Category: Teaching

Source: https://ift.tt/2FtcvlH Today: [2 Corinthians 8:] He Became Poor so that You Could be Rich: In our chapter today Paul declares the price that Jesus paid so that you could be delivered from all poverty and lack. Deceivers insist v. 9 has nothing whatsoever to do with money. The context of the chapter reveals otherwise. […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2FnHxvb Today: [2 Corinthians 7:] An All Out Church Fight: In chapter 7 we find the Corinthians in an all-out church fight over the authority of Paul to meddle in their affairs. Have you ever attended a church that suffered a split or some other public disruption? What was your response? Paul as an […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2RTauAB Today: [2 Corinthians 6:] Come Out From Among Them: Is it wrong to have an “us vs. them” mentality as Christians? Most preaching today would count this as an immature viewpoint. In ch. 6, however, Paul stresses that we must embrace the idea of separation from the world as the basis of our […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2zgs6Qf Today: [2 Corinthians 5:] Being Clothed Upon: Did you know your glorified body exists now? Paul teaches in chapter 5 that the body you will inhabit in eternity will not be created at a future time but exists now and is as available to you as an article of clothing. Because of this, […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2OHCmpz Today: [2 Corinthians 4:] Eternal Weight of Glory: In chapter 4 of 2 Corinthians Paul speaks from a depth of self-disclosure that would seldom be emulated in Christian culture today. He is troubled, perplexed, persecuted, and downcast yet still commending himself and his testimony to the Corinthians. Ministry today does not tend to […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2Pj8GnN Today: [2 Corinthians 3:] Rejecting the Cult of Celebrity: In 2 Cor. 3 Paul decries the practice of the Corinthian church of only accepting leaders who were endorsed by established ministries. He makes the point that the cult of celebrity that has developed at this time in the early church was blinding the […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2QnZs6f Today: [2 Corinthians 2:] Restoring the Fallen: In 2 Cor. 2 Paul urges the Corinthians to restore a fallen brother. Have you ever been disciplined or chastised by a church or Christian leader? Were you subsequently restored? Is it ever appropriate to ostracize believers who embrace unscriptural behaviors? On what basis do we […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2OpipUh Today: [2 Corinthians 1:] When Suffering and Pressures Come: In 2 Corinthians 1 Paul begins his letter with a very personal disclosure of his own struggles and difficulties. The Corinthians are criticizing him for not keeping his word to visit them, but he insists that his heart is unchanged toward them nonetheless. Are […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2zmnyXz Today: [1 Corinthians 16:] Contrasting the Corinthian Church with Your Church: In the concluding chapter of 1 Corinthians Paul addresses several practices that were common among the early churches that are entirely unheard of today. The early church moved in power beyond our comprehension in the ancient world. The church today wields very […]

Source: https://ift.tt/2qmPlDj Today: [1 Corinthians 15:] When Death is Swallowed Up in Victory: In 1 Corinthians 15 Paul lays out the foundations of our faith in Christ. He asserts that faith in Christ is inherently connected with an understanding of the resurrection and the end of all things. Teachings on the end times are very […]