Title: Donation?
Contents 2006.09.12 Principles and Postures of Annual Report II
Topic: Following the previous chapter, Paul gives specific guidelines and attitudes about giving relief to the church in Corinth.
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Excerpt: You are rich in all things, giving generously (2 Corinthians 9:11)
Key words: annual report, restraint, enjoyment, grace, service, service
Listing by topic: Principles and Postures of Yearbook II
Verse 5: Be Prepared and Served
Verse 6: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Verse 7: Do what you have decided in your heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion.
God loves a cheerful giver
Meditation on the Word: Giving is a matter of ‘why and how’ rather than ‘how much’.
The issue is important.
1. Yearbook as a service
Paul states that the reason for sending out the brothers is to prepare in advance (verse 5). Paul goes on to stress over and over again that a willingness is paramount. “Each one has to do what he has decided in his heart, and what he pays with regret or does what he does reluctantly
There must be none. God loves those who give with a happy heart.”
(Verse 7, New Standard Version).
Paul also speaks of the blessing of giving. “He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully” (verse 6). Paul used the word 'service' to refer to giving alms.
I expressed it, and this word is connected with the meaning of worship to God. through a relief offering
Caring for neighbors in need is connected with our relationship with God.
It can be inferred (Matthew 25:40).
2. Benefit of the giver
Relief offerings are also of great benefit to the giver. First of all, God bless you
He provides abundantly so that we can help (verse 8). The seed God has given us
Through this, we can reap many “fruits of righteousness” (verse 10). Above all, you will receive a gift of love from those who have been helped. “They will also see the overflowing grace of God toward you, and they will miss you and pray for you” (verse 14). We are
We help those in need with what God has given us, and those who receive help through the process give thanks and glory to God (verse 12). And we who help will not only reap the fruit as a blessing (Luke 6:38), but also receive the gift of love and prayer from the person who was helped.
After all, a relief offering is a gift from God to both the giver and the beneficiary.
(verse 15).