The believer receives his blessings when he gives as well as the sinner. The most important thing is the disposition of your heart when giving. If you give when you are not saved, you do it out of your own financial struggles and stress, and sometimes you can feel like reclaiming it back. But if you give when you are a born-again person who is being led by the Holy Spirit, you do it out of your will, proper understanding and respect for God as well as a way of serving God.
Now because both a sinner and a born again persons can all benefit after giving, this doesn't mean that one should continue to live in sin because they are both blessed together with believers when they give.
Giving will only bring you earthly blessings as a sinner and not eternity with God. Remember your eternity with God is the most essential thing a human being can have.
Of what use is earthly blessings without eternal hope with God?
Some people will give their way to hell. They will support church projects and still not secure a place in heaven for themselves because they are after boasting and showing off their wealth to others.
Always remember Cornelius in the Bible. His giving got to God in heaven. God had to send Apostle Peter to him to tell him about the message of salvation so that he can be saved
God knew that his good heart and philanthropism will not take him to heaven without salvation experience
Out of His divine mercy, He sent the apostle to him. God was telling Cornelius....see ooo , I know you are a giver, you give alms to the poor. I like it but they are not enough to secure an eternal life
If alms giving was enough,then I would not have sent my Son to die. I respect the principle and laws of giving but I don't joke with my son's death on the Cross of Calvary
So, Cornelius you must be born again aside alms giving.
It is being born again that secures eternal life and not giving only. Giving is a by-product of eternal life or holy spirit led life.
......And so Cornelius obeyed God and surrendered himself to God
You must balance the equation, don't be born again without being a GIVER and don't be a GIVER without being born again. You can be the TWO. Being a giver who is not born-again means you lack some wisdom because what then guarantees your giving. It's only God who can guarantee your giving and ensure that the blessings attached to giving comes upon your life.
Give but in all your giving ,don't forget the place of repentance if you are not born again. Repent off your sins and ask God in Jesus name to save you so that you can walk in the presence of God and enjoy all the benefit blessed pronounced by God. And If you are a born again Christian, then continue to give and you will see the promises of God being accomplished upon your life and you will be among those people living with an outstanding giving testimony.
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