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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: Beja, Thank you for your responses which are continuing to make this into a very interesting thread. I would like to clarify my views to you, since I get the feeling from reading your posts that you are in disagreement with my post for reasons that simply do not exist. May I begin by quoting you from your post to Val: "Rather the view point which I would commend to you sees the entire of scripture as one plan, with one end (the cross), exalting one figure (christ.) " I was not trying in my post to say that there was anything more than one plan, nor do I exalt any more than Christ, however, the 'end' which you describe above, -to me it is only the beginning of the end. I have brought to this forum before my viewpoint of the entire Bible as being God's plan for the redemption of mankind. In the first chapter, we have man and God together in paradise and all is good, very good. In the last chapter of the Bible, we have man and God together in paradise for eternity. So what we have in God's plan for redemption is a Master Plan, not a series of failed plans. If I may be allowed the liberty to quote you again, "The view that the old testament was a series of failed dispensations between God and man in my opinion leaves us with a horribly malnourished view of scripture and sense of God. I would like to bring up now from Merriam Webster's the (first of three) definition of dispensation, for your consideration: 1 a: a general state or ordering of things ; specifically : a system of revealed commands and promises regulating human affairs b: a particular arrangement or provision especially of providence or nature Now if I could ask you to pay particular attention to the word "System" I would like to offer the example of our own digestive "System". This is nothing more than a group of individual organs that work together to produce one function. This is done not by simultaneous action, but in a sequential order. First the body dispenses saliva into the food and later dispenses enzymes to further separate the good from the bad. So, upon adopting this viewpoint, God's plan becomes a systematic arrangement of promises rather than a series of failed dispensations. Thank you for your consideration, Lord bless keliy |