The apostle John highlighted this vital aspect of giving when he asked: “Whoever has this world’s means for supporting life and beholds his brother having need and yet shuts the door of his tender compassions upon him, in what way does the love of God remain in him? ”
देवाबद्दल गहिरे प्रेम आणि त्याच्या दयाळु व उदार व्यक्‍तिमत्त्वाचे अनुकरण करण्याची इच्छा हा त्या दानधर्मामागचा प्रमुख हेतू असतो. — मत्तय ५: ४४, ४५; याकोब १: १७.