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.
Princípios de generosidade
Honra ao Senhor com as tuas primícias. Não negues o bem a quem o merece. A alma generosa prosperará.
Honor the Lord with thy just labors,
And give him the first of thy fruits of righteousness:
Forbear not to do good to the poor,
Whensoever thy hand may have power to help him.
Every sincere soul is blessed:
But a passionate man is not graceful.
A man’s gift enlarges him,
And seats him among princes.
An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day:
But the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
The year is completed, and ye have brought all the produce into the storehouses; but there shall be the plunder thereof in its house: return now on this behalf, saith the Lord Almighty, see if I will not open to you the torrents of heaven, and pour out my blessing upon you, until ye are satisfied.
O ensino de Jesus
Quando deres esmola, não toque a trombeta. A generosidade do coração importa mais que a grandeza do donativo.
For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger;
There is no peace to my bones because of my sins.
They that reward evil for good slandered me;
Because I followed righteousness.
But who am I, and what is my people, that we have been able to be thus forward in offering to thee? for all things are thine, and of thine own have we given thee,