The Duty of Giving Away a Stated Proportion of Our IncomePresbyterian Board of Publication, 1857 - 59 |
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... spend upon himself as much as the other must spend on his family , and might inno- 4 MUST ALL GIVE THE SAME PROPORTION ? cently give THE ...
... spend upon himself as much as the other must spend on his family , and might inno- 4 MUST ALL GIVE THE SAME PROPORTION ? cently give THE ...
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... spending fifty thousand a year . A number of servants , retainers , and tradespeople have what amounts to a vested interest in his revenue ; the public have expectations ; and , worst of all , his habits are formed on a costly model ...
... spending fifty thousand a year . A number of servants , retainers , and tradespeople have what amounts to a vested interest in his revenue ; the public have expectations ; and , worst of all , his habits are formed on a costly model ...
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... spending little on his estab- lishment , and giving away a tenth to Him who gives him all . You return to his house when he is fifty . Now he is spending on his establishment ten times as much as before . Why ? Because the Lord " “ hath ...
... spending little on his estab- lishment , and giving away a tenth to Him who gives him all . You return to his house when he is fifty . Now he is spending on his establishment ten times as much as before . Why ? Because the Lord " “ hath ...
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... spend on self - interests more than nine - tenths of his income ; then it follows that It is lawful for a Christian to be more selfish than was lawful for a Jew . This con- clusion may not be agreeable ; but it is clear . Every Jew was ...
... spend on self - interests more than nine - tenths of his income ; then it follows that It is lawful for a Christian to be more selfish than was lawful for a Jew . This con- clusion may not be agreeable ; but it is clear . Every Jew was ...
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... to be pleasing in His sight . It is our positive duty not to give away all ; but to spend suitable proportions of our income in supply- ing our own wants , and those of our families , as GIVING WHAT WE CAN SPARE . 33 also in fulfilling.
... to be pleasing in His sight . It is our positive duty not to give away all ; but to spend suitable proportions of our income in supply- ing our own wants , and those of our families , as GIVING WHAT WE CAN SPARE . 33 also in fulfilling.
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Strona 12 - There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more •than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty.
Strona 12 - A faithful man shall abound with blessings : but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be 'innocent.
Strona 7 - Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Strona 55 - Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Strona 15 - And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil ? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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Strona 13 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Strona 57 - Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire.
Strona 14 - And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly ; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.