2 Corinthians 8
Paul is working with all the churches to take special offering to help the Jerusalem Church, which is in the midst of a famine. The Corinthian church has told Paul they would participate. The time is drawing near for Paul to take the pick up the offering but the Corinthians have yet to act. 2 Corinthians chapters 8 & 9 are Paul's exhortation to them to give. He uses the Macedonians as an example, he reminds the Corinthians they have plenty, he uses a variety of arguments as to why they need to give. The ultimate reason they are to give comes in 8:9, "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich." He teaches that we give because God has given to us.
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What a powerful scripture on generosity! One verse in the New Living Translation is "Of course, I don’t mean your giving should make life easy for others and hard for yourselves. I only mean that there should be some equality." That word "equality" is profound - and seems to be what we are trying to do in our church.
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