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CARING IN MINISTRY2 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. OverviewPaul expressed his love for the CorinthiansContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

RECONCILIATION2 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. OverviewPaul 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 is assured (5:1–10), as is theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

TRANSFORMATION2 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. OverviewPaul urged restoration of the penitent sinnerContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

2 Corinthians INTRODUCTIONPaul’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 revelation ofContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

RESURRECTION AHEAD1 Corinthians 15–16 “So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised aContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”