XML FeedsThe Principles of Christian Giving
By robert on Jul 11, 2008 | In Bible Study, Discipleship | Send feedback »
I believe that the Lord has dealt with me often; as of late, on what it really means to be a Christian giver. It seems that there is a lot more to giving than just offering up what we think we can afford to give (See Mark 12:42-44).
All too often I have given of myself out of duty, obligation, and the hope of receiving that I never really thought about God's definition of giving. We live in a society of takers. We constantly trade: giving in order to receive something in return. Commerce after all, is the way of the world and mammon (money, commodities), is its life's blood.
What if we stopped comparing our Godly giving to that of give and take in the world? I mean, I don't see give and take in the Word. What I do see is '...give and it shall be given.' I think we base too much of our Christian walk on trying to apply a 'Godly' veneer over our fleshly foundations when what we should be doing is building Godly foundations based on scripture and spiritual understanding which requires us to 'crucify the flesh.' In other words, our flesh should have no say in the matter. In giving ourselves over to God, we set our will aside and do for God and others, and as you will see throughout this study on giving, when putting God and others first, then it is given to us. God does indeed 'have our back...'
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