Yup; I've heard this; but just WHERE is it to be found in the NT?
>>Yup; I’ve heard this; but just WHERE is it to be found in the NT?<<
To the best of my knowledge, it’s not there. When I have heard it in sermons (and it’s been years since I’ve heard it in a sermon) it seemed to be along the lines of asking people to put God to the test, but in the “good” way. That is, give ‘till it hurts and you will find that you are actually blessed and filled with more joy.
There was a church in Cashmere, WA that did something big in this area. If you went to this church you were somehow “special” in the community. It was kinda weird. Anyway, they had this building fund and people were even getting second mortgages on their homes to give huge offerings.
The church treasurer ran off with all the money.