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David Platt, Radical

"'In light of the fact that you have a God in Heaven who is set on caring for you as a shepherd does his sheep, as a father does his children, and as a king does who is passing on an entire kingdom, don't be anxious. Sell your possessions, give to the poor, and don't worry. Your God--your Shepherd, you Father, your King--has everything under control'" (123).

"'... there is never going to come a day when I stand before God and He looks at me and says, "I wish you'd kept more for yourself"'" (123).

Calvin once said... half... the church's funds should be allotted... for the poor" (compare with church budgets today.) (128-129).

"'What would happen... if we stopped asking how much we could spare and started asking how much it was going to take?" Stop giving scraps; start giving surplus (130).

"Where is the line between responsible saving... and irresponsible hoarding...? (137)

I can stand with the starving or with the overfed.... I can embrace Jesus while I give away my wealth or walk away from Him while I hoard my wealth" (140).