Giving in the Bible Part 2: Attitudes & Thanksgiving

This is Part 2 in a 3-post series on Giving. You can check out Part 1 here.

Giving and Our Attitudes

1 Chronicles 29:17...We are to give willingly

Psalm 37:21...righteous people give generously

Proverbs 3:27-28...Don't delay in giving

Proverbs 21:26...The righteous give without sparing

Matthew 6:1-4...We are to secretly give to the needy.

1 Corinthians 13:3...Giving is meaningless, without love. 

2 Corinthians 9:5&7...Gifts should be given generously & thoughtfully...not grudgingly or reluctantly.

Luke 14:33...We are to give up everything to be Christ's disciples.

Thanksgiving

We are to give thanks to God. See multiple places in Scripture like: 1 Chronicles 16:34-35, 1 Chronicles 29:13, Psalm 7:17, Psalm 9:1,Psalm 119:62, (and many more Psalms I'm not including)

Jesus gave thanks. See Matthew 15:36, Matthew 26:26-27, Mark 8:6, Mark 14:22-23, Luke 22:19, Luke 24:30, John 6:23.

Romans 14:6 Give thanks for food.

1 Thessalonians 5:18...Give thanks always