THE LOST TEXT
Why Was It Never Found?
(7) 1 Corinthians 16:1-3,
"Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to
the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that
there be no gatherings when I come. And when I come, whomsoever ye shall
approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto
Jerusalem."
"Lay
by him in store" means "to set aside". This
is an offering for the poor Christians (saints)
in Jerusalem, not for a church collection or collections for preachers.
This was a personal setting aside of whatever gifts they wanted to bestow
on the poor saints in Jerusalem. Whatever they were to put aside was to
be on the first day of the week so they wouldn't have to be going here
and there when the apostle Paul came, "that
there be no gatherings when I come". There
had been a severe famine in Jerusalem. Paul issued this decree to help
with famine relief in Jerusalem. Does it say that it's the Lord's Day or
the Christian Sabbath? Does it say to meet on every 1st day of the week
and make offerings? Or does it say they were to meet every first day of
the week forever after that to take collections for preachers? NO it doesn't.
It was simply a one time collection for famine relief. We need to
take the word of God Just as it says.
