May 14, 2023, Luke 6:38, "The Christian's Finances" (Full)

[References]
[Preface]
Luke 6:38

[1. The right to possess money.]
Haggai 2:8, God owns everything
Deuteronomy 8:18, and He distributes as He sees fit
1 Timothy 6:17
Proverbs 14:23, work is necessary
1 Timothy 5:8, work and responsibility
Genesis 3:17-19, since the beginning
Proverbs 21:20, working and saving (financial freedom)
Proverbs 24:3, setting your house in order
Romans 13:8, stay out of debt
Proverbs 22:7, biblical indebtedness (when your liabilities are higher than your assets), makes the borrower a servant to the lender
Proverbs 6:1-2, do not become a loan agency
1 John 3:17, responsible charity (when done correctly) is not the same as lending

[2. The way to regard money.]
Ecclesiastes 5:10-11, if someone’s only purpose in life is to lay up treasure on earth, than that is vanity; demand and consumption increases, therefore what is the joy of trusting in material riches?
1 Timothy 6:6-7
1 Timothy 6:10, the root of all KINDS of evil, is the LOVE of money

. examples of love of money:
.. Achan’s love for money brought defeat to the armies of Israel and also led to his death
.. Samson's wife Delilah betrayed him
.. Ananias and Sapphira
.. Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus

Proverbs 30:8-9, the love of money causes people to forget God
Mark 4:18-19, the love of money makes people vulnerable to deception
Matt 6:33, seek first the Kingdom of Heaven, otherwise the love of money causes people to compromise biblical instruction
Proverbs 23:4-5, the love of money the causes people to rest on unstable foundations
Proverbs 11:28, and such ends poorly
Proverbs 28:11, the love of money brings pride
Malachi 3:8, God owns everything and we may be just humble stewards of what we receive

[3. The blessing in giving.]
2 Corinthians 8:5, give (themselves) first to the Lord
1 Corinthians 4:2, a steward should be found faithful; start first with the local church and then fan out
Matthew 6:3, giving is a private matter; the temptation otherwise, is preferential treatment to donors/givers
Luke 16:10, the consistency of faith drives the effectiveness of giving
Acts 4:34, in the beginning (establishment of the Church), the growth in giving
Acts 11:29-30, giving to the Church
Malachi 3:10, the Church does not tithe, however in the Old Testament there were indeed tithes (Levitical, storehouse, feasts), and here is the purpose of tithing restated, in those days of Israel
1 Corinthians 16:2, however the Church does "grace giving", and as an example, 10% is a decent start
Malachi 3:10, the principle of tithing and giving is the same:
“That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.”
-NKJV

2 Corinthians 9:6-8, God makes a cheerful giver able to abound in every good work

[Greeting]
Psalm 100:1-5

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