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Bible Question: Hi everyone!

My name is Harry Fröhlich. I live in a beautiful little town called Bethlehem in the eastern Free State highlands of South Africa.

I tried a search on my query but found no answer.

I am a Life Assurance broker, and my question concerns advice given to client of mine. Allow me to provide a bit of background.

He had (some he still has) the following provisions in his assurance portfolio:

A few million Rands worth of Life cover,
an Income Protection Plan that will pay out a substantial monthly income upon him not being able to work (either temporarily (there is a seven day waiting period) or permanently)
and a substantial policy for retirement.

He requested me to cancel the life policy, because he believes that God will look after his widowed wife. I told him that I do not at all believe in his view, and told him that he effectively only trusts God to look after his wife upon his death, but, by not cancelling ALL his assurance (the Disability Income Protection Plan and the Retirement provision), he actually declares that his trust in God when his own welfare is concerned, is not too good.

He said that he'd find something in scripture, but has not come back to me yet.

I get frustrated because I am convinced that he is wrong about it all, but I am not as liberal in quoting scripture as he is.

Does the Bible deal with these issues at all or is it a view expressed in certain writings of the church he belongs to? (I do not know whether I may name the church) Why do I feel that he is putting God to the test?

Your answers will be GREATLY appreciated!

Kindest possible regards

Harry

Bible Answer: Hi Harry...Read Numbers 27 and see if that helps.
Number's 27 addresses the process for which the inheritance of a deceased man should be distributed. These verses indicate that a man should leave an inheritance for his family. This inheritance is HIS accumilated wealth. Life insurance was not available back then but men gathered for their children.

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

Notice the verse does not say IF he has an inheritance..men were expected to have an inheritance.
God bless