Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Corinthians 8:1-6
by: Sheri Rood.
The saints in Jerusalem were suffering and would starve if not supported by their extended church family around the world. Even though the fellow believers in Macedonia were in deep poverty themselves, they had given generously to meet these needs—and of their own accord. Paul exhorted the church in Corinth to follow their example. Being generous has little to do with our economic status. It is a condition of the heart. Forced generosity is nothing more than taxation; benevolent generosity benefits both the giver and the receiver. Let us remember to generously support the persecuted church around the world.