30 Giving
GIVING - not by law or compulsion but by love.
Gen. 14:20 Abraham gave Melchizedek a tithe of spoils. (Heb. 7:4)
Matt. 6:1-4 Do your alms in secret, our Father will reward you openly.
Matt. 23:23 The Pharisees did not neglect tithes.
Lk. 10:7 The laborer is worthy of his hire.
Lk. 18:12 I give tithes of all that I possess.
Rom. 12:8 He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity.
Rom. 15:27 Gentiles have been made partakers of spiritual things, their
duty is also to give material things.
1 Cor. 9:6-14 The Lord ordained, preachers receive their living from the Gospel.
1 Cor. 16:1,2 Encourages the believers to give weekly- not annually
2 Cor. 8:2, 3 Give according to your ability.
2 Cor. 9:6 Sow sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and sow bountifully
shall reap also bountifully.
2 Cor. 9:7 Give as you purpose in your heart, for God loves a cheerful giver.