Ethical dilemma

[lmnop9876]

You don't think a generous person will be blessed by God?

As for your example of the poor woman giving her last coin. We DO know that she was blessed by having her generosity given as an example forever in the Bible. We don't know if she starved to death because she gave her last coin to God but I doubt it. Your example does not prove that the biblical principle of a generous person will be blessed is wrong.

"Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing." Proverbs 28:27

"One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another witholds unduly, but comes to poverty." Proverbs 11:24

"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously". 2 Cor 9:6

I don't believe that blessings for generosity do not have to be financial as per some prosperity teachings.

depends what you mean by generous. yes, God will bless those who give (not necessarily money, but of themselves) out of a true heart of love to Him & to others, & not of selfish & individualistic motives. that blessing won't necessarily be financial, but He will bless them.
those who give for selfish reasons, no, i don't think that God will bless them. they may appear to be blessed in this life, but they do not have the true blessing in life eternal.

 

[TamiinKS]

To him who knows the good thing he should do, and does not do it, it is sin.

That's according to Peter, I believe. There is no way to know that you should do something and then rationalize it away.