My father has been always stingy, mainly due to his hardships in childhood. I was told to save for the rainy days over and over, so I have been saving even now. I see that this thought has a problem: it prevents me from being generous because in its essence I depend of my effort, my work and in the rainy days I will be alone: no one will be there to help me.
Paul wants that the Corinthians help the church in Jerusalem. He argues that the Lord has been good to them, so that they may be good to others. He expects that the Corinthians be joyful when being generous. The future is in the Lord's hand and the Lord is the One who provides, so the one who believes in the Lord is free to give. Paul expects that the Corinthians help the Jerusalem church and in doing so, they will be blessed by the Jerusalem church. It is difficult to live in community without generosity.
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