2 Corinthians 8 Scofield
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8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
“willing”
See 2 Cor 8:10–12, (See Scofield "2 Cor 8:1").
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8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
“Moreover”
In 2 Corinthians 8, 9, the apostle sums up the Christian doctrine of giving. It may be thus summarized:
(1) It is a "grace," i.e. a disposition created by the Spirit 2 Cor 8:7
(2) In contrast with the law, which imposed giving as a divine requirement, Christian giving is voluntary, and a test of sincerity and love 2 Cor 8:8–12; 2 Cor 9:1; 2 Cor 9:2; 2 Cor 9:5; 2 Cor 9:7
(3) The privilege is universal, belonging, according to ability, to rich and poor 2 Cor 8:1–3; 2 Cor 8:12–15; 1 Cor 16:1; 1 Cor 16:2.
(4) Giving is to be proportioned to income 2 Cor 8:12–14; 1 Cor 16:2. The O.T. proportion was the tithe, a proportion which antedates the law Gen 14:20.
(5) The rewards of Christian giving are (a) joy 2 Cor 8:2 (b) increased ability to give in proportion to that which has been already given 2 Cor 9:7–11 (c) increased thankfulness to God 2 Cor 9:12 (d) God and the Gospel glorified 2 Cor 9:13; 2 Cor 9:14