Mickiel
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I asked for three scriptures that claim it requires faith to give money, I guess you cannot give them. What has faith to do with giving when you make bad decisions with your money. Who taught you to do that and involve God or any other spiritual reasons to hurt your bank account like that? God is not stupid or demanding of any money from believers.
What do you know of what God asks of others? Sacrificial giving teaches generosity, not selfishness.
Why would God ask you for money that you don't have? I would not even do that to people. You can't even give me scriptures that support your claims. How can you believe things and not show us why in scripture?
Good will sometimes ask for you to give what you don't think you have or can afford to demonstrate His ability to provide. You're thinking solely in your human mind.
Remember, you have been saying this whole time that giving is to be done voluntarily, not according to formula. Now, you do also remember how Jesus praised the widow who gave all she had left in the world, right? And you remember the rich man that Jesus told to sell everything he had and give it all to the poor?
So we know what Jesus thought about giving. It takes faith to give sacrificially.
Note that I'm not saying that all Christians are commanded to give all they have. They're not, but they are commanded to be generous.
If you will this time, can you give us the scriptures where God commands anyone to be generous? I would like to see that.
Deuteronomy 15:10
Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Psalm 112:5
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice;
Proverbs 11:25
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
Proverbs 22:9
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
Luke 11:41
But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
Romans 12:8
if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
2 Corinthians 9:6
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
1 Timothy 6:18
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
I'm sure you can quibble and say they're not absolute commandments, but the idea is clear. God loves generosity, and the fact that you claimed ignorance about what the Bible has to say on the subject tells me that you really don't know that much about it at all.
I know that God does not command anyone to be generous, but you claimed he does. To tell others that God HAS STATED SOMETHING, WHICH HE HAS NOT, is within itself blasphemy; and I realize that you cannot see this, and you cannot admit your wrong because there is something in your mind other than the truth.