Peter reached the climax of his lesson: God had made both Lord and Christ the Jesus whom they had crucified. 

They heard it and were cut to the heart; they wanted to know what they were to do. 

Peter told them to repent and be baptized for the remission of their sins, and they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  The promise of the Holy Spirit would be given to them and to all afar off whom God called to Himself. 

Christian giving should never be unctuous, patronizing, and presumptuous, vainly imagining we are always going to be the one with the largesse to bestow upon the lesser. 

Instead, we give as God has given us, recognizing the time will come when we will need to receive from others as God has given to them. 

We are equal in Christ, not greater or lesser than.

Paul encouraged them to understand the matter in terms of #equality and #reciprocity: yes, at the moment, they abound and can meet the need of the Judean Christians. 

But the time might come when they will be in need and their need might well be met by the abundance of the Judean Christians. 

#Paul addressed possible apprehensions and reservations which might exist among the Corinthian #Christians regarding #giving.

They might worry about giving to others while they are in the midst of some affliction at the moment or perhaps in the face of affliction to come.