RHBC 176: Christianity's Impact on Charity and Giving
Transcript of RHBC 176: Christianity's Impact on Charity and Giving
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“Christianity’s Impact on Charity and Giving”
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Pope Francis with Fidel
Castro
Pope Francis with Raul
Castro
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Pope Francis addressing Congress
Pope Francis arriving at the
Shelter
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I. The Basis of Christian Charity and Giving (Matt. 25:33-36)
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1. The Lord Jesus expects and requires us to give.
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2. The Lord Jesus wants us to give for the right reasons.
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3. The Lord Jesus wants us to practice benevolent or charitable giving
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4. The Lord Jesus reminds us that our giving is ultimately to the all-seeing heavenly Father.
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5. The Bible teaches that Christian giving is an act of worship.
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6. The Bible teaches that Christian giving should be done in light of the incarnation.
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7. The Bible teaches that Christian giving should be done in accordance with our means
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8. The Bible teaches that the bounty of God’s blessings to us is connected to the bounty of our Christian giving.
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9. The Bible teaches that Christian giving must be willing giving, from the heart.
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10.The Bible teaches that Christian giving ought to be cheerful giving.
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II. The Beginning of Christian Charity and Giving.
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Development & Maintenance of Christian
Charity & Compassion• Created a diaconia that cared for widows (Acts 6:1-7)
• Furnished matricula (church lists of needy persons)
• Established common treasuries to aid the needy (1 Corinthians 16:2)
• Formed collegia, soladitates, or factionis (voluntary associations) to aid the
unfortunate
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• Provided for orphans:-Godparents at baptism
(care for their orphaned godchildren)
-Helped solicited by bishops- Orphanotrophia introduced (buildings for
orphans)-Brephotrophia established (buildings for
foundlings)
•Introduced morotrophia (mental asylums)
•Established nosocomia, (first
institutions that served only the sick)
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• Constructed xenodochia
(buildings that housed strangers, travelers and the sick.
• Operated ptochia (institutions for the
poor)• Introduced gerontocomia
(institutions for the aged)
• Established typholocomia (institutions for the blind
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• Provided medical care by Knights Hospitalers of St. John
during the Crusades
• Provided health care for lepers by Hopsitalers of St. Lazarus
during the Crusades
• Maintained voluntary associations
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• Passed child labor laws
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III. The Benefits of Christian Charity and Giving (Matthew 6:19-21)
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1. Giving Shows Love and Gratitude for Jesus Christ
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2. Giving Builds and Sustains Christ’s Church
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3. Giving Helps Fulfill the Great Commission
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4. Giving is a Form of Worship
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5. Giving is a Form of Fellowship
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6. Giving Testifies of a Changed Life and a Concern for Others.
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7. Giving Supports the Ministry that Supports Us.
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“It is by divine design that local churches provide the primary
context in which Christians are to use their material
possessions to further the work of God’s kingdom.”
--Gene Getz