A good steward for the Lord knows that wealth, if held and managed properly, will produce more good deeds over a long period of time than if it is given away for good deeds all at once.
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Middle- and upper-income Christians are not required to give away all their capital, but they must invest it in good deeds rather than in their own comfort.
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To give largely and liberally, not grudging at all, requires a new heart.’
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We were sitting on the dung heap, and by his grace, God has clothed us in kingly robes and made us to sit down at his banqueting table.
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God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.’
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When they see Christians feeding the hungry, comforting the suffering, supporting the financially and physically weak, unbelievers see our service. Through this, hearts can be softened to Christ.
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deepest need of the human heart is fellowship with God.
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it is doing deeds of mercy and seeking justice.
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It is not only to model the healing of God’s rule but it is to spread it.