Jesus said give to God or to the church?

Question

I remember that Jesus said that "anything you did for your brother you have done unto me"(where is that, btw?)

So in reference to giving to God, does that mean you should give to your fellow man or to your church?

If I knew what an alm was it'd help. But the rest is very useful. ty

Now I know.

alms /ɑmz/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahmz] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun (used with a singular or plural verb) money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity: The hands of the beggars were outstretched for alms.

Answer 1

God does not say that giving to your fellow man is the same as giving to Him. Neither does He say to give to the church, the church not yet having been established.

What He does say is, "But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things (physical needs) shall be added to you.
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12:31 & 32, NKJV).
But then He goes on to say, "Sell what you have (how about THAT?)and give alms: provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." "

Does that help??

Answer 2

In both direction

"Let your tenths come into the store-house so that there may be food in my house, and put me to the test by doing so, says the Lord of armies, and see if I do not make the windows of heaven open and send down such a blessing on you that there is no room for it. "

The store-house is the house of God which mean the Church

so the tenths for Church and givings for people as God directed u not as u wanted to.

Answer 3

to give to God is giving to the church we are the body of Christ you give tou your body don't you God said seek ye first the kingdom of God and all other things shall be added unto you God is the Creator and the church is funded by His people remember this is a Biblical principle God gave very specific instructions in building the tabernacle and said make an offering and I will dwell amoug them God inhabiits our praises as well.

Answer 4

I follow my heart in how I give. Today I gave to the Salvation Army. Last year I sponsored a child in India through the "Christian Children's Fund". A month later I sponsored the rest of the family.

God is in our hearts and he gives us instruction on a daily basis.

Answer 5

Jesus said ;give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's and give unto God that which is God's' as well which means stop tithing and pay your taxes that's what got him crucified. apparently most religious leaders would like that stricken out. the other quote means that if you treat your fellow man badly, you are treating God badly.

Answer 6

Understand the concept, "Who is God" and it would become simpler to understand God Almighty in its entirety.


God Almighty... a cluster of pure energy is but the sum total of all souls (atmans) in the cosmos at a given point of time. The essence of every soul (atman) being the same as God Almighty... every soul is but a minuscule God in its entity.

The moment the big bang occurs... all souls (atmans) existing in the Cosmos spread all over the cosmos with unimaginable speeds. The magnitude and the scale of the big bang are beyond the comprehension of the human beings to visualize. Nothing that exists in the cosmos in energy form can be visualized by the help of the senses and the mind.

This explosion of the big bang results in creation of a new cosmos... a new beginning! After billions of years when some planets become suitable for giving birth to life... the souls start manifesting body after another. And a planet like Mother Earth is born.

Now... what is this big bang theory! The big bang occurs in what! As has been defined above... the definition of God is, "the sum total of all purified souls atmans in the cosmos at a given point of time is what we know as God Almighty".

This cluster of pure energy we know as God accumulates in its absolute pure state only when the dissolution of the Cosmos occurs in its entirety. It is as if a huge cauldron of fire... a massive black hole has reduced the whole of the Cosmos to the size of half a thumb. It is this stage when every single soul atman in the Cosmos in whatever stage of life it may be liberates after gaining enlightenment and salvation. There is just no escape for the collapse of the whole of Cosmos has occurred.

As has been expressed by Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism that souls atmans in whatever stage of life they may be... continue their journey into the next Cosmos exactly from the point where they stood in the earlier manifestation is totally wrong. This is where the teachings of Jainism are flawed.

Bhagavad Gita... the sacred doctrine of Lord Krishna distinctly clarifies this point. And it is logical that when the collapse of the entire cosmos occurs... the question of souls remaining in their position as such and transitioning into the next Cosmos after the big bang occurs is but a flawed parable that defies all reasoning and logic.

The point of difference where Mahavira went wrong in understanding the teachings of Bhagavad Gita! The reason why Jainism branched into a new thinking pattern as advocated and doctored by Bhagwan Mahavira (the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism) is evidenced here.


This cluster of pure energy... the sum total of all purified atmans in the Cosmos equals half the size of a thumb as has been clearly spelt out in the Bhagavad Gita... the most sacred doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna in the battlefield of Mahabharata.

Unable to contain itself for long... this enormous source of pure energy explodes with a big bang giving birth to a new cosmos... a new journey! God Almighty is the source and the cause of the big bang. This theory of creationism is unpalatable by Scientists all over the world. Why? Science demands proofs and in the kingdom of God... it is absolute faith (in the system of God) that rules. More on who is god here- http://www.godrealized.org/god/who_is_god.html

Answer 7

you're supposed to give to poor needy people. give in good faith, not judging what they might do with the money.

you're supposed to give tithe to the church also.

Answer 8

I'm waiting for jv's response with the sword

Answer 9

Jesus wants you to give all of your money, your house, your wife, and your daughter to the great, holy Pat Robertson in support of his mission to build an inter-galatic cruiser so priests can bring outter space aliens the words of our lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 10

However God leads you.