The Grace of Giving: Money and the Gospel
By Stott, John; Wright and Chris
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In The Grace of Giving, John Stott takes you through the Apostle Paul’s teaching on giving. He’ll help you answer questions about when to give, what to give, and in what spirit. These 10 principles of Christian giving offer sound guidelines for you as you make decisions about finances.
Chris Wright’s The Risky Business of Handling Money, now included, walks us through familiar Bible passages, raising questions about how we let biblical models shape our approach to financial responsibility. The Apostle Paul sets a clear standard for the church, and the principles easily transfer to any charity or organization.
Produced in partnership with the Lausanne Library.
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The Grace of Giving: Money and the Gospel (eBook edition)
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The Grace of Giving
© 2004 John Stott’s Literary Executors
This booklet arose from an exposition by John Stott of 2 Corinthians 8 & 9 entitled Ten Principles of Christian Giving. It was delivered first at The Gathering in San Diego in 1998, and later repeated at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London. It was first published in the USA in 2003 by Generous Giving and is reproduced here, slightly expanded, by kind permission of the author.
The Gift of Accountability: A Short Guide to Financial Accountability
© 2013 Christopher J H Wright
eBook ISBN 978-1-68307-177-8
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First eBook edition — January 2018
Royalties have kindly been donated to support the publishing ministry of the Lausanne Movement.
Cover design by John Ruffin
Contents
Copyright
Foreword
THE GRACE OF GIVING
Introduction
1. Christian giving is an expression of the grace of God
2. Christian giving can be a charisma, that is a gift of the Spirit
3. Christian giving is inspired by the cross of Christ
4. Christian giving is proportionate giving
5. Christian giving contributes to equality
6. Christian giving must be carefully supervised
7. Christian giving can be stimulated by a little friendly competition
8. Christian giving resembles a harvest
9. Christian giving has symbolic significance
10. Christian giving promotes thanksgiving to God
To conclude
THE GIFT OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Author’s Preface
1. Financial support for the poor is integral to biblical mission
2. Financial administration is a stewardship of grace and obedience
3. Financial appeals require advance planning
4. Financial temptations call for ‘safety in numbers’
5. Financial accountability demands transparency before God and man
6. Financial trustworthiness is an apostolic honour to Christ
Questions for Reflection
Recommended Reading
Lausanne Movement
Foreword
This is an unusual little volume. Two writers look at the same passages from the Apostle Paul, and draw out complementary principles on handling money. John Stott focuses on Paul’s teaching on giving, Chris Wright on accountability. I can testify to the personal integrity of both authors; and to their deep desire not only to live by these principles, but to share them in a relevant way with God’s people around the world.
We need to see our giving as a response to God’s own generosity. There is a pastoral feel to John Stott’s writing—sometimes, as he says, it may be right to reduce our giving. We should always give thoughtfully, and keep our giving under review.
Churches tend to associate Paul’s teaching here only with a call to give. I hope this short book will help to change that, for these scriptures teach much more. The six principles of accountability that Chris Wright highlights are