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24J/£$; luxury, 22$; waste, 14$; miscellan- I eous, 13J£$; investments, 11$; crime, 8J^$;' government, 4J^$; schools, 13 ^ 2 $, and churches, %$.—C a lv a ry Messenger. 111 . “W ill a M an R ob G od ?” A millionaire manufacturer says he be gan to tithe when he was $100,000 in debt. Many have said they consider it dishon est to give God a tenth of their income while in debt. Mr. Hyde says he agreed until one day it flashed upon him that God was his first creditor. He began paying God first, and all other creditors were eventually paid in full.— S elected .
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES [Continued from page 118] APRIL 30, 1939 HOW SHOULD A CHURCH MEMBER GIVE? M alach i 3:8-10; M a rk 12:41-44 Meditation on the Lesson If you have even seen a lover, you have seen one who delights to give to the one who is the object of his affection. Should not the same be true in our giving to the heavenly Bridegroom? First He wants us; then what we have to give of material things holds far greater worth (2 Cor. 8: 5 ). He does not actually need those paltry sums which we would bring to Him, for the silver and the gold, yea and the cattle upon a thousand hills, are His. No, God does not lack for that which we would give, but He allows us this privilege and joy. The question arises, what should be our standard of giving? All are, no doubt, familiar with the tithe, or tenth of all ma terial income, that the saints of old were required to give. It was a definite responsi bility, an obligation, a debt, if you please. "W ill a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we rob bed thee? In tithes and offerings” (Mai. 3 :8 ). Is the Christian, then, in this age of grace under obligation? Certainly we, for whom Christ has given all, should be expected to give at least the tithe; yet the fact remains that even here we are not to be under bon dage. There is, however, a law written within; there is a love that constrains. "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” In the face of all this sacrifice, can we take advantage of our liberty? God forbid! The Christian standard for giving is presented in 1 Corinthians 16:2. With such giving blessing untold is promised (Prov. 11:24, 25). Our offerings may be small, even such as the widow’s mites, but God looks upon the heart. He loves the cheerful giver, and out of what may be our deep poverty we shall have abundance of joy (cf. 2 Cor. 8:2) and shall abound unto the riches of our liberality. Helps for the Leader I. P rin ciples o f G iving 1. Basis. “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (2 Cor. 9:15; cf. 2 Cor. 8:9; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19; 1 John 4:19; Matt. 10: 8 ). 2. Attitude. “God loveth a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:7; cf. Lk. 21:1-4; 2 Cor. 8:12; 9:6-8). 3. Systematically. "Upon the first day of the week” (1 Cor. 16:2). 4. Proportionately. “As God hath pros pered him” (1 Cor. 16:2). 5. Individually. “Every one of you” (1 Cor. 16:2). "Every man” (2 Cor. 9 :7 ). —H. M. C. II. W h er e D o es O u r M o n ey G o ?
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