Liberality
Liberality
Pleasing to God - 2Co 9:7; Heb 13:16
God never forgets - Heb 6:10
Christ set an example of - 2Co 8:9
Characteristic of saints - Ps 112:9; Isa 32:8
Unprofitable, without love - 1Co 13:3
SHOULD BE EXERCISED
Exercise of, provokes others to - 2Co 9:2
Labour to be enabled to exercise - Ac 20:35; Eph 4:28
WANT OF
- Brings many a curse
- Pr 28:27 - A proof of not loving God
- 1Jo 3:17 - A proof of not having faith
- Jas 2:14-16
Blessings connected with - Ps 41:1; Pr 22:9; Ac 20:35
Promises to - Ps 112:9; Pr 11:25; 28:27; Ec 11:1,2; Isa 58:10
Exhortations to - Lu 3:11; 11:41; Ac 20:35; 1Co 16:1; 1Ti 6:17,18
Exemplified
- Princes of Israel
- Nu 7:2 - Boaz
- Ru 2:16 - David
- 2Sa 9:7,10 - Barzillai, &c
- 2Sa 17:28 - Araunah
- 2Sa 24:22 - Shunammite
- 2Ki 4:8,10 - Judah
- 2Ch 24:10,11 - Nehemiah
- Ne 7:70 - Jews
- Ne 7:71,72 - Job
- Job 29:15,16 - Nebuzaradan
- Jer 40:4,5 - Joanna, &c
- Lu 8:3 - Zacchaeus
- Lu 19:8 - Christians
- Ac 2:45 - Barnabas
- Ac 4:36,37 - Dorcas
- Ac 9:36 - Cornelius
- Ac 16:2 - Church of Antioch
- Ac 11:29,30 - Lydia
- Ac 16:15 - Paul
- Ac 20:34 - Stephanas, &c
- 1Co 16:17
Extraordinary - Exemplified