19 Bible Verses about Giving Money To The Church
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Let every one give as he has determined before hand, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves 'a cheerful giver.'
For, where there is willingness, a man's gift is valued by its comparison with what he has, and not with what he has not.
Those Officers of the Church who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.
They sold their property and their goods, and shared the proceeds among them all, according to their individual needs.
Nor was there any one in need among them, for all who were owners of land or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the sales
On the first day of every week each of you should put by what he can afford, so that no collections need be made after I have come.
Sell what belongs to you, and give in charity. Make yourselves purses that will not wear out--an inexhaustible treasure in Heaven, where no thief comes near, or moth works ruin.
For every one else put in something from what he had to spare, while she, in her need, put in all she had--everything that she had to live on."
And you at Philippi know, as well as I, that in the early days of the Good News--at the time when I had just left Macedonia--no Church, with the one exception of yourselves, had anything to do with me as far as giving and receiving are concerned.
"If you wish to be perfect," answered Jesus, "go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have wealth in Heaven; then come and follow me."
So that your charity may be secret; and your Father, who sees what is in secret, will recompense you.
The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.
He said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and, being in charge of the purse, used to take what was put in it.
And Jesus replied: "Pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God." And they wondered at him.
Give to him who asks of you; and, from him who wants to borrow from you, do not turn away.
Do not forget your Leaders, the men who told you God's Message. Recall the close of their lives, and imitate their faith.
I urge you to be true shepherds of the flock of God among you, not because you are compelled, but of your own free will; not from a base love of gain, but with a ready spirit;
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