12/15/2023 0 Comments Above all love one another bible verse![]() Matthew 25:44-45: “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’” ![]() Proverbs 22:9: “The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.” ![]() Proverbs 19:17: “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Proverbs 11:25: “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” While it seems counterintuitive, when God stirs our hearts to give and we are obedient to him, we experience satisfaction and become more conformed to the image of Christ, who gave himself for us. Perhaps one of the most well-known lines in Scripture is: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This truth endures in our hearts and minds-even in secular culture-because it is so self-evidently true. She was full of good works and acts of charity.” 3. Aaron and Hur held his hands up-one on one side, one on the other-so that his hands remained steady till sunset.”Īcts 9:36: “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. Here are two examples.Įxodus 17:12: “When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. One of the ways that God shows us how to be generous is by giving us examples of generosity throughout Scripture. Freely you have received freely give.” 2. Matthew 10:8: “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Isaiah 58:10: “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.” Isaiah 25:4: “For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall.” Proverbs 29:7: “A righteous man knows the rights of the poor a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.” Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.” Leviticus 25:35: “If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.”ĭeuteronomy 15:11: “There will always be poor people in the land. ![]() One of the powerful ways that God shows care for the disadvantages is by making it a priority for his people to help them. The all-powerful Creator of the universe sees every need and watches over every single vulnerable person on earth. It is one of his enduring refrains throughout Scripture. Consider these 47 Bible verses and seven themes in Scripture that instruct the church to love God and neighbor by helping others. Scripture is saturated with God’s command to his people to help others, care for the poor, imitate his generosity, and to take a posture of self-sacrifice. We misapply the freeness of God’s grace to us in Christ in such a way that can overshadow the appropriate response to that grace. But we are often slow to embrace this aspect of the Christian life. ![]()
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