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OCTOBER 26 Reading 299 CARING IN MINISTRY 2 Corinthians 6–7 “We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. . . . As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also” (2 Cor. 6:11, 13).To minister effectively, we must do so in love. Overview Paul expressedContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 25 Reading 298 RECONCILIATION 2 Corinthians 4–5 “God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them” (2 Cor. 5:19).Counted sins stunt other’s growth. Overview Paul ministered the New Covenant in honesty (4:1–6), aware of his mortal weaknesses (vv. 7–15) yet confident of the unseen (vv. 16–18). Heaven isContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 24 Reading 297 TRANSFORMATION 2 Corinthians 2:5–3:18 “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into His likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit” (2 Cor. 3:18).It’s not what we are, but what we are becoming, that communicates Christ. Overview Paul urgedContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

2 Corinthians OCTOBER 23 Reading 296 GOD AND COMFORT 2 Corinthians 1:1–2:4 “God . . . who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God” (2 Cor. 1:3–4).Only the hurting know what it means to be comforted by God.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

2 Corinthians INTRODUCTION Paul’s second Letter to the Corinthians was written a short time after the first. Though some of his instructions were followed, many in Corinth still seem to have rejected the apostle’s authority. This most open and revealing of Paul’s letters is an “apology”: a defense of his apostleship and a compelling revelationContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”