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how do other biblical texts like the gospels connect generosity with abundance or blessing?

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Luke 6:38

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given into your bosom. For with the same measure with which you measure it will be measured to you again.””

This passage comes from Jesus's Sermon on the Plain, a collection of his teachings recorded by Luke. Here, Jesus is instructing his disciples on how to live in community, emphasizing generosity, forgiveness, and love, even towards enemies.

What might it look like to truly trust in the 'good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over' in your own giving?

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Matthew 6:1-4
Jesus teaches that generosity should be done without seeking human recognition.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Paul speaks of cheerful giving leading to abundant provision for every good work.
Proverbs 11:24-25
The Old Testament wisdom tradition also links generous giving with increasing prosperity.

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