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In the church of God, we are guided by the spirit of God and we are to do things voluntarily in the church of God.
Isiah1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land.
Godβs reward is always good for the people who are willing to obey.
Numbers 30:2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
Contributions in church should be according to conscience, it should not be forced.
2cor9:7 Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2Cor 8:3 For to their power, I bear record, yea and beyond their power they were willing of themselves.
Mark12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury and watched the multitude putting money into the treasury, many people put in large sums and a poor widow came and put in two corper coins, which make a penny.
Voluntary collections should be made on the first day of the week.
Phil4:15 Now ye philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me concerning giving and receiving except you.
Acts4:36 And Joses who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, which is, being Son of encouragement, a Levite, a native of Cyprus sold the field which belonged to him and brought the money and laid it at the apostlesβ feet.
Thanksgiving is a form of offering that we need to give unto God, it is acceptable by God.
In the church of God, money willingly contributed by members are not used for selfish purposes but it is used for the work of God.
It is used to propagate the gospel, give to the needy.
When we give to the needy, it should be between us and God alone, and we should not announce our act of kindness to the public.
Preachers of Godβs word must learn to use the offering paid by members to propagate the word of God. Build free educations for those who cannot afford it, give to the orphans and widows as well.
The church should not be seen as a business to propagate personal finance, but an opportunity to raise funds for those who are less privileged and by so doing, spread the gospel of Christ.
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