Baptist Questions, Baptist Answers “God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a spiritual debtorship to the whole world, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a binding stewardship in their possessions. They are therefore under obligation to serve Him with… Continue reading What do Southern Baptists believe about Stewardship?
Tag: Stewardship
Money Matters in Church
A focal point is something we acutely need in order to negotiate the maze of choices and all the tugs-both internal and external-concerning money and possessions. In his book Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster suggests, Inwardly modern man is fractured and fragmented. He is trapped in a maze of competing attachments. One moment he makes… Continue reading Money Matters in Church
The Story Money Tells
Money is a litmus test of our true character. It is an index of our spiritual life. Our stewardship of money tells a deep and consequential story. It forms our biography. In a sense, how we relate to money and possessions is the story of our lives. If this is true of all men in… Continue reading The Story Money Tells
Stewardship: A Token of Gratitude.
Stewardship is taking care of the things God has given us, and managing them well. Here Abraham gives money, a tythe back to God. OK, question time, but first read the entire chapter of Genesis 14.
What happened here? Abram is in conversation with a local priest of God named Melchisidek. The first phrase is the tale end of the words being spoken by this high priest. “blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” The short answer is that we give back to God not only for what he has given but also for the protection he offers to us.
Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” Often I have examined… Continue reading Man: Image of God. Genesis 1:26
Wealth with Responsibility. James 5:1-6.
James 5:1-6. 5:1. Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! 5:2. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 5:3. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped up… Continue reading Wealth with Responsibility. James 5:1-6.