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GIVING is an expression of worship that commemorates God's grace. Grace is all that God can do for man and still be consistent with His own character. We are saved by grace, we live by His grace, and we give by His grace. Grace giving meets divine standards and glorifies God. Grace giving requires the filling of the Holy Spirit and reflects grace orientation, Bible doctrine resident in the soul, and virtue love. Without these spiritual motivations, giving has no spiritual value. All too often Christian giving is coerced by guilt, emotionalism, or peer pressure. Two chapters in 2 Corinthians are the most extensive passages of Scripture on the concept of giving. This book focuses on these chapters which present aspects of God's grace, define correct motivation and mental attitude for giving, and illustrate grace giving in the early church.

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奉献是崇拜神的表现、纪念他的恩典。恩典是所有神能为人做的事、也可以保持他自己性格的一致。我们得救是本乎恩、我们靠着他的恩典来生活、我们也靠着他的恩典来奉献。感恩奉献符合神的标准和荣耀神。感恩奉献需要圣灵的充满、反映以恩为本、居留在魂里的圣经教义、和美德的爱心。没有这些属灵的动机、奉献便没有属灵的价值。很多时候基督徒的奉献是被内疚、激动的情绪、或同侪压力的胁迫之下进行。哥林多后书里有两章经文是对奉献的概念叙述得最为广泛。这本书焦点集中在这些章节上、它表达神的恩典的各方面、定义奉献的正确动机和心理态度、并且举例说明早期教会的感恩奉献。