This is the foundational law of God’s economy, the way of life in God’s household. In God’s household this is the way the world really works; indeed, this is the way the world is supposed to work. This is the way Christians are to live. And this is the way the church bears witness to the gospel—blessing-breaking-giving.
THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS
We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring.