SATAN TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SOME 2 Corinthians Two Paul had a strong desire to visit Corinth. However, he did not want it to be a sorrowful visit. He knew that if he visited Corinth and the problems were not corrected that it would be a sorrowful time for him and for the brethren there also. If Paul... [ Continue Reading ]
_TRYING TO AVOID SORROW 2 CORINTHIANS 2:1-4:_ Paul so much wanted to visit Corinth again. However he did not want it to be a painful visit. Just the writing of First Corinthians had caused Paul pain in writing and it caused these brethren pain in being brought face to face with sin and error. Paul w... [ Continue Reading ]
_GOD COMFORTS HIS PEOPLE 2 CORINTHIANS 1:1-6:_ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, and his co-worker Timothy joined together in sending this epistle. They wrote to God's church in Corinth and to all of God's people in Achaia. This letter was actually the result of Paul's first letter. It provided much... [ Continue Reading ]
_LEST SATAN GET AN ADVANTAGE 2 CORINTHIANS 2:5-11:_ Paul realized that he was not the only one that had been made to feel bad by the fornicator in the church. Here Paul does not mention specifically the man or the sin because the brother had repented. Even part of the brethren at Corinth had brought... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL'S SEARCH FOR TITUS 2 CORINTHIANS 2:12-13:_ When Paul reached Troas he found a great open door for evangelism. Troas was an important port city along the Aegean Sea. It was situated in northwestern Asia Minor. Paul traveled through Troas several times. It was during a night vision there that a... [ Continue Reading ]
_CHRISTIANS TRIUMPH IN CHRIST 2 CORINTHIANS 2:14-17:_ Paul was very discouraged at not finding Titus. However he did not allow this to turn him away. He was always grateful that God makes it possible for Christ to lead to victory. God helped Paul spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere. This knowl... [ Continue Reading ]