Giving
The book of Acts reveals a biblical community of sacrificial givers.
The goal is not Christian communism, rather, a body of Christ that reflects the sacrificial giving of their Savior. Jesus once told his disciples that the poor would always be with us (Mark 14:7). At Restoration, we hold up the gospel. We hold up Jesus, who though He existed as God, emptied Himself and humbly took the form of a servant, pouring out His life for others (Phil. 2:5-8).
Until the consummation of our hope and the return of Jesus, the world in which we live will continue to consist of haves and have-nots. In the meantime, there is no “law of giving” that we hold over the believer. The tithe is the jumping off point/the starting block from the law; but grace abounds, always exceeding the law. At Restoration, we believe that the follower of Christ should fight and flee from idols of culture, intentionally building margin into their lives – time margin, resource margin, and financial margin that enables them to sacrificially give, starting with the immediate needs of their local church body and community.
The goal is not Christian communism, rather, a body of Christ that reflects the sacrificial giving of their Savior. Jesus once told his disciples that the poor would always be with us (Mark 14:7). At Restoration, we hold up the gospel. We hold up Jesus, who though He existed as God, emptied Himself and humbly took the form of a servant, pouring out His life for others (Phil. 2:5-8).
Until the consummation of our hope and the return of Jesus, the world in which we live will continue to consist of haves and have-nots. In the meantime, there is no “law of giving” that we hold over the believer. The tithe is the jumping off point/the starting block from the law; but grace abounds, always exceeding the law. At Restoration, we believe that the follower of Christ should fight and flee from idols of culture, intentionally building margin into their lives – time margin, resource margin, and financial margin that enables them to sacrificially give, starting with the immediate needs of their local church body and community.