Look at II Corinthians 8:2. In King James it reads "How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their generosity."
What was going on was that Paul was telling the Corinthians about the Macedonians. Even though they had little they wanted to give to aid the people at Jerusalem who had lost all to the Romans.
Paul was not commanding them to give. That would have been a type of taxation. The people were actually begging Paul to take their offerings. The actual amount they had to give was not large. These people gave according to their ability.
God does not need anyone's money. The One who spoke the world into existence can speak anything into existence at any time.
When giving is done freely the resource is adequate to meet the needs.
We all know what happens to taxes. Someone once said that government is taking money from the left pocket, transferring it to the right and losing half of it on the way. Taxes are never adequate to meet needs.
Giving from the heart is God's plan. And it is not just money. Giving can be of whatever resource one may have. Yes this is a great mystery.
David Sneed
What was going on was that Paul was telling the Corinthians about the Macedonians. Even though they had little they wanted to give to aid the people at Jerusalem who had lost all to the Romans.
Paul was not commanding them to give. That would have been a type of taxation. The people were actually begging Paul to take their offerings. The actual amount they had to give was not large. These people gave according to their ability.
God does not need anyone's money. The One who spoke the world into existence can speak anything into existence at any time.
When giving is done freely the resource is adequate to meet the needs.
We all know what happens to taxes. Someone once said that government is taking money from the left pocket, transferring it to the right and losing half of it on the way. Taxes are never adequate to meet needs.
Giving from the heart is God's plan. And it is not just money. Giving can be of whatever resource one may have. Yes this is a great mystery.
David Sneed
"God does not need anyone's money" - then explain why the concept of tithing is so rampant! We disagree with the tithing but an interesting thought you brought up but in another light.
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