Posted on May 6, 2018 in 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Walk of Immaturity Into Maturity |
Read 2 Corinthians 2:1-4
Paul’s phrase “another painful visit” indicates that he had already made one difficult trip to Corinth since founding the church. Paul had gone there to deal with those in the church who had been attacking and undermining his authority as an apostle of Jesus Christ, thus confusing other believers.
Posted on May 4, 2018 in 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Walk of Immaturity Into Maturity |
Read 2 Corinthians 1:12-24
Paul knew the importance of honesty and sincerity in word and action, especially in a situation as in Corinth, where constructive criticism was necessary. So Paul did not come with impressive human knowledge. God wants us to be real and transparent in all our relationships. If we aren’t, we may end up lowering ourselves to spreading rumors, gossiping, and second guessing.
Posted on May 4, 2018 in 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Walk of Immaturity Into Maturity |
Read 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Suffering for Christ refers to those afflictions we experience as we serve Christ. At the same time, Christ suffers with his people, since they are united with Him. In Acts 9, Christ asked Paul why he was persecuting Him. This implies that Christ suffered with the early Christians when they were persecuted.
Posted on May 2, 2018 in 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Walk of Immaturity Into Maturity |
Read 2 Corinthians 1:1-2
Paul visited Corinth on his second missionary journey and founded a church there (Acts 18). He later wrote several letters to the believers in Corinth, two of which are included in the Bible. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is lost (1 Corinthians 5), his second letter to them is our book of 1 Corinthians, his third letter is lost (2 Corinthians 2 and 7), and his fourth letter is our book of 2 Corinthians. Second Corinthians was written less than a year after 1 Corinthians.
Posted on May 2, 2018 in 1 & 2 Corinthians: A Walk of Immaturity Into Maturity |
Read 1 Corinthians 16:19-24
Aquila and Priscilla were tentmakers whom Paul had met in Corinth (Acts 18). They followed Paul to Ephesus and lived there with him, helping to teach others about Jesus (Romans 16). Many in the Corinthian church would have known this Christian couple. They are mentioned in Acts 18; Romans 16; and 2 Timothy 4.
