I got all my money back from the charity that I donated it to. So have I made a major sacrifice for the charity? Why or why not?
2006-06-09 09:23:42 · 7 answers · asked by WWJB 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, I'm not African American. I don't see how that matters.
2006-06-09 09:27:20 · update #1
Yes I knew it would be returned, just like Jesus was Godly and knew the future.
2006-06-09 09:28:01 · update #2
I say it's true, you made a temporary sacrifice for the benefit of others. I'm sure that whatever charity or charities you gave to certainly appreciate your gift to them. Unless you are getting it back directly from them and they had no chance to use it, I'm not sure why it would not be considered a sacrifice on your part. You had a choice to not give everything to this charity.
OK, now I see how you tied this in to Jesus rising from the dead 3 days later (2 days ... the number 3 is symbolic for a short period of time, not necessarily 3 exact days ... as 40 is symbolic for a long time, not necessarily 40 exact days). But your question actually reinforces the awesome Power of God and Jesus. You see ... how else can you sacrifice every cent you have and get it all back in 2 days without God's Grace? Sure, you can get different money, maybe rob a bank, or maybe someone owes you money. But you see, out of charity (Love) you gave this, and the ones you gave to were grateful. Now, in their act of charity, or even an act of charity from someone else, you get your money back. Charity is Love. God is Love
A major sacrifice? It's all of your money, I would say yes, that would be major. And it would be major for someone else to do the same for you, would it not? And God's Love (Charity) is infinite, so it is possible for this charity to return to you, perhaps even in greater numbers than what you originally gave. This is what Jesus teaches ... but you may not see it in the form of money ... money is of this world, not of His world. And there is a finite amount of money, so it's very difficult to prove God's Love and use money as an example ... unless you also assume that there is an infinite supply of money, which is a concept that we can't readily grasp. Money would also have to be a blessing that guarantees you salvation, which it does not. So the two don't hold up too well.
Sorry if I answered one question with the other one, but I see how you set that up. It was very clever ... and it's not that you compared apples to oranges ... the analogy was not complete because the properties of money and the properties of sacrificial Love are very much different, virtually at odds with one another on many levels.
2006-06-09 10:20:30 · answer #1 · answered by Earl G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends. Why was it returned? Did you know it was going to be returned? If you gave it up thinking you weren't getting it back, then it was a sacrifice and remains a sacrifice, even if you got it back. If you knew it would be returned, then you weren't sacrificing anything.
2006-06-09 16:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. YOU wouldn't donate anything to anybody.
2006-06-09 18:12:04 · answer #3 · answered by ikwya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both T&F
T coz you donated
F coz you got it back
HUh Lol
2006-06-09 16:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Atheist Eye Candy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRUE....because in being WILLING to give it up you sacrificed a lot...
2006-06-09 16:27:08 · answer #5 · answered by ac28 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay may i ask if you are african american
2006-06-09 16:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by xm_wow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you get it back with interest
2006-06-09 16:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