To get a glimpse of how Gudina Tumsa understood sharing resources we can turn to Paul E.  Hoffmann’s description of him, “He pressed for acceptance of the idea of “interdependence in the Body of Christ'', no church being autonomous, “independent” of the gifts and weakness of other in the international fellowship of the churches of Christ, all being willing, on principle, to share spiritual and also financial resources with one another.” (Life and Ministry Pg.26). Many factors in Gudina Tumsa’s life contributed to him having a strong opinion on sharing. Gudina Tumsa’s first idea of sharing most likely came from his strong desire to share the gospel with his fellow people after he had discovered it to be the truth. As Yonas Deresa writes about Gudina’s first experiences as a Chirstian, “He boldly faced the criticism of the people and urged them to believe in Christ the source of all blessings and the savior of the world.” (Life and Ministry Pg.5). His deep desire to share could have also come from the life of poverty he lived. Stories have been told about how Guinda suffered from hunger as a young man. Stories such as this one: when Gudina was hungry he used to lick salt to make himself thirsty and then would go to the river and drink water to make himself feel full. Although Gudina was poor the principle of sharing was instilled in him as he took in his orphaned siblings and as many claim he had a deep heart for the poor. Stories about his heart for the poor are deeply moving. People say he would do things for the poor such as, dividing his salary amongst them, and whenever Gudina would see poor people he would get emotional. His heart for the poor forced him to share, because he understood their pain and knew that help was needed to get out. To conclude Gudina’s sharing principle was instilled in him by the Biblical principle in 2 Corinthians 1:4 where it says, “Who Comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Gudina practiced this scripture throughout his life, but it was most evident when he stood in front of the Norwegian Missionary Society and said, “Here I am standing as your poor brother, begging you to come out and help us in our evangelsitic outreach. You know that no one prides himself in begging; however, I am not ashamed of it, because I know that I am appealing to my brothers.” (Witness and Discipleship Pg.141)

Churches and people may wonder why a fair division of resources in the Church is necessary, because human thinking tends to apply this logic: why should A be responsible for B. Gudina Tumsa gives a biblical and great response to this, that should shape current day Church relations, “The various parts of the universal Church are and should be interdependent.” (Witness and Discipleship Pg.49). The Church of Christ must be fair in the way they divide resources because they must grow together as they are a part of one body and one system, the Church just like human development must grow in a balanced way. Gudina explains in an exemplary way when he writes, “As members of the body, we work for the same cause, striving to reach the same goal to make our Lord Jesus Chirst known to the world.” (Witness and Discipleship Pg.141). Gudina Tumsa was comparing the Church sharing resources to the way the human body shares oxygen, nutrients, white blood cells etc... To conclude Gudina Tumsa makes it clear through his opinions on moratorium that the Church is interdependent, not only for financial resources but spiritual resources. He directly addresses the topic that has confused so many and that is the separation of the economic and the spiritual which according to Gudina’s holistic view is completely wrong. He showed his holistic understanding of the universal Church when he wrote this, “The various parts of the universal Church are and should be interdependent. Independence is a legitimate national political aim; it can never be an acceptable theological aim for a church.” (Witness and Discipleship Pg.49)