Category: 2 Corinthians
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The Inner Self
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 “So we do not lose heart. Thought our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that…
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To the Bewildered
2 Corinthians 12:7 “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.” Some things make absolutely no sense! Anything in your life like that right now? There is in mine! …
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The Why
2 Corinthians 9:7 “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Have you ever thought about the fact that it is possible to do exactly what the Bible says and yet do it in a sinful way? That’s why the fastidious keeping of…
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Why Thorns?
2 Corinthians 12:7 “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.” If you are a Christian, are you one in which everything in life is wonderful? Do you have any…
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The Gullible
2 Corinthians 11:4 “For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.” Are you gullible? Surely, no one wants to think that…
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The Devil’s Ways
2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” The devil has been at work to deceive the human race ever since the time of Eve. Interestingly, his methods haven’t changed much in all that time. From Genesis…
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A True Apostle
2 Corinthians 10:18 “For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.” What’s the difference between a false teacher and a true godly leader? It’s something that the apostle Paul dealt with in the first century, as we can see in his statement above, and it’s something…
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A Spiritual Defense
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ” Opinions: everybody has them. One dictionary defines an “opinion” as “a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based…
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The Indescribable Giver
2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for His inexpressible gift!” As Paul concludes his lengthy discourse on the subject of giving in his letter to the Corinthian church, he exults with the wonderful statement, “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” Of course, that gift is the gift of His own Son, “For…
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A Faith that Gives
2 Corinthians 8:10 “And in this matter (of giving) I give my judgment: this benefits you” It is interesting that that apostle Paul gives so much emphasis to the matter of giving in his second letter to the Corinthians. He spends all of chapters 8 and 9 talking about it. He talks about the generosity of the…
To Encourage You 