Category: 2 Corinthians
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Too Good to be True?
2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” Sometimes things seem almost too good to be true. Do you know anything like this? Some years ago, I watched an NCAA tournament basketball game between the 15th seeded St.…
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Judgment Day
2 Corinthians 5:10 “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.” As I was thinking about the state of our world at this moment, the verse above suddenly popped into my head. Don’t…
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The New
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” Do you like new things? Did you receive some new things for Christmas this year, maybe some new clothes, new tools, new books, or other nice new things? Do you…
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
2 Corinthians 3:18 “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.” In the fairy tale Snow White, there is an evil queen that was always looking into a magic mirror. As she…
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Generosity
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” One of the themes of the Bible is that God is a generous giver. If we are to follow His example, we should…
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Make Believe
2 Corinthians 10:5 “We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God” The verse above was one that our pastor referred to in his sermon last Sunday morning. The words that appear above are from the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. Our pastor quoted the New International Version rendering of…
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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…
To Encourage You 