1 Corinthians 9:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

If i

1 Peter 5:2

Have

1 Corinthians 3:8

Matthew 10:41

Against

Dispensation

General references

Luke 17:10

Bible References

If i

And thou, Solomon, my son, know thou the God of thy father and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing soul, for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

the gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of the workmen. And who then is willing to consecrate the offering of his hands today unto the LORD?

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

After this, I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I answered, Here am I; send me.

For if there is first a willing desire, it is accepted according to what a person has and not according to what they do not have.

but I did not want to do anything without thy counsel, that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, caring for her, not by force, but willingly; not for shameful lucre, but with willing desire;

Have

Now he that plants and he that waters are one although each one shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward, and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.

Against

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But he was in my heart as a burning fire and within my bones; I tried to forbear, and I could not.

And the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD and went down to Joppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish fleeing from the presence of the LORD.

But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.

Who is there even among you that would shut the doors or tend the fire on my altar for free? I have no pleasure in you, said the LORD of the hosts, neither will the offering from your hand be agreeable unto me.

Dispensation

For though I preach the gospel, I have no reason to glory, for it is an obligation laid upon me; for woe is me, if I do not preach the gospel!

Let us reckon men as ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Behold, I have told you before.

And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of food in due season?

But to the contrary, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter

if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which has been given to me in you,

but the others out of charity, knowing that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

of which I am made a minister by the dispensation of God which is given to me in you, to fulfil the word of God,

but because we have been approved of God that he might entrust us with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.

according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

General references

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable slaves: we have done that which was our duty to do.