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The Cross and Christian Generosity 2 Corinthians 8-9 Where We're Going
The Cross and Christian Community The Cross and Christian Generosity Dr. David Platt November 24, 2013 The Cross and Christian Generosity 2 Corinthians 8-9 If you have His Word, and I hope you do, I’m going to invite you to open with me to 2 Corinthians 8. Pull out that Worship Guide you received when you came in. I know growing up as a kid—in my house and now as a husband and a dad in my house—there were times when my dad or now I (as dad) would call a family meeting, and everybody gets together around the room, and you know there’s maybe something to celebrate or maybe there’s something in the family that we need to address. As I have prayed about and prepared this week in light of this text for this gathering right now, I feel like that’s what this is. In a way, it’s different. There’s a sense in which this happens every week when we gather together as a faith family to meet together. So, in a sense, every Sunday is that, but maybe in a unique way today, in light of some things that are particularly heavy on my heart as a pastor in this faith family, I put aside my notes and iPad that I usually use and got the Worship Guide here that’s got some notes in it. I was not going to have anything; I was just going to stand or sit on the stairs or something, but my back’s been causing some problems, so I’m going to have something to lean on. -
Galatians 6:6-18 8/31/14
1 Ted Kirnbauer Galatians 6:6-18 8/31/14 6:6 And let the one who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches. 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. 6:8 For the one who sows to his own flesh shall from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit shall from the Spirit reap eternal life. 6:9 And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we shall reap if we do not grow weary. 6:10 So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith. 6:10 forms the conclusion to the paragraph and encapsulates the main idea behind verses 6-9; namely, we should do good to the household of the faith while we have opportunity to do so. Verse 6 gives an example of a good thing we can do. In verse 6 the word “share” most likely refers to giving financial support (Ro. 12:13; Phil. 4:15). Similarly, “good things” can also be used of the things necessary to live (Deut. 28:11; Lk. 12:18-19; 16:25). Thus, this is an exhortation to support those who teach the word of God (I Cor. 9:11, 14; I Tim. 5:17f.). Those who benefit from the instruction of a teacher should meet their teacher’s needs so that he can focus on studying and teaching the word of God without being distracted by worldly cares. -
Never Throw Freedom Away S C 8 8
NEVER THROW FREEDOM AWAY S C Sitting on top of the United States capitol so they toss in a few good works to be on the building is a 20-foot statue called the “Freedom safe side. They’re always getting down because 8 Lady”. She was sculpted by Italian artists in they’re never living up… as if it were up to 8 the city of Rome, and shipped across the Atlan- them in the first place! Rather than walk by tic Ocean to her perch in Washington, DC. faith they measure their righteousness by ad- A During the delivery, the ship carrying the hering to a set of religious standards. statue encountered a fierce storm. Howling They get bullied by the legalist – or en- winds and huge waves made the skipper fear slaved to an overworked conscience - or pay they might capsize, so he ordered the cargo homage to traditions that have outlasted their thrown overboard. But when the men went to purpose. In a million little ways their ap- toss over the Freedom Lady, the captain proach to life leans toward legalism, and in- shouted, “No, never! We’ll flounder before we sults the grace of God. throw “Freedom” away!” This is the message of But what people don’t realize is trying to be the book of Galatians… Never throw away your on the safe side can put you on the wrong freedom. Yet sadly, many Christians do… side… That’s the danger Paul addresses in the . They doubt if God’s grace is really sufficient, book of Galatians… Devotion Box - Cloning THE EVIL JUDAIZERS Christians ? Two things are amazing in this book– the The grace Paul preached came through revelation - grace of God and the stupidity of the Gala- not education or imagination. -
V. the Covenant of Christian Character 27
251876 Manual 2009_13 ins:244823 Manual 2005-09 1/11/10 4:06 PM Page 38 38 CHURCH CONSTITUTION 26.1. In one God—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 26.2. That the Old and New Testament Scriptures, given by plenary inspiration, contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living. 26.3. That man is born with a fallen nature, and is, there- fore, inclined to evil, and that continually. 26.4. That the finally impenitent are hopelessly and eter- nally lost. 26.5. That the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race; and that whosoever repents and believes on the Lord Jesus Christ is justified and regenerated and saved from the dominion of sin. 26.6. That believers are to be sanctified wholly, subse- quent to regeneration, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. 26.7. That the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers. 26.8. That our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place. V. The Covenant of Christian Character 27. To be identified with the visible Church is the blessed privilege and sacred duty of all who are saved from their sins and are seeking completeness in Christ Jesus. It is re- quired of all who desire to unite with the Church of the Naz- arene, and thus to walk in fellowship with us, that they shall show evidence of salvation from their sins by a godly walk and vital piety; and that they shall be, or earnestly de- sire to be, cleansed from all indwelling sin. -
OFFERTORY SENTENCES Exodus 25:1-2 -- the LORD Said to Moses
OFFERTORY SENTENCES 2 Corinthians 8:7 -- Paul writes, "Just as you excel in everything -- in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for one another -- see that Exodus 25:1-2 -- The LORD said to Moses, "Tell my people to bring me an offering. you also excel in this grace of giving." You are to accept the offerings from all whose hearts prompt them to give." 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 -- Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap Ex. 34:20b, 26 -- No one is to appear before the LORD empty-handed. Bring the best sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you of the firstfruits of your labors to the house of the LORD your God. should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace Leviticus 27:30 -- A tenth of everything from your labor in the land belongs to the abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will LORD -- whether grain from the soil, fruit from the trees, or wages from your work - abound in every good work. - it is holy to the LORD. 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 -- Now the Lord who supplies seed to the sower and bread to Deuteronomy 14:22, 29b -- Be sure to set aside a tenth of the produce from all your the eater will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge your fields and labors each year, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work harvest. -
Discernment in the Letter to the Galatians
Acta Theologica 2013 Suppl 17: 156-171 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/actat.v32i2S.10 ISSN 1015-8758 © UV/UFS <http://www.ufs.ac.za/ActaTheologica> D.F. Tolmie DISCERNMENT IN THE LETTER TO THE GALATIANS ABSTRACT Although discernment is not the primary focus of the Letter to the Galatians, a few references to this issue are found in the letter. These references are the focus of this study. After a brief overview of some approaches to discernment, three core elements of discernment are identified, namely reflection, choice and one’s relationship to God. Taking these elements as a point of departure, references to discernment in the following passages in the letter are investigated: 2:1-10; 2:11-21; 3:1-5 and 5:12-6:10. When one wishes to determine what the New Testament has to say on the subject of discernment, the Letter to the Galatians is perhaps not the logical place to begin. After all, is it not “red-hot rhetoric”? (Cosby 2002) Perhaps the section on the fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh in Galatians 5 would qualify for such an investigation? And then there is the singular occurrence of the verb dokimazevin in the letter, namely in Galatians 6:4. But is this all? Does the letter contain anything else that can contribute to our understanding of discernment? This is the issue that will receive attention in this study. First of all, a very basic question should be considered, namely that of what is meant by the concept of discernment. -
Grow Study 5: Growing in Generosity
STUDY 5 - GROWING IN GENEROSITY 2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11 Jesus once said, “The poor you will always have with you.” (Mark 14:7) There will always be a need in our world to be generous in our giving to worthy causes. However, there is one cause that none will give to except for the Christian. This is the cause of the gospel and the care for the Christian family. “In this world, it is not what we take up but what we give up that makes us rich.” Henry Ward Beecher Read 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 1. In verses 6 and 7 what attitudes to giving are encouraged? 2. In verses 6 and 7 what attitudes to giving should we avoid? This chapter of the Bible speaks about a collection that Paul was organising for Jewish Christians in Jerusalem who were experiencing hardship and possibly famine. (Romans 15:26; 2 Corinthians 9:12) 3. In the following verses, how does Paul encourage these Christians to be generous? a. 2 Corinthians 9:6, 7 b. 2 Corinthians 9:8 c. 2 Corinthians 8:9 14 more to 4. Paul says that those who give will also gain. (“Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” 2 Corinthians 9:6) In what respect will they gain? a. Verse 10? b. Verse 11? 5. According to verse 11, what is the end result of such Christian generosity? 6. Consider 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. What helpful instructions about Christian giving does it contain? What should we give to? The list of possibilities is endless and this itself can become an obstacle to giving. -
2020-2021 Bible Study #17 1/26/21
2020-2021 Bible Study #17 1/26/21 Epistles of Paul Epistle (s) Date/Journey Location of Comp Theme 1st and 2nd 50-51 /2nd Corinth 2nd coming of Thessalonians Jesus/end times Galatians 54/55/3rd Ephesus Judaizers heresy Review of our Last Class • Last week, we set the stage for Paul’s response to the crisis in the churches in Galatia • After four visits by Paul to those churches, the members of the four churches were taken in by the Judaizers demanding that they circumcise their sons and practice the law of Moses • The letter to the Galatians is Paul’s angry and frustrated response to this crisis • We saw how he proclaimed that even if an angel of God should present a different gospel from what he had taught them, they should not believe in it • We saw his defense of his authority as an Apostle of Christ, and how he had gone to Jerusalem (at the Council in 50 AD) and obtain a blessing from Peter, James, and others for his teaching Review of our Last Class (Cont) • We also saw the story of Paul chastising Peter in Antioch when he stepped back from the Gentiles after a few of the Judaizers showed up, implying that the Gentile converts were second-class Christians • Father also pointed out how Luther misunderstood this passage in his polemic on “Faith vs Works” • This entire letter highlights the difference in the early church between the Jewish converts and the Gentile converts Galatians 3 Galatians 3 • Galatians 3:1-2 “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified? Let me ask -
The Four Seeds of Abraham in Scripture the Four Seeds Of
The Four Seeds of Abraham in Scripture The Four Seeds of Abraham in Scripture NATURAL SEED NATURAL SEED All physical descendants of Abraham All physical descendants of Abraham Genesis 12:1–3, 7; et al. Genesis 12:1–3, 7; et al. NATURAL‐SPIRITUAL SEED NATURAL‐SPIRITUAL SEED Believing physical descendants of Abraham Believing physical descendants of Abraham Romans 9:6, 8; Galatians 6:16 Romans 9:6, 8; Galatians 6:16 SPIRITUAL SEED SPIRITUAL SEED Believing non‐physical descendants of Abraham Believing non‐physical descendants of Abraham Galatians 3:6–9, 29 Galatians 3:6–9, 29 ULTIMATE SEED ULTIMATE SEED Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Galatians 3:16 Galatians 3:16 Constable, T. (2003). Tom Constable’s Expository Notes on the Bible (Ge 22:9). Constable, T. (2003). Tom Constable’s Expository Notes on the Bible (Ge 22:9). NATURAL SEED – All physical descendants of Abraham NATURAL SEED – All physical descendants of Abraham Gen 12:1-3, 7 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From Gen 12:1-3, 7 1 Now the LORD had said to Abram: "Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. 2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing. -
Introduction to Paul's Letter to the Galatians
Reading The Greek New Testament www.misselbrook.org.uk/ Galatians Introduction to Paul's Letter to the Galatians Preface Paul's letters are not abstract theological treatises, they are letters written from the heart and addressed to churches for which Paul had an intimate concern. They formed a vital part of Paul's ministry, representing one element of the pastoral oversight of the apostle for churches founded through his ministry. They reflect much of the man and his passion for Christ while equally reflecting the situation and concerns of the congregations to which they were written. Of none is this more evident that the letter to the Galatians. In introducing what may be the first of Paul's letters1, we will trace the story of Paul, from his origins as the Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, through conversion and commencement of missionary activity, down to the time when he dashed off this letter to the churches of Galatia. I do not apologise for this lengthy introduction; it is my conviction that the letter to the Galatians cannot rightly be understood apart from the experiences which Paul personally had suffered and the controversies which surrounded the birth of the first Gentile churches. In the words of Longenecker: "Whatever its place in the lists of antiquity, the letter to the Galatians takes programmatic primacy for (1) an understanding of Paul's teaching, (2) the establishing of a Pauline chronology, (3) the tracing out of the course of early apostolic history, and (4) the determination of many NT critical and canonical issues. It may even have been the first written of Paul's extant letters. -
Stewardship #4 the Rewards of Giving 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
Stewardship #4 The Rewards of Giving 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 We have come to the last of our messages from our series “Truths About Giving” and today’s study is titled “The Rewards of Giving.” In this series, we have looked at important aspects of giving but none is more important that today’s “Truths About Giving.” In our text, Paul draws to a close his teaching on the grace of giving with some tremendous insight on the rewarding ministry of Christian stewardship. In these verses he is determined to impress on his readers the all-important fact that the grace of giving is God's supreme method of rewarding those who give gifts as well as those who receive gifts. To bring this great truth to light, he speaks in these verses concerning four important matters. He speaks, first of all, concerning the fruitfulness in giving. Look at verse 6, "But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” Paul is teaching us that the laws of harvest operate not only in the natural, but also in the spiritual realm. Paul illustrates this fact by drawing attention to the farmer who sows his spring crop. The farmer knows that what he has sown in the spring he will harvest in the fall. One of those unalterable laws states that he will reap what he has sown. Moreover, the farmer understands that the proportion of his reaping will be determined by the proportion of his sowing. If he is foolish enough to sow sparingly he will reap sparingly; on the other hand, if he is wise enough to sow bountifully he will also reap bountifully. -
Commentary Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Context Of
Commentary Text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 Context of the book / letter / Gospel: In the Apostle Paul’s “second” letter to the Corinthians, he stresses the importance of giving generously to the work of the Lord. Language usage suggests that he was actually being sarcastic in his tone in this text. The collection re ferred to in this passage was also referenced in 2 Corinthians 8 and 1 Corinthians 16:1-4. It was an offering specifically for the church in Jerusalem (David Guzik; https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/2-corinthians-9/). Main Idea of The Text: Paul encourages the Corinthian church to be generous in their gifts to the Lord, thereby giving believers a pattern for giving in their lives today. Exegetical Outline of The Text (Based on Wiersbe) I. Your Giving Will Bless You -- vv. 6-11. II. Your Giving Will Meet Needs -- v. 12. III. Your Giving Will Glorify God -- v. 13-15. Verse by verse commentary: 6 The point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each person should do as he has decided in his heart—not reluctantly or out of compulsion, since God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work. 9 As it is written: He distributed freely; he gave to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. 10 Now the one who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will also provide and multiply your seed and increase the harvest of your righteousness.