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1、TheConditions-IntroductionIjustwanttogobackoverwhatIsaidyesterdaybywayofintroduction.Thethemeofwhatwe’restudyingtogetherisGod’sAbundance.Wetookcertainkeywordsandphrases,positiveandnegative.Thepositiveoneswererichandriches;wealthandwealthy;prosper,prosperous,prosperity;abound,abundant,ab

2、undance.Wepointedoutthatthelasttwosetsofwordsdonotnecessarilyindicateownershipoflargeamountsofmoneyormaterialpossession.Rather,thekeythoughtaboutabundanceiswehaveenoughforourselvesandsomethingovertogivetoothers.AnexampleofabundancethatIusedinmybook,Ibelieve,inFaithtoLiveBy—somethingcome

3、stomewhileI’msayingthat.IreallydeeplyappreciateourCatholicbrothersintheCharismaticmovementandit’sagreathonortomethattheCatholicCharismaticmovementpublishedthebooksimultaneouslyco-publisheditwithChristianGrowthMinistries.Ithinkthat’shistoric.Really,it’soneofthehonoursIfeelGodhasconferred

4、uponmebecausethethemeofthebookisthejustshalllivebyfaith.Thatwastheverytextthatstartedthereformation.WhenCatholicsandProtestantscanpublishabooktogetheronthatthemewehavecomealongway!ButwhatIwanttosayIwanttosaytactfullyandcarefully.WhenIsubmittedtheoriginaldraftofthebooktomyCatholicbrother

5、s—becausetheywouldn’tpublishsomethingthatwasoutoflinewithwhattheybelieved—thethingtheyquestionedwastheteachingofabundance.It’sratherremarkable.ImadesomeadjustmentsinthematerialwhichIfeelhasimprovedthebooksoI’mgratefulforthequestionsthattheyasked.WeneedtoknowthatforsomesectionsoftheChris

6、tianchurchtheconceptofabundanceisalmostoffensive.It’sremarkablebuttrue.Ireallywasabletomakeitacceptabletothembypointingoutthatabundancedoesnotnecessarilymeangreatsumsofmoneyinthebankorgreatmaterialpossession.Itmeansthatwehavemorethanenoughforourownneeds.There’soneortwoclearreasonswhyGod

7、wantsustohaveabundance.Oneisthatit’smoreblessedtogivethantoreceive.So,ifweonlyhaveenoughtoreceive,wewouldonlyhavethelesserblessing.ButGodwantsustohavethegreaterblessingsohegivesusenoughnotmerelyforourownneedsbutoveranabovethatwemayhavetheblessingofgivingaswellasofreceiving.God,