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77 Bible Verses about Sinless Giving
Think about Job, how he'd offer sacrifices for his children, worried they might have sinned. He wanted to make things right with God. It's a powerful image, isn't it?
But here's the amazing thing: you don't have to do that anymore. Jesus' sacrifice covers everything. His blood has cleansed you, forgiven you. That's a gift worth more than anything, right?
So what can you do now? How can you show your gratitude? It's not about burnt offerings anymore. It's about living a life that honors God. It's about waking up each day and choosing to walk in His will, showing love and obedience in everything you do.
That's the kind of "offering" that truly matters. A genuine heart, filled with thankfulness, radiating His love – that's what God desires most. It's like a beautiful fragrance rising up to Him.
You've already been forgiven. You've confessed Jesus as your savior. Now, turn away from anything that pulls you from Him. Embrace the good, and live each day as a testament to His grace. Live a life worthy of the One who called you out of darkness and into His marvelous light. That’s the best gift you can give.
Each day you are to offer a bull to remove the sins of Aaron and his sons so they will be given for service to the Lord. Make the altar ready for service to the Lord, and pour oil on it to make it holy.
Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
When you are praying, if you are angry with someone, forgive him so that your Father in heaven will also forgive your sins. [
“ ‘If the appointed priest sins so that he brings guilt on the people, then he must offer a young bull to the Lord, one that has nothing wrong with it, as a sin offering for the sin he has done.
When they learn about the sin they have done, they must offer a young bull as a sin offering and bring it before the Meeting Tent.
He must remove all the fat from the animal and burn it on the altar;“Tell the people of Israel this: ‘When a person sins by accident and does some things the Lord has commanded not to be done, that person must do these things:he will do the same thing with this bull that he did with the first bull of the sin offering. In this way the priest removes the sins of the people so they will belong to the Lord and be forgiven.
In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God’s grace,which he has given to us so fully and freely. God, with full wisdom and understanding,
he will do the same thing with this bull that he did with the first bull of the sin offering. In this way the priest removes the sins of the people so they will belong to the Lord and be forgiven.
“So when you offer your gift to God at the altar, and you remember that your brother or sister has something against you,leave your gift there at the altar. Go and make peace with that person, and then come and offer your gift.
“Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. Receive for me the gifts each person wants to give.
So we have brought the Lord a gift of the gold things that each of us found: arm bands, bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces. These are to remove our sins so we will belong to the Lord.”
“Should a person rob God? But you are robbing me. “You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’ “You have robbed me in your offerings and the tenth of your crops.
“Don’t judge others, and you will not be judged. Don’t accuse others of being guilty, and you will not be accused of being guilty. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
Each of you should give as you have decided in your heart to give. You should not be sad when you give, and you should not give because you feel forced to give. God loves the person who gives happily.
Now take seven bulls and seven male sheep, and go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will listen to his prayer. Then I will not punish you for being foolish. You have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job did.”
Brothers, understand what we are telling you: You can have forgiveness of your sins through Jesus. The law of Moses could not free you from your sins. But through Jesus everyone who believes is free from all sins.
“ ‘If this person brings a lamb as his offering for sin, he must bring a female that has nothing wrong with it.
Praise the glory of the Lord’s name. Bring an offering and come into his Temple courtyards.
Whoever gives to others will get richer; those who help others will themselves be helped.
“Be careful! When you do good things, don’t do them in front of people to be seen by them. If you do that, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.May your kingdom come and what you want be done, here on earth as it is in heaven.Give us the food we need for each day.Forgive us for our sins, just as we have forgiven those who sinned against us.And do not cause us to be tempted, but save us from the Evil One.’ [The kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours forever. Amen.]Yes, if you forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins.But if you don’t forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.“When you fast, don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They make their faces look sad to show people they are fasting. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.So when you fast, comb your hair and wash your face.Then people will not know that you are fasting, but your Father, whom you cannot see, will see you. Your Father sees what is done in secret, and he will reward you.“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them.“When you give to the poor, don’t be like the hypocrites. They blow trumpets in the synagogues and on the streets so that people will see them and honor them. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.But store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.Your heart will be where your treasure is.“The eye is a light for the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.But if your eyes are evil, your whole body will be full of darkness. And if the only light you have is really darkness, then you have the worst darkness.“No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will follow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches.“So I tell you, don’t worry about the food or drink you need to live, or about the clothes you need for your body. Life is more than food, and the body is more than clothes.Look at the birds in the air. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. And you know that you are worth much more than the birds.You cannot add any time to your life by worrying about it.“And why do you worry about clothes? Look at how the lilies in the field grow. They don’t work or make clothes for themselves.But I tell you that even Solomon with his riches was not dressed as beautifully as one of these flowers.So when you give to the poor, don’t let anyone know what you are doing.God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today but tomorrow is thrown into the fire. So you can be even more sure that God will clothe you. Don’t have so little faith!Don’t worry and say, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear?’The people who don’t know God keep trying to get these things, and your Father in heaven knows you need them.Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well.So don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own worries. Each day has enough trouble of its own.Your giving should be done in secret. Your Father can see what is done in secret, and he will reward you.
