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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... True, our culture is different from the first century, but it is our identity as “the church of God” that supplies the continuity and relevance of Paul's words. We share the same Father and the same Lord — we are brothers and sisters ...
... true;as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. In 11:23-30, Paul ...
... true in my earliest experience in ministry when planting a church. It all began so well, and in the initial years it appeared that a solid work was in progress. But to my surprise and despair, it began to unravel. In retrospect some of ...
... True, he will not deliver us from all death situations in the near future of this life, but he will ultimately do so because he raises the dead. This makes us, along with Paul, a people of hope — “On him we have set our hope that he ...
... true that is it God who delivers, and that God stands in no need of human prayers before He can act on behalf of His afflicted servants. Yet there is the manward as well as the Godward aspect of such deliverance, and the manward side is ...