2 CoriIn 2 Cor 6, Paul beseeched the Corinthians to work together with the Lord and with him and the others with whom he served the Lord in the ministry. In 2 Cor 5:17-21, he explained that God has given all new creatures in Christ the ministry of reconciliation. That...
In 2 Cor 5, Paul explained why he labored the way he did. In 2 Cor 5:9 he said, “Wherefore we labour…” There are four things that compelled him to labor the way he did and they should compel us to labor that way as well. He labored: For the...
Today we are studying 2 Cor 4. The theme of this passage is from verse 12, “death worketh in us.” Paul constantly suffered as he preached the gospel, (what he called, “this ministry,” verse 1). In second Corinthians 3:6 he said, we are “ministers of the New Testament,” and in...
Why God Requires Blood Luke 11:49-50 In the passage before us Jesus is telling the generation that he is addressing that God will require the blood form Abel unto Zacharias of them. God has always required blood not only for sins but for when man sheds man’s blood. This is...
Throughout 2 Cor 3:1-18 Paul contrasts the spirit of the new testament with the tables of the old testament to show that the spirit of the new testament is far better. The Spirit of the new testament is better than the law of the old testament because the Spirit of...
Notice in 2 Cor 2:1-16 the balance of: Sorrow and joy – 2 Cor 2:1-3 – when Paul wrote to the Corinthians about what to do with the fornicator in 1 Cor 5, he was “in heaviness.” He didn’t want to come to them in heaviness [v.1]; rather, he wanted...
In 2 Cor 1:12-24, Paul declared how he maintained his relationship with the Corinthians. He had been very hard on them in the first letter, which was filled with rebukes and corrections. So, Paul assured them about his relationship with them. In dealing with them: He had a good conscience...
In 2 Cor 1:1-11, Paul wrote to the Corinthians about consolation. Consolation is comfort; it is the act of consoling; it is also the state of being consoled. Consolation aboundeth: Because it comes from God – 2 Cor 1:3 – Paul said that God is “the God of all comfort.” ...
According to Rom 15:8-12, which are quotations from four Old Testament references, God’s promise of salvation to Israel, ultimately, includes Gentiles. However, when you look up the references you will notice that each of these is in the context of the Second Coming of Jesus, when Israel is the ruling...
Should We Worship Mary Luke 1: 42-43 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Should we worship Mary? No. Should we pray to Mary? No. Can Mary save us? No. Indeed, there are many remarkable things about Mary. She was a virgin when she brought forth the Lord Jesus Christ (Is 7:14; Lk 1:27,...
