2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1 Paul’s Appeal to the Rebellious Minority in Corinth. In the third major section of his letter, Paul directly appeals to those who are still rejecting his gospel and apostolic authority. During his third visit, Paul will be forced to judge those who have not r... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:3 THE WEAPONS OF Paul’s WARFARE ARE NOT physical but spiritual, such as prayer, the Word of God, faith, and the power of the Holy Spirit. By the Spirit Paul tears down the STRONGHOLDS of wrong thinking and behavior in the lives of those who resist his authority... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:8 FOR BUILDING YOU UP AND NOT FOR DESTROYING YOU. “Building up” the church is a common Pauline description of new covenant ministry (see Romans 14:19; Romans 15:2; 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 14:3). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:9 ABSENT... PRESENT. See note on v. 1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:12 Paul now turns to reestablishing his authority in Corinth by (1) defining the proper standard for apostolic authority and (2) demonstrating that his ministry actually meets that standard, while his opponents’ ministry does not. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.g... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:13 In contrast to his opponents, Paul does NOT BOAST BEYOND LIMITS (that is, beyond the sphere of his God-given apostolic authority). His apostolic authority in Corinth (THE AREA OF INFLUENCE GOD ASSIGNED TO US) was based on God sending Paul to establish the ch... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:15 LANDS BEYOND. Paul’s aim is to plant churches in areas where the gospel has never been proclaimed (see Romans 10:14). These false teachers try to _change_ the gospel in places where it has already been established (ANOTHER’S AREA). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docume... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 10:17 Paul supports his boasting as an apostle (vv. 2 Corinthians 10:12) by citing Jeremiah 9:23 (compare 1 Corinthians 1:31). Since all human abilities and achievements are gifts from God, the only true basis for boasting is to BOAST IN THE LORD, that is, boastin... [ Continue Reading ]