Comments on: Cheerful Givers http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2010/01/cheerful-givers/ Musings on Christianity Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kansas Bob http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2010/01/cheerful-givers/comment-page-1/#comment-2977 Kansas Bob Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:57:49 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=1046#comment-2977 If one cannot give cheerfully to Haiti relief or to help homeless folks then I would have to question their motive for giving. I think that we are most like God when we help those who are most helpless. If one cannot give cheerfully to Haiti relief or to help homeless folks then I would have to question their motive for giving. I think that we are most like God when we help those who are most helpless.

]]> By: spiritualtramp http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2010/01/cheerful-givers/comment-page-1/#comment-2976 spiritualtramp Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:50:56 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=1046#comment-2976 Charitable unfortunately isn't always cheerful. I (obviously) agree with you re: tithing as tax. Charitable unfortunately isn't always cheerful. I (obviously) agree with you re: tithing as tax.

]]> By: Kansas Bob http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/2010/01/cheerful-givers/comment-page-1/#comment-2973 Kansas Bob Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:40:01 +0000 http://www.spiritualtramp.com/blog/?p=1046#comment-2973 Cheerful and Charity both begin with "Ch".. maybe charitable giving = cheerful giving? Nobody enjoys giving to the Rotary Club unless they enjoy the meetings.. of course those folks also do some charitable works :)<br><br>And I have always affirmed that tithing was a legal requirement of Israel much like taxes are in our country.. no such legalistic requirement exists for Christians. Cheerful and Charity both begin with “Ch”.. maybe charitable giving = cheerful giving? Nobody enjoys giving to the Rotary Club unless they enjoy the meetings.. of course those folks also do some charitable works :)

And I have always affirmed that tithing was a legal requirement of Israel much like taxes are in our country.. no such legalistic requirement exists for Christians.

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