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NASB | 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 9:7 Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift]. [Prov 22:9] |
Subject: can i pay my tithes to my mother? |
Bible Note: Tim, As I read them, your posts are consistently thoughtful, scriptural and to the point. You are also a patient man, as evidenced by your measured response here. I'm not so patient, but I'm encouraged, perhaps chastened, by your abilty to find teaching points in the face of wilfull idiocy. I believe yours is the Christian example, more so than mine. Would the Apostle John have handled this heckler with patience and love? Here's from "Church History in Plain Language", by Bruce Shelley. “Strong feelings often flared between orthodox Christians and the Gnostics. On one occasion, according to Polycarp, a student of John the disciple, the apostle was entering the baths at Ephesus. Inside he saw Cerinthus, a well-known Gnostic, preparing to bathe. John, presumably garbed in a towel and a sour expression, rushed outside without taking a bath. ‘Let’s flee,’ he said, 'before the baths fall in. Cerinthus the enemy of truth is inside.’” (page 51). Colin |