<p>9:6 <i>But this I say: He that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully- </i>Paul now gives a more spiritual reason for their generosity. Our generosity to others now will lead to a reaping at the time of harvest, which is at the Lord's return. And yet from 1 Cor. 15 we know that some of the Corinthians didn't believe in the Lord's resurrection and were sceptical of a claim of future harvest at the resurrection. So the whole appeal was at a level inappropriate to the spiritual level of the Corinthians; and we can learn from that in our dealings with weaker believers. &quot;Bountifully&quot; is the same word used in :5 for &quot;gift&quot;; the AV in :5 brings out the connection by calling their &quot;gift&quot; a &quot;bounty&quot;. They would receive again the &quot;bounty&quot; or gift they sowed- but at the harvest, which 1 Cor. 15 has explained is at the Lord's return and will be in the form of the nature of our resurrection body. Our generosity now has eternal consequence. And as 1 Cor. 15 points out, there is an out of proportion increase between the seed sown and the body that later arises. We don't just get what we sow, but so much more. In the end, this is a question of levels. It's not that the &quot;sparing&quot; shall not be saved; but rather that they shall not eternally reap the blessings of their generosity in this brief mortal life.</p>