stewardship
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10Just as each of you has received grace, minister in the same way to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
28And God blessed them, and he said, “Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
15Thus, the Lord God brought the man, and put him into the Paradise of enjoyment, so that it would be attended and preserved by him.
6But I say this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. And whoever sows with blessings shall also reap from blessings: 7each one giving, just as he has determined in his heart, neither out of sadness, nor out of obligation. For God loves a cheerful giver.
14For it is like a man setting out on a long journey, who called his servants and delivered to them his goods. 15And to one he gave five talents, and to another two, yet to another he gave one, to each according to his own ability. And promptly, he set out. 16Then he who had received five talents went out, and he made use of these, and he gained another five. 17And similarly, he who had received two gained another two. 18But he who had received one, going out, dug into the earth, and he hid the money of his lord. 19Yet truly, after a long time, the lord of those servants returned and he settled accounts with them.
23Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as for the Lord, and not for men.
11So then, if you have not been faithful with iniquitous mammon, who will trust you with what is true?
3Open your works to the Lord, and your intentions will be set in order.
7And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,
10Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, and let there be food in my house. And test me about this, says the Lord, as to whether I will not open to you the floodgates of heaven, and pour out to you a blessing, all the way to abundance.
2Here and now, it is required of attendants that each one be found to be faithful.
27John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28For who among you, wanting to build a tower, would not first sit down and determine the costs that are required, to see if he has the means to complete it?