2 Corinthians 13 – Rejoice!!

As he brings his letter to a close Paul commands the believers to rejoice and to rejoice now. What a lovely way of ending his letter. We all want to be happy in life, don’t we? Well the believer is one who can always be happy in life because we have so much to rejoice [...]

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2 Corinthians 12 – Grace in suffering

Paul begins this passage by talking about a man who was caught up into Paradise. This man was Paul himself [v7] and to stop Paul becoming conceited about this the Lord gave Paul ‘a thorn in the flesh’ [v7]. Much speculation has taken place as to what this is. It has been suggested it was [...]

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2 Corinthians 11v16-33

Just a simple thought from our reading today. Paul is not boasting of his sufferings in a wrong way. He is simply pointing out the suffering he has endured as a believer in order to prove he is the genuine article and the Corinthians should take heed of what he has to say. Then he [...]

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2 Corinthians 11v1-15 – Know the word

In the passage before us today we are again reminded of the spiritual battle we are in. Paul reminds us of the enemy of our soul, Satan [v14] and the work he is involved in. Paul tells us one of the ways he goes about his work. Paul says ‘For such men are false apostles, [...]

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2 Corinthians 10 – The Spiritual Battle

Amongst numerous points in this chapter, Paul reminds the church in Corinth of the spiritual warfare they are involved in. I think it was Warren Wiersbe who said ‘the Christian life is not a playground, it is a battleground’. Paul tells us here ‘For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but [...]

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2 Corinthians 9 – A cheerful giver.

Paul turns his attention to a gift that the believers in Corinth have arranged for the relief of other believers in Jerusalem. He reminds them that he is going to send someone to collect it so they need to make sure all is in order before they arrive. In writing to them, Paul is not [...]

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2 Corinthians 8 – Poverty & Riches

Paul has been sharing how the churches of Macedonia gave generously for the relief of the saints. They were not rich people but they gave ‘beyond their means’ [v3] to help others. Paul commends them for that and lays them before the Corinthians, and ourselves’ as an example to follow. But why should they do [...]

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2 Corinthians 7 – The promises of God lead to holiness

Yesterday we were looking at one of the promises Paul mentioned in the latter section of chapter 6. We were looking at how God is with us by His Spirit. Here in the opening verse of chapter 7 Paul reminds us of the response this promise, and the others also, should have in our lives. [...]

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2 Corinthians 6 – A dwelling place for God

At the end of this chapter Paul tells the Corinthians of four promises God makes to His people. God says ‘I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them’ [v16]; ‘I will be their God and they shall be my people’ [v16]; ‘I will welcome you’ [v17] and ‘I will be a father [...]

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2 Corinthians 5

There are so many parts of this chapter that we could look at it is hard to choose which one to choose. At the end of the passage Paul writes ‘Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.21  For our [...]

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