143 Giving

Giving THIRD YEAR—SUBJECT 36

Giving

(READ 2 COR. 8) As covetousness is the soil out of which selfishness grows, and as God condemns covetousness equal to any sin, it behooves us to know how WE may so act to escape the sin of covetousness.

Some things we should learn:

1. All we have is not ours, but is given us by God to see what use we make of it. In the parable of the talents the man who improved what he had God gave him more.

2. All sacrifices we make are not to benefit God but for our own good.

3. The more we give the more God has promised to prosper us.

4. We must not only give liberally, but cheerfully, if we please God.

5. To do God’s will we must give as we have been prospered. If a mas has been prospered $100,000 and he gives as though he had been prospered $50.00 he lies to God like Ananias and Sapphira did.

6. The Jews gave one-tenth of all they made. They gave according to law. God’s law of prosperity should not be less.

QUESTIONS 1. What did Christ say about giving? Luke 6:38.

2. What did Paul say to the church at Ephesus about giving? Acts 20:35.

3. If a man gives spiritual things to a church in what should the church reward him? Romans 15:27.

4. What custom did Paul tell them to follow in giving? 1 Corinthians 16:1-2.

5. Whom else had he thus commanded?

6. How did God promise to bless the giver? 2 Corinthians 9:6-13.

7. To whom should we give? Ephesians 4:28.

8. Whom should the church support? 1 Timothy 5:16.

9. How should the rich give? 1 Timothy 6:17.

10. How must we give? Philemon 1:14.

11. Who must give? 1 Corinthians 16:2; Galatians 6:6.

12. What does John say about giving? 1 John 3:17.