𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Christian Stewardship, Giving, and Financial Responsibility in the New Testament The New Testament presents Christian giving and financial stewardship not merely as a matter of personal generosity but as an expression of the gospel, Christian fellowship, responsible work, and concern for the needs of others. Money is treated neither as an inherently evil possession nor as a means of personal advancement. Rather, material resources are placed under the lordship of Christ and understood as gifts entrusted to believers for the service of God and the good of others. Christian stewardship therefore involves both the responsible acquisition of resources through honest work and their faithful distribution according to the purposes of God. One of the clearest expressions of this principle appears in Paul’s instructions concerning the collection for the believers in Jerusalem. In 1 Corinthians 16:1–4, Paul instructs the Corinthian believers to set aside a portion of their resources regularl...