The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1920-01-24
BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON FOR
FEBRUARY /, 1920
ii CORINTHIANS, CHAPTERS
EIGHT AND NINE.
By Apostle Willis F. Jordan
Central Lesson Thought:

TEACHING CONCERNING TITHEs AND
OFFERINGS.
T. CHAPTER EIGHT
1. The practice of the churches of Mace
donna - Verses One to Five.
g. Their ''great trial of afflictiOn' and
their "deep poverty" did not cause them to be
unfaithful in their tithes and offerings.
8. They gave their tithes and offerings
unto Paul, the General Overseer, for use in
building up the work of God = Verse Four.
4. Before they paid their tithes and gave
their offerings, they first gave their own
selves to the Lord, and unto us'-the Gen
eral Overseer for any place in the work of
God = Verse Five. This is very impor-
tant verse
s. Pauls desire that the Church at Cor
NTH should do as the Churches in Macedonia
had done = Verse Six.
6. The payment of tithes and offerings is
as important as faith" "utterance'' "knowl-
edge," diligence "love to U.S. the Gen
eral Overseer = Verse Seven.
The whole Church should (every member
of IT'D abound in this grace also''-- the
payment of tithes and offerings.
z. All this is required Ito prove the sin
cerity Of" the professed "love' of the Church
Verse Eight.
8. THE SUPREME EXAMPLE OF JESUS
THE CHRIST Verse Nine.
8. God requires that the work should be
finished. He only requires tithes and offer
ings "out of that which We have'-Verses
Ten to Twelve.
10. Each person paying tithes and offer
ings (paying to God His Own Part) is Gods
one and only plan of equalizing the burden
Verses Thirteen to Fifteen.
Witness the unscriptural system of burden
ing few in all the apostate churches, or else
giving shows, suppers and frolics in order to
get the world to pay the church debts Shame
hocn Of
in addition to the above, makes thieves and
robbers out of the church membersi
II. Apostle Titus and the Messengers of
the Church - Verses Sixteen to Twenty-four
CD Titus disinterested service toward
the Church at Cornth- Verses Sixteen and
Seventeen.
(2) With him, the General Overseer sent
the brother, whose praise is in the Gospel
throughout all the churches'- Verses Eight
cen and Nineteen. What compliment
I'D I'VE have sent with them (Tftus and
the brother') our brother, whom we have
oftentimes proved diligent in many things
ment; for Paul was not one who fattered
another apostolic compliment! a real compli-
Cd These men were ''the messengers of
the churches and the glory of Christi
Verses Twenty-three and Twenty four
II. CHAPTER NINE
Paul again uses the example of the
churches of Macedonia and declares that he
had boosted of the Church at Corinth and the
other churches of Achaia - the Roman prov
ince in which Corinth was located = Verses
One to Four.
e. Why Paul sent Titus and the two broth
ers Verse Five.
3. Certain characteristics always appear
in every faithful, loyal, 1.-THE payer - Verses
Six to Fourteen.
CD Bountifulness - Verse Six
Cd "As he purposeth in his heart (Verse
oeVen)' so let him give - pay tithes and
offerings.
CD Ungrudgingly and cheerfully-verse
Seven
(4) With thanksgiving on his part and
on the part of all who know him to be faith
full and loyal-Verse Eleven
20 In order to supply "the want of the
saints" and OF the work-Verse Twelve
CD They thus show their "subjection IN
to the Gospel Observation-Disclosures Thirteen.
I'd They become liberal distributors
OF what God has entrusted them with-Verse
Thirteen
f. Having Gin both of these chapters)
M VIZ. SO much concerning the Christians
gifts Ctlthes and offerings), it was natural
for the Apostle to close with the exclamation
IN Verse Fifteen Thanks be unto God for
HIS Unspeakable Gndescribable) Gift"-Jesus
the Christ N'
Compare John 3:16; 4:1O; Romans s:2a:
corinthians 1857 with the last verse of our
lesson for today.
In giving our utmost to God and to His
work In Zion, and in paying our tithes and
oHerlngs to God through the Christian Catho-
TIC Apostolic Church in Zion and for the sun
port OF lions Educational Institutions, we
are uolng nothing compared to what God has
done for us in giving Jesus the Christ to nc
as our Savior, Healer, Cleanser Keeper. the
mead OF the Church. and our Soon Coming
Lord and Bridegroom.
we deserve no credit for any or all things
mat we 40 for God and Zion. Let each teach
er get the force of Luke 1910.