“ ‘One-tenth of all crops belongs to the Lord, including the crops from fields and the fruit from trees. That one-tenth is holy to the Lord.
praise the glory of the Lord’s name. Bring an offering and come to him. Worship the Lord because he is holy.
and then celebrate the Feast of Weeks for the Lord your God. Bring an offering as a special gift to him, giving to him just as he has blessed you.
“ ‘When you sacrifice a fellowship offering to the Lord, offer it in such a way that will be accepted.
Each of you must bring a gift that will show how much the Lord your God has blessed you.
You must do whatever you say you will do, because you chose to make the promise to the Lord your God.
He must not bring an animal that has something wrong with it, or it will not be accepted for him.“ ‘If someone brings a fellowship offering to the Lord, either as payment for a special promise the person has made or as a special gift the person wants to give the Lord, it might be from the herd or from the flock. But it must be healthy, with nothing wrong with it, so that it will be accepted.
Those who stay behind, wherever they live, should support those who want to go. Give them silver and gold, supplies and cattle, and special gifts for the Temple of God in Jerusalem.
The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.
Kore son of Imnah the Levite was in charge of the special gifts the people wanted to give to God. He was responsible for giving out the contributions made to the Lord and the holy gifts. Kore was the guard at the East Gate.
You also are like living stones, so let yourselves be used to build a spiritual temple—to be holy priests who offer spiritual sacrifices to God. He will accept those sacrifices through Jesus Christ.
In this way you will present an offering to the Lord as the other Israelites do. When you receive a tenth from the Israelites, you will give a tenth of that to Aaron, the priest, as the Lord’s share.
Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you.”
The Lord hates sacrifices brought by evil people, particularly when they offer them for the wrong reasons.
“These things did not really come from me and my people. Everything comes from you; we have given you back what you gave us.
Do not forget to do good to others, and share with them, because such sacrifices please God.
“Don’t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them.“When you give to the poor, don’t be like the hypocrites. They blow trumpets in the synagogues and on the streets so that people will see them and honor them. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.But store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.Your heart will be where your treasure is.
Later, Cain brought some food from the ground as a gift to God.Abel brought the best parts from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.Tell the rich people to do good, to be rich in doing good deeds, to be generous and ready to share.By doing that, they will be saving a treasure for themselves as a strong foundation for the future. Then they will be able to have the life that is true life.
I will offer a sacrifice as a special gift to you. I will thank you, Lord, because you are good.
“If you want good fruit, you must make the tree good. If your tree is not good, it will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces.You snakes! You are evil people, so how can you say anything good? The mouth speaks the things that are in the heart.Good people have good things in their hearts, and so they say good things. But evil people have evil in their hearts, so they say evil things.
Then the priests brought in the offerings and the things given to the Lord and one-tenth of everything the people had given. Conaniah the Levite was in charge of these things, and his brother Shimei was second to him.
So brothers and sisters, since God has shown us great mercy, I beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to worship.
Yes, if you forgive others for their sins, your Father in heaven will also forgive you for your sins.But if you don’t forgive others, your Father in heaven will not forgive your sins.
The Lord says, “I do not want all these sacrifices. I have had enough of your burnt sacrifices of male sheep and fat from fine animals. I am not pleased by the blood of bulls, lambs, and goats.You come to meet with me, but who asked you to do all this running in and out of my Temple’s rooms?Don’t continue bringing me worthless sacrifices! I hate the incense you burn. I can’t stand your New Moons, Sabbaths, and other feast days; I can’t stand the evil you do in your holy meetings.I hate your New Moon feasts and your other yearly feasts. They have become a heavy weight on me, and I am tired of carrying it.When you raise your arms to me in prayer, I will refuse to look at you. Even if you say many prayers, I will not listen to you, because your hands are full of blood.
Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you.
Be kind and loving to each other, and forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ.
