Category: 2 Corinthians 7
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Accepted For Who You Are
(2 Corinthians 8:1-12) There are many people in the church today who suffer needlessly. They believe that they are sinners and could never be acceptable to God, and so they live lives of gulit and self-condemnation. I am aware also of some churches that preach a similar dogma, stating that it is virtually impossible to…
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God Is Watching
(2 Corinthians 7:12-16) Who can hide from God? Who can go somewhere or do something without God knowing? Nobody can because God is watching all of the time. This short section of scripture speaks of the comfort and confidence Paul has in the church at Corinth because they are obedient and working to ensure they…
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Godly Grief And Comfort
(2 Corinthians 7:5-11) One of the guarantees of this life is that there will be troubles. We will suffer afflictions that cause us to grieve that are both internally and externally generated. External events can cause us grief, such as the loss of a loved one, and we can cause grief within ourselves through stress,…
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Attitude of The Heart
The great commandment in the law, as described by Jesus, is to love God with all your heart, mind and strength. He then adds that there is a second commandment that goes with this one, which is to love your neighbour as yourself. The foundation on which both of these commandments are built is love,…
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Becoming Perfect
(2 Corinthians 7:1) Many times I have written that the purpose of the Christian faith is aimed at making believers perfect. In Christ we have the ability to become perfect, and we are told by Jesus Christ that we MUST become perfect if we are to stand before God. Jesus made tis comment as one…
