Applying Charity

• Donating your time by volunteering, giving to the needy, visiting the sick, and offering an ear to the depressed and hurting are all examples of Christian charity.
  
  

Offering Service

• Matthew 25:40 says, "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." Christians are called to view Christ in all of their neighbors; therefore, they are called to give service to every man as they do for Christ.
  
  

Sacrifice

• As Jesus gave his life for sinners as well as the just, Christians are expected to be helpful to others. Romans 5:7-8 reminds Christians that, "...only with difficulty does one die for a just person...but God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us."
  
  

Forgiveness

• To give of yourself unconditionally, which is a requirement of true Christian charity, it is necessary to truly forgive those who you feel may have offended you. Christ says in Luke 6:27:36 to "do to others as you would have them do to you" and "give to everyone who asks of you."
  
  

Love

• Above all else, Christian charity is about love. 1 Corinthians 13:3 says, "If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing."