How Much Does God Expect Me to Give? Thoughts on 2 Corinthians 8-13
Keywords
Christian generosity, church unity, spiritual refinement
Abstract
The ward at Corinth was a mixed ward. Corinth was an international city. Prosperous. Urbane. Diverse. Religiously mixed. Extremes of wealth and poverty existed side-by-side with extremes of educational attainment and regular life experience.
From afar, Paul labored through persuasive writing to keep the Corinthian ward unified, intact, and moving forward in faith and faithfulness.
Paul addressed many needs that the ward at Corinth struggled with: Pride, idolatry, suffering, false teachers, sinfulness, generosity.
I’ll talk briefly about the refining power of generosity, taking my cues from Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 9:6-15.
Original Publication Citation
How Much Does God Expect Me to Give? Thoughts on 2 Corinthians 8-13, September 15, 2019. (Republished on Meridian Magazine September 23, 2019.)
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "How Much Does God Expect Me to Give? Thoughts on 2 Corinthians 8-13" (2019). Faculty Publications. 9959.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/9959
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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