“for we aim at what is honorable not only in the Lord’s sight but also in the sight of man.” 2 Corinthians 8:21 ESV Reflection: what is good fruit? Have you ever run into a situation where someone says something very nice, but these words do not represent or describe their observable actions? I’m sure […]
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9 ESV Reflection: why are some churches and pastors wealthy, while members of their own congregations poor? Church collection is a controversial
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“For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.” II Corinthians 7:10 NKJV Reflection: how can anything good come from sorrow? Grief, sorrow, sadness, brokenness, are not exactly words we associate with anything good. We have probably all had periods in our lives where
“Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”” 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 ESV Reflection: what defiles a follower of
“Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.” 2 Corinthians 6:1 ESV Reflection: how do you define a “good” investment? You have probably, like me, made some good, and some not so good, investments in your life. And even if you don’t invest in the
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“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV Reflection: What are we willing to do to bring the lost souls back to God? Paul was a man on a mission. I don’t think anyone would dispute
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV Reflection: how can we know whether someone is truly a new creation in Christ? Wouldn’t you like to be able to go back to the beginning, to observe when God
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“Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.” Psalm 51:6 ESV Reflection: why is honest self reflection difficult, but also critical in restoring relationships? Psalm 51 is perhaps one of David’s most powerful works, because through it we still can learn so much about sin
“From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.” 2 Corinthians 5:16 ESV Reflection: what about the people you meet or know impress you? Most have someone they look up to. A role model. Perhaps even
