"For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have." (2 Corinthians 8:12).
[NKJV STUDY BIBLE].
12 The phrase "according to your means" at the end of v.11 is now explained. Provided a gift is willingly given, its acceptability is determined solely on the basis of what a person might possess, not on the basis of what one does not own. God assesses the "value" of a monetary gift, not in terms of the actual amount given, but by comparing what is given with the total financial resources of the giver (see Mark 12:41-44). No one is expected to give "according to what he does not have."
[NIV BIBLE COMMENTARY Volume 2: New Testament].
[www.sowersoftheword.blogspot.com]. JESUS IS LORD.
[NKJV STUDY BIBLE].
12 The phrase "according to your means" at the end of v.11 is now explained. Provided a gift is willingly given, its acceptability is determined solely on the basis of what a person might possess, not on the basis of what one does not own. God assesses the "value" of a monetary gift, not in terms of the actual amount given, but by comparing what is given with the total financial resources of the giver (see Mark 12:41-44). No one is expected to give "according to what he does not have."
[NIV BIBLE COMMENTARY Volume 2: New Testament].
[www.sowersoftheword.blogspot.com]. JESUS IS LORD.
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ReplyDeleteWas just preparing a 'Get-Well-Soon' package for a Parent -- wishing I had more to give. God told me to pray over the blessing, and in a soft voice, directed me to check my Fb page. Thanks for this personal message. It is confirmation. I know my friend's spirit will be lifted, as we pray her healing in Jesus' name. Hallelujah!