I don’t know that anyone directly states their church affiliation on here. I am a Christian, dedicated to Jesus and the teachings of the Bible. After that I subscribe to the historical interpretation of the Bible. This thread is about Christian Nationalism and the post we are referencing is meant to contribute to the discussion.
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I had no idea you were SDA when I posted that about the video. I wasn't even talking about you, but the speaker in the video and the YouTube channel. If a person doesn't want to divulge their religious affiliation that's their business; but people do have the right to know the religious affiliation of someone presenting themself as a teacher of God's word.
Giving - Thoughts:
Christians are ALL be "giving" people, in the sense we are compassionate rather than stingy.
And the impetus behind our giving attitude should be gratefulness to God, such gratefulness that we're happy to help others.
But we do need to remember that, by God's grace, these good attitudes will work themselves out differently in different people.
Romans 12:8 even lists "giving" as a specific gift, for which he gives some people extra grace and ability.
So we are all to have an attitude of compassion, and be "giving" people, but we'll all have different means, and grace, for giving.
(If you don't have a million dollars, you simply aren't able to give a million dollars away etc..)
I do believe God blesses us each time we give with a cheerful heart, but the blessings we receive back aren't always monetary.
The blessings come in all forms, and sometimes the money comes back many times over, and sometimes it simply does not come back at all... but if we give with the right attitude, then it doesn't matter. We give when God moves us to do so, and we know he'll bless us for OBEDIENCE... and we can trust he'll take care of us.
History:
There are many stories in Christian history, of real people, such as the gentleman mentioned by FollowerOfShiloh, who had a special gift for giving. I think God allows these special people to exist, with special gifts, sometimes to an extreme degree... just to show us the power of God. But though we can be encouraged by these wonderful people, we aren't required, or expected, to emulate their exact actions, but we can certainly emulate their attitudes. We should be giving and grateful people, happy to obey God, and happy to help others. And God will reward us, in one way or another, as he sees fit. God is never reluctant to bless us, though the blessings are not always what we expect.
God Bless.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
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Christians are ALL be "giving" people, in the sense we are compassionate rather than stingy.
And the impetus behind our giving attitude should be gratefulness to God, such gratefulness that we're happy to help others.
But we do need to remember that, by God's grace, these good attitudes will work themselves out differently in different people.
Romans 12:8 even lists "giving" as a specific gift, for which he gives some people extra grace and ability.
So we are all to have an attitude of compassion, and be "giving" people, but we'll all have different means, and grace, for giving.
(If you don't have a million dollars, you simply aren't able to give a million dollars away etc..)
I do believe God blesses us each time we give with a cheerful heart, but the blessings we receive back aren't always monetary.
The blessings come in all forms, and sometimes the money comes back many times over, and sometimes it simply does not come back at all... but if we give with the right attitude, then it doesn't matter. We give when God moves us to do so, and we know he'll bless us for OBEDIENCE... and we can trust he'll take care of us.
History:
There are many stories in Christian history, of real people, such as the gentleman mentioned by FollowerOfShiloh, who had a special gift for giving. I think God allows these special people to exist, with special gifts, sometimes to an extreme degree... just to show us the power of God. But though we can be encouraged by these wonderful people, we aren't required, or expected, to emulate their exact actions, but we can certainly emulate their attitudes. We should be giving and grateful people, happy to obey God, and happy to help others. And God will reward us, in one way or another, as he sees fit. God is never reluctant to bless us, though the blessings are not always what we expect.
God Bless.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
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