4 Money Lessons From the Apostle PaulSample

The second money lesson from Paul is to be generous. Notice what he says in the very famous passage of 2 Corinthians 8:7:

But as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all earnestness, and in our love for you – see that you excel in this act of grace also.

Ok, so what is this act of grace that Paul is talking about here?

Well, if you look at the context of chapter 8, you’ll notice that Paul is talking about the generosity of the Macedonian Christians who were giving out of extreme poverty. Paul is challenging the Corinthian church (and us today) to excel in the gracious act of giving generously to others!

I love what Paul says two verses later about why we should give so lavishly, so generously and without complaint:

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.

Jesus’ generosity to us through the Gospel so that we may live should motivate us to be generous to others.