Fear God? - 2 Corinthians 7

I was just reading along in 2 Corinthians chapter 7 and there it was:
1 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete purity because we fear God.
“Because we fear God.”
Fear. An interesting word. The Bible has much [...]

Don’t Team Up With Unbelievers? - 2 Corinthians 6

Today is the day of salvation!
1 As God’s partners, we beg you not to reject this marvelous message of God’s great kindness. 2 For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, God is ready to help you right now. Today [...]

New Bodies/New Life in Christ - 2 Corinthians 5

1 For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down when we die and leave these bodies we will have a home in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. 2 We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long for [...]

Satan has blinded people’s minds? - 2 Corinthians 4

Powerful stuff this morning in 2 Corinthians 4:
4 Satan, the god of this evil world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe, so they are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News that is shining upon them. They don’t understand the message we preach about the glory of [...]

Our Lives A Sweet Fragrance To God - 2 Corinthians 2

There’s some beautiful poetry in this chapter:
14 But thanks be to God, who made us his captives and leads us along in Christ’s triumphal procession.
14b Now wherever we go he uses us to tell others about the Lord and to spread the Good News like a sweet perfume. 15 Our lives are a [...]

Peace in the Suffering - 2 Corinthians 1

Did you know that this is actually the fourth letter Paul wrote to the church at Corinth? The first letter he wrote was lost. 1 Corinthians is actually the second letter to them. The third was lost and 2 Corinthians is actually the fourth.
Paul’s love and concern for these people is both abundant and obvious. [...]