http://www.providentplan.com/63/personal-finance-in-the-bible-luke-630/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=personal-finance-in-the-bible-luke-630 Personal Finance for Life in the Kingdom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.providentplan.com/63/personal-finance-in-the-bible-luke-630/#comment-9927 Paul Williams Wed, 15 Sep 2010 03:13:47 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=63#comment-9927 Thanks for your comment, Carol! I guess when I say without condition I don't mean that we should avoid discernment. I just want to clarify that. Though it does sound like that's what you mean, too. My intention was that we should give without expecting anything back - no strings. I do not think that Jesus meant we should give without considering the person's situation and best interests. Check out my article "<a href="http://www.providentplan.com/1944/should-i-give-to-everyone-who-asks/" rel="nofollow">Should I Give to Everyone Who Asks?</a>" for more on that topic. Thanks for your comment, Carol! I guess when I say without condition I don’t mean that we should avoid discernment. I just want to clarify that. Though it does sound like that’s what you mean, too. My intention was that we should give without expecting anything back – no strings. I do not think that Jesus meant we should give without considering the person’s situation and best interests. Check out my article “Should I Give to Everyone Who Asks?” for more on that topic.

]]> http://www.providentplan.com/63/personal-finance-in-the-bible-luke-630/#comment-9921 Carol@inthetrenches Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:13:17 +0000 http://www.providentplan.com/?p=63#comment-9921 I appreciate how you emphasized "without condition". This frees us to give as the Lord leads. So often we become aware that what was given was not used wisely and for those situations we need to be cautious (pearls before swine). Without condition enables us to make prayerful gifts of time and money and then go on. I appreciate how you emphasized “without condition”. This frees us to give as the Lord leads. So often we become aware that what was given was not used wisely and for those situations we need to be cautious (pearls before swine). Without condition enables us to make prayerful gifts of time and money and then go on.

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