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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”

OCTOBER 22 Reading 295 RESURRECTION AHEAD 1 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 naturalContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 21 Reading 294 CHURCH PRIORITIES 1 Corinthians 14 “I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be edified” (1 Cor. 14:5–6).We gather to worship and build one another up. Background More about tongues. Modern exercise of theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

OCTOBER 20 Reading 293 TRUE SPIRITUALITY 1 Corinthians 12–13 “Love is patient, love is kind. . . . It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres” (1 Cor. 13:4, 7).Love is the true test of spirituality. Background Tongues in Corinth. In first-century pagan culture, ecstatic expression and trances had long been associated with religion.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”