Pauper/Prince Generous

I was at first resentful of Getz' description of the accumulation of wealth as a character of God. But now I see he is probably taking the route of least resistance in approaching the giving habits of the smaller group of people rather than the larger group by income stratification.

When a man who makes 1,000,000 dollars gives 10% he has given a great deal of money and yet there is still, at his disposal, for taxes and necessities and pleasures 900,000 dollars. When a man with an income of 25,000 dollars gives 10% he only has then 22,500 dollars on which to live.

Getz takes on the wealthier man, stating that many people, with examples from the Bible, when encountering an increase in wealth forget to thank God in the appropriate manner, with tithes and sacrifice. So we might easily assume that often the burden of the church is carried out by people of lesser means who are faithful in their giving.

So where I began resentful I end up thankful that he is obviously writing to somene else-not me.