Bible on Offering
So what does the bible say on offering. This is a question that very often comes to mind.
Although we no longer fall under the Law, and therefore are not compelled or forced to pay Tithes or offerings, we have entered into a better relationship with God, and our love for Him, constrains us, to take upon ourselves, the care of our brothers and sisters.
We give unto God, and make available to the Body of Christ (His Church), everything that we are and everything that we have.
God has given us free stewardship over all the riches that we have in Christ Jesus our Lord, and we can keep it for ourselves, or give it up for God.
We enter into the great family of God, and because of the Love of God, which is spread abroad in our hearts, it is (Or should be), the most natural thing for us to care more for the welfare of our brothers and sisters, than we do for our own selves.
We should be displaying the utter selflessness of the early Church, in the book of Acts.
However, the Bible is clear that when we give we are to give simply, gladly and without any coercion, so that our giving is a reflection of the heart of our Father God, who so Loved the World that HE GAVE.
The Scriptures, when speaking on offering, and giving, plainly teaches us that we are to be more careful and desirous of our brothers welfare, than of our own.
As Paul rightly explains in the ninth chapter of 1st Corinthians, “If a brother is willing to give up his all, and work diligently to secure salvation for us, then we aught to love him enough, to see that he and his family have food and clothing and a place to lay their heads.
However, our sacrifice, no matter how large, is not acceptable to God, unless the motivation in the giving is Love out of a pure heart.
This extract is take from the book, "The Social Gospel and the Sly Lies of Satan", you can find out much more information here:, click here