Seite 8 - Counsels on Stewardship (1940)

Contents
Information about this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Section 1—Heaven’s Law of Benevolence and Its Purpose . . . . . . 13
Chapter 1—Coworkers With God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2—Our Bountiful Benefactor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Continual Recipients to Give Continually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Only Way to Manifest Gratitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Paul’s Argument Against Selfishness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3—Why God Employs Men as His Almoners . . . . . . . . 20
The Fruit of Seeking Gain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Our Greatest Conflict With Self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
A Foul Blot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Our Possessions Ony in Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
To Awaken Attributes of Christ’s Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
The Highest Honor, the Greatest Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4—The Conflicting Principles of Christ and Satan . . . . 24
An Unequal Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Keynote of Christ’s Teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Fruits of Selfishness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Death to All Piety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 5—Beneficence Where Christ Abides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
When Christ Is Enthroned in the Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Covetousness and Avarice Overcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 6—Preaching Practical Sermons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
The Most Difficult Sermon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Expands the Heart, Unites With Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Giving With Cheerful Alacrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
For Further Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Section 2—God’s Work and Its Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 7—The Lord’s Work to Be Maintained . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
A Privilege and a Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Support Foreign Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The Work Must Not Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Chapter 8—Wholehearted Attachment to the Church . . . . . . . . . 40
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