Why Should I Give to My Church?

Uzbek Cyrillic: Жамоатимга нима учун қурбонлик беришим керак?
Uzbek Latin: Jamoatimga nima uchun qurbonlik berishim kerak?

Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Christian life. Church Questions is a series by 9Marks that seeks to provide Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions about church life. Each booklet offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.

Statistics show that while charitable giving is as popular as ever in America, giving to the church has dropped significantly in the past several decades. The Bible, however, stresses the importance of Christian giving—specifically for the benefit of the local church. In this short booklet, Jamie Dunlop addresses the question Why should I give to my church? by demonstrating how giving to the local church is spiritually rewarding, accomplishes God’s purposes, and brings God glory.

Статистик маълумотларга кўра, агар Америка Қўшма Штатларида хайрия қилиш ҳар қачонгидан ҳам оммалашган бўлса, сўнгги бир неча ўн йиллик ичида жамоатга бериладиган қурбонликлар сезиларли даражада камайган. Бироқ, Муқаддас Китоб, айниқса, маҳаллий жамоат манфаати учун имонлилар қурбонлик бериш муҳим эканлигини таъкидлайди. Ушбу китобчада берилган маълумотлар орқали Жейми Дунлоп, “Жамоатимга нима учун қурбонлик беришим керак?” деган саволга жавоб беради. Шу билан бирга қурбонлик бериш маҳаллий жамоатга қандай руҳий фойда келтиришини, Худонинг иродасини бажаришини ҳамда Уни улуғлаши очиб беради.

Statistik ma’lumotlarga ko’ra, agar Amerika Qo’shma Shtatlarida xayriya qilish har qachongidan ham ommalashgan bo’lsa, so’nggi bir necha o’n yillik ichida jamoatga beriladigan qurbonliklar sezilarli darajada kamaygan. Biroq, Muqaddas Kitob, ayniqsa, mahalliy jamoat manfaati uchun imonlilar qurbonlik berish muhim ekanligini ta’kidlaydi. Ushbu kitobchada berilgan ma’lumotlar orqali Jeymi Dunlop, “Men nega jamoatimga qurbonlik berishim kerak?” degan savolga javob beradi. Shu bilan birga qurbonlik berish mahalliy jamoatga qanday ruhiy foyda keltirishini, Xudoning irodasini bajarishini hamda Uni ulug’lashi ochib beradi.