Difference between revisions of "Contribution"

<div> '''1: '''''Κοινωνία''''' ''' (Strong'S #2842 — Noun [[Feminine]] — koinonia — koy-nohn-ee'-ah ) </div> <p> is twice rendered "contribution," &nbsp;Romans 15:26; &nbsp;2—Corinthians 9:13 , RV, (AV, "distribution"). See Communion. </p>

<p> [[Contribution]] n. </p> 1. The act of giving to a common stock, or in common with others the act of lending a portion of power or influence to a common purpose the payment of each mans share of some common expense. 2. That which is given to a common stock or purpose, either by an individual or by many. We speak of the contribution of one person, or the contribution of a society. Contributions are involuntary, as taxes and imposts or voluntary, as for some undertaking. 3. In a military sense, impositions paid by a frontier country, to secure themselves from being plundered by the enemys army or impositions upon a country in the power of an enemy, which are levied under various pretenses, and for various purposes, usually for the support of the army.

<p> ''''' kon ''''' - ''''' tri ''''' - ''''' bū´shun ''''' ( κοινωνία , <i> ''''' koinōnı́a ''''' </i> , "communion" or "fellowship," &nbsp;Romans 15:26; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 9:13 ): The meaning "contribution" is drawn from the context, rather than from the Greek word. The phrase in the passage cited, literally rendered, would be "to exercise" or "put fellowship into activity." The <i> ''''' koinōnia ''''' </i> subsisting among believers because of their inner communion with Christ places them and their gifts and possessions at the service of one another (see [[Communion]] ). They are enjoined. not to forget to communicate (&nbsp;Hebrews 13:16 ). To be "communicative" ( <i> ''''' koinōnikoı́ ''''' </i> ) is to be a habit of their lives, the Christian principle being that of the holding of all property as a trust, to be distributed as there is need (&nbsp;Acts 2:44 f; &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 8:14 f). The first occasion for calling this fellowship into activity, by way of "contributions," was within the church at [[Jerusalem]] and for its needy members (see [[Community Of Goods]] ). The second occasion was repeatedly from the infant [[Gentile]] churches for the poor within the same church (&nbsp;Acts 11:29; &nbsp;Romans 15:26; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 8:1-4; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 9:2 ); the fellowship Thus widening from intra-congregational to general church benevolence. These contributions were gathered weekly (&nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:2 f), were proportioned to the means of the givers (&nbsp; Acts 11:29; &nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:2 ), were not exacted or prescribed, in a legalistic manner, but were called forth as the free-will offerings of grateful hearts (&nbsp;2 Corinthians 8:7 ), springing from th community spirit, and were sent to their destination by accredited representatives of the congregations (&nbsp;1 Corinthians 16:3; &nbsp;Acts 11:30 ). </p>