You will be enriched in every way to be generous on every occasion, so that through us your giving will produce thanksgiving to God. You will be enriched in every wayThe phrase "You will be enriched in every way" speaks to the comprehensive nature of God's blessings. The Greek word for "enriched" is "ploutizō," which implies being made wealthy or abundantly supplied. This enrichment is not limited to material wealth but encompasses spiritual, emotional, and relational prosperity. Historically, the Corinthian church was situated in a wealthy city, yet Paul emphasizes that true enrichment comes from God and is intended for a purpose beyond personal gain. to be generous on every occasion
The purpose of being enriched is "to be generous on every occasion." The Greek word for "generous" is "haplotēs," which conveys sincerity, simplicity, and liberality. This generosity is not sporadic but consistent, reflecting a lifestyle of giving. In the early church, generosity was a hallmark of Christian community, as seen in Acts 2:44-45, where believers shared everything they had. This phrase challenges believers to view every situation as an opportunity to reflect God's generosity. so that through us your giving
The phrase "so that through us your giving" indicates the role of Paul and his companions as facilitators of the Corinthians' generosity. The Greek word "di’ hēmōn" (through us) suggests a partnership in ministry. Paul often collected offerings for the Jerusalem church, demonstrating the interconnectedness of the early Christian communities. This partnership underscores the communal aspect of giving, where individual contributions are part of a larger mission. will produce thanksgiving to God
The ultimate goal of generosity is that it "will produce thanksgiving to God." The Greek word "eucharistia" (thanksgiving) is related to "eucharist," a term for the Lord's Supper, highlighting gratitude as central to Christian worship. Historically, offerings were seen as acts of worship, acknowledging God's provision and sovereignty. This phrase reminds believers that their generosity not only meets practical needs but also leads others to glorify God, creating a ripple effect of praise and gratitude. Persons / Places / Events 1. Paul the ApostleThe author of 2 Corinthians, writing to the church in Corinth to encourage generosity and explain the purpose of their giving. 2. CorinthA major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and commerce, but also for its moral challenges. The church here was diverse and faced various issues, including understanding Christian giving. 3. The Church in JerusalemThe recipients of the collection Paul was organizing. They were experiencing poverty and needed support from other churches. 4. Macedonian ChurchesMentioned earlier in the chapter as examples of generosity despite their own poverty, inspiring the Corinthians to give. 5. TitusA companion of Paul who was involved in organizing the collection and delivering the letter to the Corinthians. Teaching Points God's Provision for GenerosityGod enriches us not for selfish gain but to enable us to be generous. Recognize that all blessings are opportunities to bless others. Generosity as WorshipOur giving is an act of worship that results in thanksgiving to God. Consider how your generosity can lead others to praise God. The Cycle of BlessingGenerosity creates a cycle of blessing, where giving leads to gratitude, which in turn glorifies God. Reflect on how your actions can initiate this cycle. Intentional GenerosityBe prepared to give "on every occasion." Develop a mindset and lifestyle that looks for opportunities to be generous. Community ImpactUnderstand that your generosity impacts not just individuals but the broader community of believers, strengthening the body of Christ. Bible Study Questions 1. How does understanding God's provision change your perspective on giving? 2. In what ways can your generosity lead others to give thanks to God? 3. Reflect on a time when you experienced the cycle of blessing through giving. How did it impact your faith? 4. What practical steps can you take to be more intentional about generosity in your daily life? 5. How can the example of the Macedonian churches inspire you to give, even when resources seem limited? Connections to Other Scriptures Philippians 4:19This verse speaks of God supplying all needs, which connects to the idea of being "enriched in every way" for the purpose of generosity. Proverbs 11:25This proverb highlights the principle that a generous person will prosper, aligning with the promise of enrichment in 2 Corinthians 9:11. Luke 6:38Jesus teaches about giving and receiving, emphasizing that the measure we use will be measured back to us, which complements the theme of generosity leading to thanksgiving. Acts 20:35Paul quotes Jesus, saying it is more blessed to give than to receive, reinforcing the joy and blessing of generosity. People Corinthians, Macedonians, PaulPlaces Achaia, Corinth, MacedoniaTopics Abundantly, Bountifulness, Brings, Causeth, Causing, Enriched, Free-hearted, Generosity, Generous, Increased, Instrumentality, Liberality, Mind, Occasion, Praise, Produce, Producing, Result, Simple, Thanksgiving, Wealth, Worketh, WorksDictionary of Bible Themes 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 1330 God, the provider
4510 sowing and reaping
5556 stewardship
6710 privileges 2 Corinthians 9:6-13 5856 extravagance 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 5503 rich, the 2 Corinthians 9:8-11 5325 gifts 2 Corinthians 9:8-14 4035 abundance 2 Corinthians 9:10-11 8811 riches, attitudes to 2 Corinthians 9:11-12 8676 thanksgiving 2 Corinthians 9:11-13 6672 grace, in relationships Library December 25 Evening
Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.--II COR 9:15. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.--For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. …
Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily PathGod's Unspeakable Gift
'Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift.'--2 COR. ix. 15. It seems strange that there should ever have been any doubt as to what gift it is which evokes this burst of thanksgiving. There is but one of God's many mercies which is worthy of being thus singled out. There is one blazing central sun which shines out amidst all the galaxy of lights which fill the heavens. There is one gift of God which, beyond all others, merits the designation of 'unspeakable.' The gift of Christ draws all other …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Praise for the Gift of Gifts
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift."--2 Corinthians 9:15. IN the chapter from which my text is taken, Paul is stirring up the Christians at Corinth to be ready with liberal gifts for the poor saints at Jerusalem. He finishes by reminding them of a greater gift that any they could bring, and by this one short word of praise, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift," he sets all their hearts a-singing. Let men give as liberally as they may, you can always proclaim the value of their …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 38: 1892 3D Day. All-Sufficient Grace.
