2 Corinthians

“Paul opens: 'Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles.' God as comfort rather than judge. I w”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what ”

“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men. Paul is defending his apostolic authority to the Corinthians. But his proof isn't impressive credentials. It's them. They're the ev”

“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. Paul describes himself as a fragile container for something infinitely precious. The contai”

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. This is the promise that drew me to Christianity initially. I was broken. I'd fa”

“Paul warns: 'Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do they have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?' Deep partnership requires alignment at the core. I'm divorce”

“Paul distinguishes: 'Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.' Shame kills. Repentance saves. I see this in recovery work. Some pe”

“Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; how that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto ”

“Paul writes: 'Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.' Giving should be freely chosen, not coerced. I”

“The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate ”

“God meets us exactly where we are - broken, uncertain, yet chosen. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harve”

“God is faithful in every circumstance. The early church would have heard this very differently than we do today. God is faithful in every circumstance. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that”