2 Corinthians, chapters 8 and 9, are two of the most important chapters on biblical giving for this current age of grace. Grace giving is not mandatory but voluntary; it stems from the heart. This episode chronicles the taking up of a special collection for the poor saints in Jerusalem, as the Apostle Paul makes an appeal to the Corinthian believers to follow the example of sacrificial giving by the Macedonian churches, while also reminding them of what Christ has sacrificially done for us.