"He is Faithful that Promised." "God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work."--2 COR. ix. 8. All-Sufficient Grace. "All-sufficiency in all things!" Believer! surely thou art "thoroughly furnished!" Grace is no scanty thing, doled out in pittances. It is a glorious treasury, which the key of prayer can always unlock, but never empty. A fountain, "full, flowing, ever flowing, overflowing." Mark these three …
John Ross Macduff—The Faithful Promiser Letter Lviii to the Duchess of Lorraine
To the Duchess of Lorraine He thanks her for kindnesses shown, and deters her from an unjust war. I thank God for your pious goodwill which I know that you have towards Him and His servants. For whenever the tiniest little spark of heavenly love is kindled in a worldly heart ennobled with earthly honours, that, without doubt, is God's gift, not man's virtue. For our part we are very glad to avail ourselves of the kind offers made to us of your bounty in your letter. But having heard of the sudden …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux 1872-1874. Letter from Rev. A. M. W. Christopher --Letter from Gulf of St. Lawrence-Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Home, Liverpool --Letter to Mrs. Merry --Letter from Canada --Miss
Letter from Rev. A. M. W. Christopher--Letter from Gulf of St. Lawrence-Mrs. Birt's Sheltering Home, Liverpool--Letter to Mrs. Merry--Letter from Canada--Miss Macpherson's return to England-- Letter of cheer for Dr. Barnardo--Removal to Hackney Home. Though human praise is not sought, we cannot but feel peculiar pleasure in giving the following testimony from a servant of the Lord so much revered as the Rev, A. M. W. Christopher of Oxford:-- "Of all the works of Christian benevolence which the great …
Clara M. S. Lowe—God's Answers How to be Admonished are those who Give Away what is their Own, and those who Seize what Belongs to Others.
(Admonition 21.) Differently to be admonished are those who already give compassionately of their own, and those who still would fain seize even what belongs to others. For those who already give compassionately of their own are to be admonished not to lift themselves up in swelling thought above those to whom they impart earthly things; not to esteem themselves better than others because they see others to be supported by them. For the Lord of an earthly household, in distributing the ranks and …
Leo the Great—Writings of Leo the Great Perhaps There is no Book Within the Whole Canon of Scripture So Perplexing and Anomalous...
Perhaps there is no book within the whole canon of Scripture so perplexing and anomalous, at first sight, as that entitled "Ecclesiastes." Its terrible hopelessness, its bold expression of those difficulties with which man is surrounded on every side, the apparent fruitlessness of its quest after good, the unsatisfactory character, from a Christian standpoint, of its conclusion: all these points have made it, at one and the same time, an enigma to the superficial student of the Word, and the arsenal …
F. C. Jennings—Old Groans and New Songs The Spiced Wine of My Pomegranate;
OR, THE COMMUNION OF COMMUNICATION. I would cause Thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate."--Song of Solomon viii. 2.And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace."--John i. 16. THE SPICED WINE OF MY POMEGRANATE. THE immovable basis of communion having been laid of old in the eternal union which subsisted between Christ and His elect, it only needed a fitting occasion to manifest itself in active development. The Lord Jesus had for ever delighted Himself with the …
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come Meditations of the State of a Christian Reconciled to God in Christ,
Now let us see how happy a godly man is in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. The godly man whose corrupt nature is renewed by grace in Christ and become a new creature, is blessed in a threefold respect--First, in his life; Secondly, in his death; Thirdly, after death. I. His blessedness during his life is but in part, and that consists in seven things:-- 1. Because he is conceived of the Spirit (John iii. 5), and is born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety The Work of the Holy Spirit
The Church of Christ. "It is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is ruth."--1 John v. 6. We now proceed to discuss the work of the Holy Spirit wrought in the Church of Christ. Altho the Son of God has had a Church in the earth from the beginning, yet the Scripture distinguishes between its manifestation before and after Christ. As the acorn, planted in the ground, exists, altho it passes through the two periods of germinating and rooting, and of growing upward and forming trunk and …
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit Perseverance Proved.
2. I REMARK, that God is able to preserve and keep the true saints from apostacy, in consistency with their liberty: 2 Tim. i. 12: "For the which cause I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." Here the apostle expresses the fullest confidence in the ability of Christ to keep him: and indeed, as has been said, it is most manifest that the apostles expected …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology Sunday after Ascension Day
Text: First Peter 4, 7-11.[1] 7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer: 8 above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves: for love covereth a multitude of sins: 9 using hospitality one to another without murmuring: 10 according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; 11 if any man speaketh, speaking as it were oracles of God; if any man ministereth, ministering …
Martin Luther—Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Of the Public Fast.
A public fast is when, by the authority of the magistrate (Jonah iii. 7; 2 Chron. xx. 3; Ezra viii. 21), either the whole church within his dominion, or some special congregation, whom it concerneth, assemble themselves together, to perform the fore-mentioned duties of humiliation; either for the removing of some public calamity threatened or already inflicted upon them, as the sword, invasion, famine, pestilence, or other fearful sickness (1 Sam. vii. 5, 6; Joel ii. 15; 2 Chron. xx.; Jonah iii. …
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