TSK · Matthew 25:35

Abraham looked up and saw three men standing across from him. When he saw them he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;

But no stranger had to spend the night outside, for I opened my doors to the traveler–

Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,

He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.

And the king will answer them,‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.

Some thought that, because Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him to buy whatever they needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.)

Peter Raises Dorcas Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha(which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.

Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus the city treasurer and our brother Quartus greet you.

But as you excel in everything– in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the love from us that is in you– make sure that you excel in this act of kindness too.

The one who steals must steal no longer; instead he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.

Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.