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 you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one's thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.

for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?"

The people gave their blessing on all the men who volunteered to settle in Jerusalem.

I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, "Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?" I answered, "Here I am, send me!"

For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

Have

The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.

Against

But Moses said, "O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!"

Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

Instead, Jonah immediately headed off to Tarshish to escape from the commission of the Lord. He traveled to Joppa and found a merchant ship heading to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard it to go with them to Tarshish far away from the Lord.

This displeased Jonah terribly and he became very angry.

"I wish that one of you would close the temple doors, so that you no longer would light useless fires on my altar. I am not pleased with you," says the Lord who rules over all, "and I will no longer accept an offering from you.

Dispensation

For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

One should think about us this way -- as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Remember, I have told you ahead of time.

The Lord replied, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was to the circumcised

if indeed you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace that was given to me for you,

The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, because they think they can cause trouble for me in my imprisonment.

I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God -- given to me for you -- in order to complete the word of God,

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.

This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

General references

So you too, when you have done everything you were commanded to do, should say, 'We are slaves undeserving of special praise; we have only done what was our duty.'"