<p>8:6 <i>So much so that we urged Titus-</i> Paul asked Titus to visit the Corinthians. He himself &quot;of his own accord&quot; decided to visit them. But God put the idea in the heart of Titus (2 Cor. 8:6,16,17). The freewill desire of Titus was confirmed by the hand of God operating on the heart of Titus. It could be argued that it was God who put the idea there in the first place, foreknowing that of Titus's &quot;own accord&quot; he would wish to do this work.</p><p><i>That as he had started, so he should complete among you also this act of grace- </i>&quot;This act of grace&quot; is literally as AV &quot;the same grace&quot;. Paul wants the Corinthians to respond to the Spirit gift / grace given to them just as the Macedonians had. So the mission of Titus was to make the Corinthians respond to grace in the same way as the Macedonians had- by donating to his pet project, the Jerusalem Poor Fund. But response to God's grace is not uniform... Titus had &quot;started&quot; the work by arranging their contributions, and now he was asked to complete it by getting the promised cash and donations out of them. Again, &quot;grace&quot; is put for their response to God's grace- in giving / being gracious. And this is true for all time, not just in the particular situation here in view. God's grace cannot be passively received. We are to respond to it by likewise giving and being gracious.</p>