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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, I'm a rookie. Since this thread has been duly restricted here's my semi-private take on tithing. If "The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein", then what I got is on loan from Him, my wife, my kids and my health included. Then there’s, “He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" (2Co 9:6); that’s an equation I want to be on the happy side of. What’s more, “God loveth a cheerful giver”, so I can’t let giving hurt, which it does sometimes, I admit, but if it didn’t, if it were easy, I’d have nothing to overcome; and what good am I with nothing to overcome? “Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?” (James 2:22). Faith comes from faith in the way that strength comes from having dared, from having dared to trust in God. Tithing, as I see it, is an "obedience of faith" (Rom 1:5; 16:26) and also a matter of character (Rom 5: 3-5). Besides, there’s no way I’m going to free-load on my congregation. I go with 10 percent of my gross. Ouch? Colin |