Service Is Not Complete Without Money Offering?
I know you must have heard some say that service is not complete without 'money offering', that you are not to appear before God empty handed. Do you know the implication of such an assertion in the light of scriptures in the new testament? It means our priestly service to God is not complete without offering money. Very grievous words! Many carelessly & ignorantly make such statements not knowing the implications thereof. Scripture clearly shows that whatever we offer to God in our priestly service is by Christ Jesus; whether we offer praise, thanksgiving, prayer, doing good by the communication of our substance, it is by Christ and it is acceptable to God by Christ. See Hebrews 13:15 & 1st Peter 2:5. Now scripture also shows that we are complete in Christ(Colossians 2:10), and this is not by anything we did or could do but by the grace of God which has placed us in Christ, so whatever priestly service we offer to God by him is complete. When we offer praises or thank...