RHBC 176: Christianity's Impact on Charity and Giving

2. “Christianity’s Impact on
Charity and Giving”

3. Pope Francis
with Fidel Castro
Pope Francis with
Raul Castro

4. Pope Francis
addressing
Congress
Pope Francis
arriving at the
Shelter

5. I. The Basis of Christian Charity and
Giving (Matt. 25:33-36)

6. 1. The Lord Jesus expects and
requires us to give.

7. 2. The Lord Jesus wants us to give
for the right reasons.

8. 3. The Lord Jesus wants us to
practice benevolent or
charitable giving

9. 4. The Lord Jesus reminds us that our
giving is ultimately to the all-seeing
heavenly Father.

10. 5. The Bible teaches that Christian
giving is an act of worship.

11. 6. The Bible teaches that Christian
giving should be done in light of the
incarnation.

12. 7. The Bible teaches that Christian
giving should be done in accordance
with our means

13. 8. The Bible teaches that the bounty of
God’s blessings to us is connected to
the bounty of our Christian giving.

14. 9. The Bible teaches that Christian
giving must be willing giving, from
the heart.

15. 10. The Bible teaches that Christian
giving ought to be cheerful giving.

16. II. The Beginning of Christian Charity and
Giving.

18. Development & Maintenance of Christian
Charity & Compassion
• Created a diaconia that cared for widows (Acts 6:1-
7)
• Furnished matricula (church lists of needy persons)
• Established common treasuries to aid the needy
(1 Corinthians 16:2)
• Formed collegia, soladitates, or factionis
(voluntary associations) to aid the unfortunate

19. • Provided for orphans:
-Godparents at baptism
(care for their orphaned godchildren)
-Helped solicited by bishops
- Orphanotrophia introduced (buildings for orphans)
-Brephotrophia established (buildings for foundlings)
•Introduced morotrophia (mental asylums)
•Established nosocomia,
(first institutions that served only the
sick)

20. • Constructed xenodochia
(buildings that housed
strangers, travelers and the sick.
• Operated ptochia
(institutions for the poor)
• Introduced gerontocomia
(institutions for the aged)
• Established typholocomia
(institutions for the blind

21. • Provided medical care by Knights
Hospitalers of St. John during the
Crusades
• Provided health care for lepers by
Hopsitalers of St. Lazarus during the
Crusades
• Maintained voluntary associations

22. • Passed child labor laws

23. III. The Benefits of Christian Charity and
Giving (Matthew 6:19-21)

24. 1. Giving Shows Love and Gratitude
for Jesus Christ

25. 2. Giving Builds and Sustains Christ’s
Church

26. 3. Giving Helps Fulfill the Great
Commission

27. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
The Heart of Southern Baptist Missions &
Ministries
73.2% World Missions Ministries
IMB (50.41%)
NAMB (22.79%)
22.16% Theological Education
Ministries
Seminaries (21.92%)
Library & Archives (.24%)
2.99% SBC Operating Budget
1.65% Christian Ethics and Religious Liberty Ministries
ERLC

28. 4. Giving is a Form of Worship

29. 5. Giving is a Form of Fellowship

30. 6. Giving Testifies of a Changed Life
and a Concern for Others.

31. 7. Giving Supports the Ministry that
Supports Us.

32. “It is by divine design that local churches
provide the primary context in
which Christians are to use their
material possessions to further the
work of God’s kingdom.”
--Gene Getz