Gospel Giving vs. Guilt Giving
Some instructive words from Tim Keller on having grace rather than guilt motive you to give:
Often books and speakers tell Christians that they should help the needy because they have so much. That is, of course, quite true. Common sense tells us that, if human beings are to live together on the planet, there should be a constant sharing of resources. So when the statistics are brought out to show Americans how much of the world’s resources we use, it creates (rightly) a sense of concern for those with less than ourselves.
But this approach is very limited in its motivating power. Ultimately it produces guilt…The Bible does not use the guilt-producing motivation, yet it powerfully argues for the ministry of mercy.
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