Chapters eight and nine contain some of the most well-known passages on giving in the New Testament. When churches hold giving campaigns and pastors preach on tithing, these chapters are likely to come up. āThey gave according to their means and beyond their meansā (2 Corinthians 8:3). āMake sure you excel in this act of […]
Chapter seven contains one of the most personal parts of this letter. Paulās genuine love and care for his churches were nothing rare; we find it all over his letters. Mentions of his coworkers are also plentiful throughout his writings. What makes this chapter special, though, is that digs to the very heart of his
Chapter five is a kind of āreverse parallelā of chapter four. In the previous chapter, the first section focused on Paulās ministry and the second on his perspective on this life. Chapter five reverses this, with the first section continuing his perspective from chapter four (2 Corinthians 5:1-10) and the second section focusing back on
