Chapter six contains two primary sections. As Paul wrapped up the self-defense of his authority and ministry that he had spent the past several chapters declaring, he presented the Corinthians with two challenges. First, he challenged them to not turn away from the message he had presented (2 Corinthians 6:1-10). “To receive the grace of […]
Chapter five is a kind of “reverse parallel” of chapter four. In the previous chapter, the first section focused on Paul’s 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
Chapter four returns to the theme of Paul’s personal struggles in carrying out his ministry, especially toward the Corinthians. Although there was a great deal to discourage them, including satanic opposition, Paul’s cure to keep himself from depression was to do the one thing he was called to do: continue preaching the gospel (2 Corinthians
