11Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others. But what we are is known to God, and I hope it is known also to your conscience. 12 We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you cause to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast about outward appearance… Continue Reading
2 Corinthians 5 Our Heavenly Dwelling 1For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. 4For while we… Continue Reading
I wonder if sometimes we think we have an “in” with God. We have crazy resources available. There are commentaries galore, sermons online, podcasts, and yes, there is an app for that! We listen to expositional teaching, back it up and challenge it when we think the speaker is wrong, and feel that God is… Continue Reading
7But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 8We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; 9persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; 10 always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also… Continue Reading
2 Corinthians 4 The Light of the Gospel 1Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God’s word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.3And even if our gospel… Continue Reading
Here I am humbled by Your majesty Covered by Your grace so free Here I am knowing I’m a sinful man Covered by the blood of the Lamb Now I’ve found the greatest love of all is mine Since You laid down Your life The greatest sacrifice Majesty majesty Your grace has found me just… Continue Reading
2 Corinthians 3 Ministers of the New Covenant 1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. 3And you show that you are a letter from Christ… Continue Reading
12When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. 14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal… Continue Reading
2 Corinthians 2 1For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. 2For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? 3And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those… Continue Reading
Paul’s Change of Plans 12For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. 13For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and acknowledge… Continue Reading