Category: 2 Corinthians

May 16, 2021 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All God’s people here send their greetings. 14 May the grace of the…

April 30, 2021 7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong– not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. 8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but…

April 24, 2021 1 This will be my third visit to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.” 2 I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent: On my return I will not spare those who…

April 20, 2021 Paul has opened his life to the Corinthians and concludes with one final issue before moving to his conclusion. Paul is a missionary. The congregations that sent him out also provided the financial support required to do the work.  This approach continues today and most missionaries to other cultures are financially provided…

April 18, 2021 1 I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the…

April 8, 2021 Try to imagine sitting in a Sunday morning gathering when one of the leaders of the congregation gets up and announces that he has a letter from the person who started your congregation. Imagine that the letter is from the person who first introduced you to the gospel and then taught you…

April 8, 2021 How do we know someone is who they claim to be? It has never been easy, but it seems to get more difficult every day. A photograph was once almost as good as evidence as an eyewitness, but that is not true anymore. We know that it is possible to create a…

March 26, 2021 1 I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me! 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. 3 But I…

3/18/2021 We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you. 14 We are not going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to you, for we…

3/9/2021 7 You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 8 So even if I boast somewhat freely about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down,…