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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: Is tithing a command for chriatians? |
Bible Note: Hi John, Thanks for the comforting reply. (o: Nice toknow that people are listening with open hearts and minds. What often brings discomfort is when we reason to ourselves that the heavens and the stars are the Lord's, and that this, our earthly home, is just a miniscule part of the creation. This mental error prompts thoughts that He holds little interest in this third rock from the sun, as He dwells in His royal palace high above. So He beneficially reveals His heart in His Word to us, as He explains that the earth is His, this tiny sphere; and even though He has prepared His glorious throne in the heavens, His kingdom rules over all, and even the lowest worms are not free from His awareness. When God graciously gave this world to the descendants of Adam, and then of Noah, He still withholds to himself the rights to His property, and only gives us, as stewards, the right of using and enjoying the profits of that which belongs to Him. This is referred to in the Latin as, "usus et fructus" or, use and enjoyment. But it doesn't stop there, with the material property. We are also His property, body as well as soul. The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof. the world and those that dwell therein. (Psa 24:1) We are not to consider ourselves to be our own, "All souls are mine", says God (Eze 18:4), for He is the Potter that formed these vessels from clay and the Father of our spirits. Even our tongues are not our own; they are to be at his service, per the sibling-servant James. Even those that do not know Him are His. For this reason we are not to focus our desires towards the wealth of this world, the praise of others, or the delights of our senses, This is what causes the shipwrecks that you mention. It is when our desires are in conflict with our heavenly Father's desires, which is what caused our first parents to be expelled from paradise. Thank you, John, it was a pleasure to hear from you. keliy |