I am a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a business person, I am interested in the differences between the Christian marketplace and God’s gift economy. My twitter page is  http://twitter.com/money_ministry

To me, the matter is quite serious. God’s gift economy is extremely expensive to God, but it is to be delivered to the recipient for free, no price. In the business world we have easy examples: the florist industry, the greeting card industry, can be expensive but the recipient is not asked to pay a price. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduation gifts, 100% the recipient is not asked to pay any price.

The very last instruction in the Bible is God’s invitation to come “without having to pay a price.” (Rev 22:17) That instruction is followed by a strong warning to those who add or subtract. When Christian leaders charge a price for the delivery of any ministry, they are adding the price of money onto the gift of God. That concerns me.

Everything that we have through our Lord Jesus Christ is a gift and is to be shared, delivered as a free gift. Charging a price makes it no longer a gift.

I am open to feedback, comments.

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