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Giving: Rules For Matthew 6:1–4

“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. / So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

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Giving: Rules For 1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.

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Giving: Rules For 2 Corinthians 8:11, 12, 14

Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means. / For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.

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Giving: Rules For 2 Corinthians 9:6, 7

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

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