Why do people give money to churches?
Let us first make it clear that those who are new to the church or who are still exploring Christianity are not expected to give financially to the church. However, those who are followers of Christ and who have decided that this is their community are expected to give faithfully back to God through the church. Why do we expect this? We have this expectation because we believe that the local church is Gods primary way of working in the world. In the local church, people learn to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Following Christ means having ones whole life submitted to Him. This includes growing into a person whose heart, soul, mind and body all imitate the life of Jesus. It also includes viewing all of our relationships and possessions as gifts from God to be used for His glory. In response to Gods generosity toward us by giving us His Son Jesus, we give back to him just a small portion of our financial resources. We do this as an admission that all we have is Gods in the fir
