![]() For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich" - and we'll finish our reading just there at verse 9. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. Verse 2: "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. Now just to fill you in, because some of these verses are quite difficult to read let alone understand - Paul is now exhorting the Corinthians to be liberal in their giving to needs that there are in the churches, and he is citing the example of the Macedonians, as to how they gave liberally to other's needs. So verse 1 of chapter 8 in 2 Corinthians, Paul says: "Moreover, brethren, we do you to know of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia". Giving is a subject little preached on, and probably not in the top ten of requested sermon titles from the pew! ![]()
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