifies your financial life as you can now hold money and know that inflation will not steal your value.

60. Bitcoin gives us more time for God, because we do not need to constantly research complex investments to try and outpace inflation.

61. Bitcoin should help you stop complaining about banks, bailouts, bail-ins, negative interest rates, wasteful political spending, and rising prices as your money is now secure from these threats.

62. Holding and using a fair money is like a smooth stone in the hand of David against oppressive financial Goliaths.

63. Jesus' confrontation with the money changers was aggressive – addressing monetary theft and wealth extraction is serious and requires our action.

64. Good Bitcoin stewardship generously cares both for today's need and the future's needs.

65. Isaac sowed and reaped in the same year a hundredfold return; may God do likewise with Christian Bitcoiners.

66. God has a history of transferring wealth from monetary oppressors (Exodus, Babylonian Exile, 2nd temple destruction in 70 A.D.).

67. Always remember that, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”

68. Global Christian ministries, churches, and missionaries will embrace Bitcoin as an efficient global money for global ministry.

69. Bitcoin will move God’s people and His church from a debt-based economy to a savings-based economy.

70. Bitcoin will better align us to properly govern ourselves under a BIG God and a smaller government.

71. For I am not ashamed of the Jesus that flips money changer tables, for it is the power of God at work.

Practical Bitcoin Advice

72. The best time to plant a tree is now and it is the same with Bitcoin - start planting your seed today. Buy Bitcoin today.

73. You are not late to Bitcoin, and you are still earlier than many others to realize the benefits of this hard money. Even the last person to adopt Bitcoin will benefit from using it.

74. Since its inception, people have thought that a Bitcoin was too expensive. It is time to stop thinking in terms of "dollars” as measuring your wealth. Bitcoin is the new standard of measure.

75. You do not have to buy an entire Bitcoin as you have the option to buy "satoshis" (100 million satoshis are in one Bitcoin).

76. Bitcoin is a monetary invention more so than a technological one, so it is not likely that "the next Bitcoin" will be arriving soon with technology improvements. Money was the innovation.

77. "Complete Bitcoin knowledge" is not needed to buy it; people use email without understanding all the details of the “how it works behind-the-scenes.”

78. Holding Bitcoin is no riskier than buying a stock in a company or driving to the store, so do not be fearful.

79. Bitcoin is the discovery of digital scarcity as money, so do not chase altcoins (a term for any cryptocurrency that is not the hardest money and most secure).

80. Gold is the hardest physical money and Bitcoin is the hardest digital money. Bitcoin is numerically harder money than gold.

81. Bitcoin is a new economic foundation and full of innovation. Be alert for scams.

82. Keep your long-term Bitcoin on a paper wallet or hardware wallet. The phrase "not your keys, not your coins" is a truth you will need to learn and practice with time.

83. Do not keep your Bitcoin on any third-party exchanges for a long period of time as they are security risks which are ripe for hacks, theft, and loss. Invest in security with both knowledge and tools.

84. Do not worry about timing trades in-and-out of Bitcoin. A simple buy-and-hold strategy will work with time and little effort. Note: God may call some to trade professionally.

85. Bitcoin price is volatile, do not panic if it experiences large drops or gains in perceived value - focus on the long-term value proposition.

86. Create a recurring accumulation strategy and stay humble, avoid greed, and do not financially overextend yourself.

87. Many Bitcoiners accumulate through time with numerous small purchases. This is called "dollar cost averaging," which attempts to minimize the impact of large price swings.

88. Making some large lump sum purchases may also be good after you first acquire Bitcoin. This will help you achieve the initial balance you want to hold.

89. Do your own research to observe that Bitcoin's purchasing power increases with time. Note: consider various valuation models and theories that are constantly being developed.

90. Do not worry about when to sell Bitcoin for dollars. When Bitcoin’s final value is reached, you will likely be able to directly give Bitcoin for that which you want to purchase.

91. Learn: Read books, listen to podcasts, interact online where Bitcoiners sharpen themselves, go to conferences, and talk with your other Bitcoin plebs (ordinary persons).

92. Bitcoin is always ready for you, so take personal responsibility of your finances and own Bitcoin soon.

93. Now is the time to get your Bitcoin balance off zero. Start small and consider you may lose it all. Being a good steward is never without risk. All risks and opportunities are your own.

94. We dream of Christian Bitcoiners advancing God's Kingdom, so tell “Christian no-coiners” about Bitcoin to help them become “Christian Bitcoiners” like you.

95. How will Christian Bitcoiners lead in the new thriving church age? Only God knows. All glory to God the Father, His risen Son, and empowering Holy Spirit! We live for You and Your Kingdom.

- Hundredfold Impact is a 501(c)3 nonprofit at the intersection of Christians and Bitcoin. Join the Christian Bitcoin movement and sow the seed of Bitcoin, promote economic justice, and reap a hundredfold for God’s Kingdom.