Scriptural Links
Christians are instructed to spread the good news.
All of the following are from the BSB:
- Mark 13:10:
And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations.
- Mark 16:15:
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
- Matt. 24:14:
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
- 1 Thess. 5:27:
I charge you before the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
- Acts 15:30:
So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.
- Col. 4:16:
After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
- Col. 1:23:
But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
In order to do that, the Bible should be easily available in the languages of the word.
And in order to translate the Bible into those languages,
translation resources also need to be easily available.
These are some of the Scriptures that relate to the freely-given philosophy—so many tell us that
Christians should not criticise, or Christians should exercise stewardship over their talents and resources,
but forget that Christians should also take notice of these other writings.
- 2 Cor. 2:17:
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit.
On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
- John 2:16:
To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
- Acts 8:20-22:
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.
- 1 Cor. 9:18:
What then is my reward? That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not use up my rights in preaching it.
- 2 Cor. 11:7:
Was it a sin for me to humble myself in order to exalt you, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?
- 1 Thess. 2:9:
Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
- 1 Tim. 6:4-5:
Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and semantics, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
Double-dipping is when a business posing as a ministry, uses donations to finance the creation of a resource and then goes on to sell that resource (and thus restrict distribution of it). This is well-known in the tele-preaching field, but the Christian public is often less aware of it in the Bible translation and production fields.
- 1 Tim. 5:18:
For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
- But Tit. 1:7:
As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Everything on this site is freely given...
- Matt. 10:8:
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
Other Links
You might find some of these general links helpful:
Rob’s Open Scriptures blog
Other non-related links to some of our favourite sites and blogs include:
Rob’s Open Scriptures blog
