CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITIES (3)

If there is a greater responsibility a Christian has, it is to give. All things belong to God, the Creator; He has given us all that is good (Psalm 24:1, 2). He has given each person the health, intelligence, and talents that he uses to do his job. Therefore, Christian should regard his money as belonging to God and be a trustworthy steward of the possessions that have been placed in his care (1 Corinthians 4:2). God has given the Christian the right to decide how to use his material possessions (Acts 5:3, 4), but one choice He requires Christians to make is to give (1 Corinthians 16:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 8; 9). Those with money are to “do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed” (1 Timothy 6:17–19).