As Jesus looked up, he saw some rich people putting their gifts into the Temple money box.Then he said to them, “Nations will fight against other nations, and kingdoms against other kingdoms.In various places there will be great earthquakes, sicknesses, and a lack of food. Fearful events and great signs will come from heaven.“But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and treat you cruelly. They will judge you in their synagogues and put you in jail and force you to stand before kings and governors, because you follow me.But this will give you an opportunity to tell about me.Make up your minds not to worry ahead of time about what you will say.I will give you the wisdom to say things that none of your enemies will be able to stand against or prove wrong.Even your parents, brothers, relatives, and friends will turn against you, and they will kill some of you.All people will hate you because you follow me.But none of these things can really harm you.By continuing to have faith you will save your lives.Then he saw a poor widow putting two small copper coins into the box.“When you see armies all around Jerusalem, you will know it will soon be destroyed.At that time, the people in Judea should run away to the mountains. The people in Jerusalem must get out, and those who are near the city should not go in.These are the days of punishment to bring about all that is written in the Scriptures.How terrible it will be for women who are pregnant or have nursing babies! Great trouble will come upon this land, and God will be angry with these people.They will be killed by the sword and taken as prisoners to all nations. Jerusalem will be crushed by non-Jewish people until their time is over.“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On earth, nations will be afraid and confused because of the roar and fury of the sea.People will be so afraid they will faint, wondering what is happening to the world, because the powers of the heavens will be shaken.Then people will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.When these things begin to happen, look up and hold your heads high, because the time when God will free you is near!”Then Jesus told this story: “Look at the fig tree and all the other trees.He said, “I tell you the truth, this poor widow gave more than all those rich people.When their leaves appear, you know that summer is near.In the same way, when you see these things happening, you will know that God’s kingdom is near.“I tell you the truth, all these things will happen while the people of this time are still living.Earth and sky will be destroyed, but the words I have spoken will never be destroyed.“Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,like a trap on all people on earth.So be ready all the time. Pray that you will be strong enough to escape all these things that will happen and that you will be able to stand before the Son of Man.”During the day, Jesus taught the people in the Temple, and at night he went out of the city and stayed on the Mount of Olives.Every morning all the people got up early to go to the Temple to listen to him.They gave only what they did not need. This woman is very poor, but she gave all she had to live on.”
So be careful! “If another follower sins, warn him, and if he is sorry and stops sinning, forgive him.This is how it will be when the Son of Man comes again.“On that day, a person who is on the roof and whose belongings are in the house should not go inside to get them. A person who is in the field should not go back home.Remember Lot’s wife.Those who try to keep their lives will lose them. But those who give up their lives will save them.I tell you, on that night two people will be sleeping in one bed; one will be taken and the other will be left.There will be two women grinding grain together; one will be taken, and the other will be left. [Two people will be in the field. One will be taken, and the other will be left.]”The followers asked Jesus, “Where will this be, Lord?” Jesus answered, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures will gather.”If he sins against you seven times in one day and says that he is sorry each time, forgive him.”
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, when my fellow believer sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? Should I forgive him as many as seven times?”Jesus answered, “I tell you, you must forgive him more than seven times. You must forgive him even if he wrongs you seventy times seven.
Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn so there will be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord All-Powerful. “I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need.
He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done.As high as the sky is above the earth, so great is his love for those who respect him.He has taken our sins away from us as far as the east is from west.
If you use stones to make an altar for me, don’t use stones that you have shaped with tools. When you use any tools on them, you make them unsuitable for use in worship.
Some people give much but get back even more. Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.Whoever gives to others will get richer; those who help others will themselves be helped.
The Lord says, “Come, let us talk about these things. Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool.
But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.
Lord, if you punished people for all their sins, no one would be left, Lord.But you forgive us, so you are respected.
Everything you do or say should be done to obey Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.
If you want to give, your gift will be accepted. It will be judged by what you have, not by what you do not have.
But God shows his great love for us in this way: Christ died for us while we were still sinners.
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, because they don’t know what they are doing.” The soldiers threw lots to decide who would get his clothes.
And now I have everything, and more. I have all I need, because Epaphroditus brought your gift to me. It is like a sweet-smelling sacrifice offered to God, who accepts that sacrifice and is pleased with it.
So you must change your hearts and lives! Come back to God, and he will forgive your sins. Then the Lord will send the time of rest.
“Do to others what you want them to do to you. This is the meaning of the law of Moses and the teaching of the prophets.
The believers in Macedonia and Southern Greece were happy to give their money to help the poor among God’s people at Jerusalem.They were happy to do this, and really they owe it to them. These who are not Jews have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, so they should use their material possessions to help the Jews.
On the first day of every week, each one of you should put aside money as you have been blessed. Save it up so you will not have to collect money after I come.
I showed you in all things that you should work as I did and help the weak. I taught you to remember the words Jesus said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
So through Jesus let us always offer to God our sacrifice of praise, coming from lips that speak his name.Do not forget to do good to others, and share with them, because such sacrifices please God.