Comments on: What the Bible Says About Money: Giving Part 2

By: Rob @ dollars and doctrine

Rob @ dollars and doctrine — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:43:34 +0000

Good post. I am really enjoying this series. I am humbled that you referenced my book and blog. Thanks for the support. .-= Rob @ dollars and doctrine´s last blog ..Bikini Season and Borrowing Money (A Wiser Way to Look at Debt) =-.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:06:30 +0000

Awesome, Jason. Thanks for your comment. I think that’s a great perspective towards giving. And you’re right. If He only tithed His blood, we’d be dead in our sins. We should always look for ways to stretch our giving and make sure we have the right attitude in doing so.

By: Jason @ Redeeming Riches

Jason @ Redeeming Riches — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:45:12 +0000

Thanks for the post – this is a topic near and dear to my heart and God has been working wonderfully in me to loosen my grip of money and possessions and open my hands and my heart to be more generous.

Something I like to ponder when the question of “how much” comes up is…what if Christ “tithed” his blood? What if he gave the minimum requirement on the cross? We’d still be dead in our sins!

2 Corinthians 8:9 says, “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.”

He became POOR, so WE could become RICH! When we see and embrace the generosity of Christ in the gospel that is what will change our hearts so we ask, “how much CAN I give” rather than “how much do I HAVE to give.”