2 Corinthians 8:16 — Community Reflections

2 CORINTHIANS 8:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.”

I am confident in the Lord that you will take the view we take — Paul's confidence (*peithomai*) is grounded not in human persuasiveness but in *en kyriō*, in the Lord. He trusts that the Holy Spirit will align the Corinthians' perception with apostolic truth. Authority rests on Christ's lordship, not rhetorical skill.

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