ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 8 v7

SEE THAT YOU EXCEL. AMBROSIASTER: Paul is exhorting the Corinthians to take pride in these things in the sight of the other churches, for if they are keen to minister to the saints it is proof that they have mended their ways. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

CHRIST’S LOVE FOR US 2 CORINTHIANS 8:8-15

OVERVIEW: Christ was made poor because God voluntarily humbled himself to be born as man (ORIGEN, BASIL, AUGUSTINE, FULGENTIUS). By this he obtained for humanity the riches of his holy love (CHRYSOSTOM) that we might share in his divine nature (AMBROSIASTER). In the case of the manna, those who gathered more and those who gathered less were found to have the same quantity. Never desire more than you already have or be anxious because you have less (CHRYSOSTOM). Paul respects the Corinthians’ willingness to help, but the time had come for that willingness to be translated into action (THEODORET OF CYR).

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