The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
.. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life....
The words, emptied from vessel to vessel, are so suggestive! The Holy Spirit in making use of such an expression means more than we...
