philippians 4:14-16
yet it was kind of you to share in my trouble. And you philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again.
The giving of financial/material/physical aid is referred to as "sharing in trouble", "partnership in giving and receiving", "help". Are these the things that mark our Christian communities? Why are Christians know for being stingy rather than financially generous? It's because we don't recognise that everything is a gift. We don't believe God is sovereign - and so I think I need to look after myself. And we don't believe that God is good - we don't trust that God's plan is for our good. The worst thing that most people can imagine is that god would ask them to give away their money!
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