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The Ministry of Prosperity--"There Should Be No Poor Among You" (Dt. 15:4) Are you aware of the fact that God wants to bless us financially? He wants us to function and abound as a loving, faithful, knowledgeable, scripture-referencing, economic organism without being in bondage to, but rather fulfilling His lending and repayment, and rule provisions. I don't want to seem to impose legalistic rules upon you as the Israelites were once subject to, but the beauty and grace of the idea of giving and release of debts should carry over into our New Covenant theology, and our lives should exemplify equal or surpassing care for one another. If we are willing to respond and use our finances according to the generous giving (lending) without grudging that is taught in the O. T., and the services of alms and grace in the NT..: (II Cor. 9:7, 8; 8:1-9:15), God can sustain and bless us because He wants us to prosper. I'm not making this stuff up--it's wonderful! Look what the Scripture says, "However, there should be no poor among you, for in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess as your inheritance, he will richly bless you, if only you fully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all these commands I am giving you today" (Dt. 15:4, 5). God wants His people (Christians) to look after the needs of other Christians so that there won't be any poor among us! So what does the Scripture say? "If there is a poor man among your brothers in any of the towns of the land that the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother. Rather be openhanded and freely lend him whatever he needs" (Dt. 15:7, 8). I believe it makes sense to think of the body of Christ as a large, growing family spread out among every nation. Since we are a family (a supernatural family--the members born of God), we have a natural responsibility to take care of one another. We should prefer God's instruction (parental guidance) above any other instruction. But if we can't take care of our own members how can we take care of anyone else? We also have a responsibility not to comply with those that want to share our material increase but do not want to obey God's commandments; rather, we should reprove them. The way Christians obey God and care for one another should be an inviting demonstration to others, in so much, that they would want to be part of us. |
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