Giving as Grace: The Christian's Test of True Thankfulness
Paul identifies a truth that pierces the comfortable conscience: the opportunity to give money for Christ's sake is not a burden to be escaped, but...
This is historical examples on divine grace as gift and giving amid suffering, drawing on 2 Corinthians 8:1-12.
Paul identifies a truth that pierces the comfortable conscience: the opportunity to give money for Christ's sake is not a burden to be escaped, but charis — grace — a divine gift. He names it twice in his opening movement (verses 1 and 4), and again when addressing the Corinthians themselves (verses 6-7). This reframing demolishes the common excuse that giving is troublesome obligation.…
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