{"id":25075,"date":"2020-03-04T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=25075"},"modified":"2022-07-27T15:05:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T19:05:01","slug":"benevolence-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/benevolence-a-priority.htm","title":{"rendered":"Benevolence a Priority?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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To fulfill our purpose to love others (Matt. 22:39), we must consider ways to demonstrate that love. Benevolence, the practical meeting of people’s needs, provides a means of loving others. Hence, benevolence should be a priority for God’s people.<\/p>\n

5 Biblical Reasons to Make Benevolence a Priority<\/h2>\n

If we page through Scripture, we’ll find plenty of other reasons to make benevolence a priority.<\/p>\n

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  1. God cares about the poor and oppressed. (Ps. 10:14, 17-18; 35:10; 140:12; 146:5-9; Prov. 22:2, 22-23)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. What we do for the poor is likened to doing it for the Lord. (Prov. 17:5; 19:17; Matt. 25:31-46)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. We see benevolence modeled in the Old Testament. (Lev. 25:1-55; Deut. 14:28-29; 24:19-21)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Jesus’ own life is an example of benevolent living for others. (2 Cor. 8:9; Phil. 2:5-7)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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          1. We find an example of its priority in the Early Church. (Acts 2:44-45; 4:32-37; 5:1-11; 6:1-7)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Certainly these reasons should motivate us to make benevolence a priority. But, let’s remember that God wants it to be more than merely fulfilling our duty. To Him, it’s about truly loving people.<\/p>\n

            If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. (1 Cor. 13:3)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

            The Church Purpose Manual<\/strong><\/a> includes the above content along with more about this priority as well as other ways we can live out our purpose to love God and people.<\/p>\n

            More:<\/strong> Benevolence Resources & Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            To fulfill our purpose to love others (Matt. 22:39), we must consider ways to demonstrate that love. Benevolence, the practical meeting of people\u2019s needs, provides a means of loving others. Hence, benevolence should be a priority for God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

            5 Biblical Reasons Benevolence Should be a Priority<\/p>\n

            If we page through Scripture, we\u2019ll find plenty of other reasons to make benevolence a priority. . . . Continue reading Benevolence a Priority?<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benevolence-caring"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t