(continuing with lessons learned from the Bible.......) GIVING......
Deuteronomy 15:10) Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
Deuteronomy 16:17) Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
1st Chronicles 29:8) And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 .) Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Proverbs 3:27) Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 .) Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Proverbs 11:24) There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25 .) The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 .) He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Proverbs 21:25) The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 .) He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbs 22:9) He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:25) He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26 .) He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27 .) He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Malachi 3:10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Matthew 6:3) But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 .) That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mark 12:41) And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 .) And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 .) And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 .) For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Luke 3:11) He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Luke 6:30) Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 .) And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise................38) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Acts 20:35 .) I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 12:8) Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
2nd Corinthians 9:6) But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 .) Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 .) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9) (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
10 .) Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness
11 .) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
12 .) For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
Philippians 4:15) Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
16 .) For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
17 .) Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
James 2:15) If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 .) And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 .) Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Hebrews 7:1) For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 .) To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 .) Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
4 .) Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
5 .) And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6 .) But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 .) And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8 .) And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9 .) And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10 .) For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
John 10:11) I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 .) But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 .) The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 .) I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 .) As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 .) And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 .) Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 .) No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
Deuteronomy 15:10) Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
Deuteronomy 16:17) Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.
1st Chronicles 29:8) And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 .) Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
Proverbs 3:27) Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 .) Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Proverbs 11:24) There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25 .) The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 .) He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Proverbs 21:25) The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 .) He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbs 22:9) He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:25) He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26 .) He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27 .) He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Malachi 3:10) Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Matthew 6:3) But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 .) That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Mark 12:41) And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
42 .) And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 .) And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44 .) For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
Luke 3:11) He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Luke 6:30) Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31 .) And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise................38) Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Acts 20:35 .) I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 12:8) Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
2nd Corinthians 9:6) But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
7 .) Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
8 .) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
9) (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
10 .) Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness
11 .) Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
12 .) For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
Philippians 4:15) Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
16 .) For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
17 .) Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
James 2:15) If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 .) And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 .) Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
Hebrews 7:1) For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
2 .) To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
3 .) Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
4 .) Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
5 .) And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
6 .) But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
7 .) And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.
8 .) And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.
9 .) And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.
10 .) For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.
John 10:11) I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
12 .) But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 .) The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 .) I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 .) As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 .) And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 .) Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 .) No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
