Offerings and free-will giving differ in the motivation behind the giving. An offering is a donation given out of obedience to Biblical principles, usually as part of a church’s weekly service. On the other hand, free-will giving happens without an underlying expectation of reward. You give back simply out of kindness. No matter what form it takes, though, at the root of both offerings and free will giving lies an expression of love for God and gratitude for His goodness.
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I give offerings, not tithes. Is that considered free-will-giving?
Answer
The word offering is in Aramaic, which is the language Jesus spoke. It means to “give liberally; offer freely (willingly),” as the Hebrew Dictionary defines it. So giving offerings and free-will giving are the same. When you give a voluntary offering, you are engaging in free-will giving.
If you’re being pressured, coerced, or manipulated into giving an offering, it is not free-will giving because you are being led to give against your will.
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The Choice Is Yours
Free-will giving is a choice. You can choose what to give, how to give, when, and to whom you give. In the New Testament, Christians are encouraged to engage in free-will giving, specifically, Spirit-led giving in which God’s Spirit leads you to make the right choices regarding your giving. Furthermore, free-will giving replaced the practice of tithing.
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