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The Support of Missions, August 24
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute,
willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good
foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal
life.
1 Timothy 6:18, 19
.
The mission of the church of Christ is to save perishing sinners. It is to
make known the love of God to men, and to win them to Christ by the efficacy
of that love. The truth for this time must be carried into the dark corners of
the earth, and this work may begin at home.
The followers of Christ should not live selfish lives; but, imbued with the
Spirit of Christ, they should work in harmony with Him.
He has given His people a plan for raising sums sufficient to make the
enterprise self-sustaining. God’s plan in the tithing system is beautiful in its
simplicity and equality. All may take hold of it in faith and courage, for it
is of divine origin. In it are combined simplicity and utility, and it does not
require depth of learning to understand and execute it.
All may feel that they can act a part in carrying forward the precious work
of salvation. Every man, woman, and youth may become a treasurer for God;
and there would be no want of means with which to carry forward the great
work of sounding the last message of warning to the [world].
The treasury will be full if all adopt this system, and the contributors will
be left none the poorer. Through every investment made they will become
more wedded to the cause of present truth. They will be “laying up in store
for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay
hold on eternal life” (
1 Timothy 6:19
).
If the plan of systematic benevolence was adopted by every individual
and fully carried out, there would be a constant supply in the treasury. The
income would flow in like a steady stream constantly supplied by overflowing
springs of benevolence.—
East Michigan Banner, January 18, 1905
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