an element of spiritual development here—and I believe we are—we can’t divorce the Holy Spirit from the issue. A giving heart is ultimately up to the working of the Spirit. Just as we can’t force anyone to turn his or her life over to Jesus, we can’t force anyone to tithe. In matters of salvation, we do our best to present the gospel as clearly and relevantly as possible, but the prompting is up to the Holy Spirit. So it is with stewardship. We do have a major responsibility: we have to develop an
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