Freedom in Christ — 4-Week Bible Study
① Our Need for Freedom → ② Christ, the Source of Freedom → ③ Living in Freedom → ④ Freedom that Endures
Day 20 — Freedom in Generosity
Paul encourages cheerful giving, describing generosity as an overflow of grace that results in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:6 - 15
6Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
9As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."
10Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
11you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
12For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many givings of thanks to God;
13seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all;
14while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
15Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
This proverb observes that those who give freely grow richer, while withholding leads to want—a timeless reflection on open-handed living.
Proverbs 11:24 - 25
24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
25The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.