Category: 2 Corinthians

Powerful visions pointing people to heaven… how powerful are they when accompanied by a false gospel pointing to another Jesus? The Apostle Paul expresses his concern over the Corinthian church falling for the schemes of false teachers and their accompanying accusations against Paul.

Giving God’s way is a gift of grace. The Apostle Paul urged the Corinthians to exercise that gift by following through on their commitment to aid the church in Jerusalem. The Lord gave, so let us give!

Now is the time to walk in your salvation. Now is the time to be holy in the Lord. Now is the time to avoid commitments in relationships or in business with non-believers and to be yoked with fellow believers.

The Gospel is veiled to those who do not believe, who the devil has blinded! Yet God uses us, folks fragile as jars of clay, to shine the light of the Gospel and open eyes that were blind. And now we plead, “Come back to God!”

How glorious the law of God! It reveals our sin, and yet it does not provide the tools we need to eliminate our sin. The Apostle Paul points out that the message of grace is even more glorious as it is not fading but ever-growing. It is the work of God in our lives, if…

Pastor Carl begins a study of 2 Corinthians as Paul the Apostle is forced to defend himself from those accusing him of being dishonest and unqualified. What Paul would rather do is teach about Jesus and encourage the body in their time or trial, which he does as well.

As he wraps up his final letter to the Corinthians, Paul shares a personal vision and challenge from his life with the message from the Lord, “May grace is sufficient”. When it all comes down, everything in our Christian walk depends on the cross and the grace of Jesus Christ given to us. Without the…

During Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem the people took branches of palm trees and shouted, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! The King of Israel!” Less than a week later they called out, “crucify Him!” In a similar way the Apostle Paul was concerned that the Corinthians would soon…

Giving is like sowing seed resulting in a great harvest. But we do not give to get. If we have been changed by the grace (gift) of God, our hearts desire to give as Christ gave by laying down His life for us. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!

Paul is pleased to hear the report from Titus on the Corinthians’ godly sorrow and repentance and restoration. When confronted with sin, as believers we need to walk in the truth of the Bible and repent rather than making excuses to justify sin. Godly sorrow leads to joy!