![]() ![]() “My brethren,” he said, “there is One above, by whom you hope you have been saved, One whom you call Master and Lord, now if you will only imitate him, you cannot be ungenerous or niggardly. ![]() But suddenly remembering that examples taken from inferiors seldom have a powerful effect he lays aside his argument drawn from the church of Macedonia, and he holds before them a reason for liberality which the hardest heart can scarcely resist, if once that reason is applied by the Spirit. He tells them that the churches of Macedonia, though very much poorer than the church at Corinth, had done even beyond their means for the relief of the Lord’s family, and he exhorts the Corinthians to do the same. He desired them to contribute something for those who were the poor of the flock, that he might be able to minister to their necessities. The apostle, in this chapter, was endeavouring to stir up the Corinthians to liberality. Spurgeon, At The Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens.įor you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that, though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich. A Sermon Delivered On Sunday Morning, September 13, 1857, By Pastor C.
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