Our Bountiful Benefactor
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for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be
rich.”
Here is the apostle’s mighty argument. It is not the commandment
of Paul, but of the Lord Jesus Christ....
How great was the gift of God to man, and how like our God to
make it! With a liberality that can never be exceeded He gave, that
He might save the rebellious sons of men and bring them to see His
purpose and discern His love. Will you, by your gifts and offerings,
show that you think nothing too good for Him who “gave His only-
begotten Son”?—
The Review and Herald, May 15, 1900
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The spirit of liberality is the spirit of heaven. The spirit of self-
ishness is the spirit of Satan.—
The Review and Herald, October 17,
1882
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