Dar
Dar é princípio do Reino de Deus. Jesus deu tudo — até a própria vida. A Bíblia nos ensina que é mais bem-aventurado dar do que receber, e que Deus ama ao que dá com alegria.
Dar com alegria
Deus ama ao que dá com alegria. Dai e dar-se-vos-á. O generoso prospera e quem abençoa será abençoado.
each one, according as he purposes in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver,
and God [is] able to cause all grace to abound to you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound to every good work,
and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
being enriched to all liberality in everything, which works thanksgiving through us to God,
for if the willing mind is present, it is well-accepted according to that which anyone may have, not according to that which he does not have;
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed, and shaken, and running over, they will give into your bosom; for with that measure with which you measure, it will be measured to you again."
Princípios de generosidade
Honra ao Senhor com as tuas primícias. Não negues o bem a quem o merece. A alma generosa prosperará.
Honor YHWH from your substance, || And from the beginning of all your increase;
Do not withhold good from its owners, || When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].
A liberal soul is made fat, || And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
The gift of a man makes room for him, || And it leads him before the great.
All the day desiring he has desired, || And the righteous gives and does not withhold.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, || Both the cause of the poor and needy!"
Bring in all the tithe to the treasure-house, || And there is food in My house; When you have tried Me, now, with this," said YHWH of Hosts, || "Do I not open the windows of the heavens to you? Indeed, I have emptied on you a blessing until there is no space.
O ensino de Jesus
Quando deres esmola, não toque a trombeta. A generosidade do coração importa mais que a grandeza do donativo.
whenever, therefore, you may do kindness, you may not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; truly I say to you, they have their reward!
But you, doing kindness, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does, that your kindness may be in secret, and your Father who is seeing in secret will reward you Himself.
be healing [those] ailing, raising the dead, cleansing lepers, casting out demons—freely you received, freely give.
Jesus said to him, "If you will to be perfect, go away, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in Heaven, and come, follow Me."
And to everyone who is asking of you, be giving; and from him who is taking away your goods, do not be asking again;
And delight yourself on YHWH, || And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, || And the righteous is gracious and giving.
indeed, because who [am] I, and who [are] my people, that we retain power to offer thus willingly? But the whole [is] from You, and we have given to You out of Your [own] hand;
And he says to them, "Go, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today [is] holy to our Lord, and do not be grieved, for the joy of YHWH is your strength."
and if I give away all my goods to feed others, and if I give up my body that I may be burned, and do not have love, I am profited nothing.