_As touching the ministering to the saints._ LIBERAL GIVING I. Why does God call us to give? 1. He cannot need our gifts. We can give Him nothing that we did not first get from Him. 2. It must be somehow for our sakes. Giving is God’s way of getting for ourselves the highest good. The root of si... [ Continue Reading ]
_He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly._ THE WAY AND WORTH OF GENUINE BENEFICENCE I. The way. 1. Bountifully (2 Corinthians 9:6). 2. Deliberately (2 Corinthians 9:7). A spurious charity gives from impulse or pressure. 3. Cheerfully (2 Corinthians 9:7). II. The worth. It is the mo... [ Continue Reading ]
_Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give;… for God loveth a cheerful giver._ A CHEERFUL GIVER BELOVED OF GOD I. What is meant by a cheerful giver? To be this one must-- 1. Give proportionately, for cheerful givers reckon how much as good stewards is expected from them. I... [ Continue Reading ]
_By the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ._ PROFESSED SUBJECTION UNTO THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST We have here-- I. A summary of Christian principles--“The gospel of Christ.” And what is the gospel? It is, in short, a proclamation.... [ Continue Reading ]