Simplicity: The Didache on Generosity and Simplicity
Teaching on Simplicity from Unknown: The Didache on Generosity and Simplicity
This is a spiritual discipline on radical generosity and sharing, drawing on Luke 6:30, Acts 4:32 and Matthew 5:42.
The Didache instructs early Christians: "Give to everyone who asks you, and ask not for it back; for the Father wills that to all should be given from His own free gifts. But woe to him who receives; for if one having need receives, he is guiltless; but he who receives not having need shall pay the penalty." This radical instruction combines simplicity with generosity -- possessions are held so lightly that they can be given to anyone who asks.…
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