1Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
2Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Alms = good deeds. When you do acts of kindness, it should be between you & God. Don't let others know. Kindness & doing good to others are good things. The problem arises when people want to advertise it. They want glory from man, not God. That my friend, will be all the reward they get. Whereas when we do things in private God sees & will reward us openly. We don't do good acts for the rewards. That is not what it's about. It's just a perk. Putting on Christ & walking in the Spirit is not about self advertisement. Rather, it's about God advertisement-telling people about the wonderful salvation from Christ, glorifying the Lord through our acts, which should be done for Him & Him alone. Do good in private & be rewarded openly by God Whose reward is the only reward all we need.
3But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:1-4
King James Version (KJV)
Alms = good deeds. When you do acts of kindness, it should be between you & God. Don't let others know. Kindness & doing good to others are good things. The problem arises when people want to advertise it. They want glory from man, not God. That my friend, will be all the reward they get. Whereas when we do things in private God sees & will reward us openly. We don't do good acts for the rewards. That is not what it's about. It's just a perk. Putting on Christ & walking in the Spirit is not about self advertisement. Rather, it's about God advertisement-telling people about the wonderful salvation from Christ, glorifying the Lord through our acts, which should be done for Him & Him alone. Do good in private & be rewarded openly by God Whose reward is the only reward all we need.
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