Some say that "there is no such thing as free lunch". And, I ask, why not? The joy of giving without expecting anything in return from a particular source is simply magic.
For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. __od loves a cheerful giver_ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly rests on the great why of Christian generosity: that Christ himself__ur Savior, Lord, and greatest treasure__emonstrated the ultimate in generosity in coming to buy us back. __hough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich_ (2 Cor. 8:9). If Jesus is in us, then increasingly such an open-handed tendency will be in us as well.
Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus through the Spiritual Disciplines
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For the Christian, the issue is not just that we give, but how. __od loves a cheerful giver_ (2 Cor. 9:7). And giving gladly rests on the great why of Christian generosity: that Christ himself__ur Savior, Lord, and greatest treasure__emonstrated the ultimate in generosity in coming to buy us back. __hough he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich_ (2 Cor. 8:9). If Jesus is in us, then increasingly such an open-handed tendency will be in us as well.
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