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Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. [7] "not reluctantly or under compulsion" (NKJV: "not grudgingly or of necessity"): that is "of his own will and free choice", from one's very heart; not as directed and forced by others. [8]
In his first letter to Timothy, Paul tells rich Christians that they must be "generous and willing to share", [7] and in his second letter to the Corinthians he states that "God loves a cheerful giver". [8] Later Christian tradition further developed the concept [vague] of the virtue of charity. [clarification needed]
In Western Christian beliefs, grace is God's favor, and a "share in the divine life of God". [1] It is a spontaneous gift from God – "generous, free and totally unexpected and undeserved" [2] – that cannot be earned. [3]
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From a psychological point of view, the failure is the immediate result of the failure of feeling God's love. The first two servants are able to see God in a positive perception, as understanding, generous, and kind, while the third servant sees God as harsh, demanding, and critical. [18]
Love can have other meanings in English, but as used in the New Testament it almost always refers to the virtue of caritas. Many times when charity is mentioned in English-language bibles, it refers to "love of God", which is a spiritual love that is extended from God to man and then reflected by man, who is made in the image of God, back to God.
An assurance unto all creatures with love and affection and abstention from every kind of injury, acts of kindness and favor done to a person in distress, whatever gifts are made without the giver's ever thinking of them as gifts made by him, constitute, O chief of Bharata's race, the highest and best of gifts (dāna).
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