2 Corinthians: Power in WeaknessCrossway, 2006 M02 2 - 272 páginas During Paul's ministry, Corinth was a newly rebuilt, bustling, important city in the Roman Empire. It was a place full of pride, individualism, wealth, and religious pluralism. No wonder its inhabitants held little regard for Paul's message! Sound familiar? Our contemporary culture has much in common with ancient Corinth. The relevance of this book to churches today is astounding. Paul delivers powerful theology that turns the values of the ancient Roman world upside-down-the grace of God, the centrality of the cross, and God's power made perfect in weakness. He challenges us to live counterculturally. In this commentary on 2 Corinthians, Pastor R. Kent Hughes carefully examines this letter from the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth, continuing to provide rich biblical insight for the body of Christ. Part of the Preaching the Word series. |
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... confidence that comes with having made it in a new place and with a new social identity. The “pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps” mentality that would become so characteristic of the American frontier filled the air.4 The parallels ...
... confidence. “Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort” (v. 7). Paul's confidence was embedded in the Corinthians' sharing in fellowship with him in both his ...
... sin at Calvary. For me He died, For me He lives, And everlasting life and light He freely gives. (NORMAN CLAYTON, 1945) PRAYER AND AFFLICTION (v. 11) Paul was confident in deliverance, AFFLICTION AND RESURRECTION/2 CORINTHIANS 1:8-11 33.
... confident in deliverance, but his confidence did not rest on God's past faithfulness alone, but on the prayer of believers, especially the Corinthians with whom he had shared so much. “You also must help us by prayer, so that many will ...
... confidence in his deliverance. Today the church needs pastors and missionary leaders who share the afflictions of Christ. Such an assertion may seem 2,000 years out-of-date or from another planet. Today's pastors are regularly taught to ...