Peter Oakes is the Rylands Professor of Biblical Criticism and Exegesis at the University of Manchester. His recent monograph, titled, Empire, Economics, and the New Testament, provides a couple of resources for generosity that I wanted to share in light of the study of 2 Corinthians 8-9. I hope this will shed some light on…
Month: July 2023
Rich Generosity (2 Corinthians 8:1-2)
“Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.” – 2 Corinthians 8:1-2 The apostle Paul…
Progress, Not Perfection (2 Corinthians 7:5-16)
“When we arrived in Macedonia, there was no rest for us. We faced conflict from every direction, with battles on the outside and fear on the inside. But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus. His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement…
