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The law here must have been, as with St. Paul," if any would not work, neither should he eat" 2 Thessalonians 3: There is nothing said as to the share to be allotted to juveniles: The lessons of all this and its importance as a part of the spiritual education of Israel, are very obvious. It taught - 1. That what is of Divine gift is meant for common benefit.
How did God supply that most needed resource of all – food – to the children of Israel as they roamed around the desert? He supplied them with manna, white. The Manna Principle - Kindle edition by Mark Kellner. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks.
The individual is entitled to his share in it; but he is not entitled selfishly to enrich himself, while others are in need. He gets that he may give. There was to be a heavenly communism practised in respect of the manna, in the same way as a common property is recognised in light and air, and the other free gifts of nature. This applies to intellectual and spiritual wealth. We are not to rest till all have shared in it according to their God-given capacity.
That in the Church of Christ it is the duty of the stronger to help the weaker, and of the richer to help the poorer. This is the lesson drawn from the passage by St.
Paul in 2 Corinthians 8: It is presumed in his teaching, first, that there is the "willing mind," in which case a gift "is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not" ver. Each gatherer of the manna was honestly to do his part, and put what he could into the common stock. The end is not, secondly, that other men be eased, and the Corinthians burdened ver. But, each doing what he can, the design is, thirdly, that the abundance of one may be a supply, for the deficiency of another, that so there may he equality ver.
This is a principle of wide application in Church finance, and also in the aiding of the poor. Strong congregations should not be slow to aid weak ones, that the work of the latter may go on more smoothly, and their ministers may at least be able to subsist comfortably. The Scottish Free Church has given a praiseworthy illustration of this principle in her noble "Sustentation Fund. That where a helpful spirit is shown by each towards all, there will be found no lack of what is needful for any.
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Comments containing shouting use of capital letters will not be posted. Second, the Exodus passage gives instructions to the Israelites to not try and store up multiple days of manna for security. The account of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their subsequent wandering in the wilderness for forty years was formative to both Israel and to modern followers of Christ. Does the item present thoughts or ideas which dig deeper, beyond the obvious or superficial? The Beauty Of Diligence. The more you supply others in the Lord, you will realise the power to create wealth within you even more than others and you will be a more effective blessing than others. Many of us want to gather more and had nothing left over, because in gathering more you are obviously better nourished and in a greater position to give than he or she who gathers less.
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Consider writing for C; we are always looking for new contributors, both regular and one-time. So Moses was angry with them. And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. This has certainly been my experience and that of many mature Christian leaders I have spoken to. The World or rather, the prince of this World , the devil — John We return to the original conversation at the head of this chapter, that of the transference of ministries, from fathers to sons. He had built up his empire from scratch and wanted to leave it in safe hands with the only people who would be guaranteed loyal to him, his own children.
There is also the question of legacy and looking after the next generation, an inbuilt instinct for all parents.
Firstly, there should be not the slightest whiff of empire-building or of self-promotion. Neither should it be a legacy for your children, because it is not yours to give! It flows from the major symptom of how the Church has followed a Greek rather than a Hebraic path, particularly in recent years.
Be honest as you really think hard about this. All ministries birthed by a vision will have set out to serve God, but what about now?