[:en]The Macedonian church is under severe trial. Yet even in their extreme poverty, they welled up in rich generosity. They gave beyond their ability to share (vs. 1-5) Since the Corinthian church excelled in truth, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in love, Paul advised Titus to encourage the Corinthian believers to bring… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 8[:]
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[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 7[:]
[:en]Paul was happy to know from Titus that the church had repented and followed what Paul had written to them (vs. 8-9) He was delighted to know that they were all obedient and received Titus with fear and trembling (vs. 13-16). “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 7[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 6[:]
[:en]Paul’s troubles: “As servants of God, we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots, in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God;… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 6[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 5[:]
[:en]”Our eternal dwelling is in heaven. As long as we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. We live by faith not by sight. We prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 5[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 4[:]
[:en]Paul’s feeling: “We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned’ struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. For we who are alive… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 3[:]
[:en]Paul showed the wonders of the ministry of the Spirit: It changes the heart – “It is not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on the tablet of stone but on tablets of human hearts” (v. 3) It gives them competence – “Our competence are from God” (vs. 4-5)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 3[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 2[:zh]Thoughts from 2 [:]
[:en]Paul wrote to the Corinthian church out of great distress and anguish to let them know how deep his love was for them (v. 4) He urged them to reaffirm their love for Christ and to forgive the sinners. He proceeded to preach the gospel of Christ at Troas. He spread the fragrance of the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 2[:zh]Thoughts from 2 [:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 1[:]
[:en]The key word of this chapter is “comfort”. God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the Father of compassion and God of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can also comfort those who are in trouble (vs. 3-4) Paul told the Corinthian believers that his distress is… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Corinthians 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 4[:]
[:en]In the coming kingdom, the Lord will be exalted and He will reign on earth. It will be a day of glory and a time when all the nations will be cleansed. (v. 5). Today, we can live in His kingdom because our sins are washed away by His precious blood. Jesus can reign in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 4[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 3 [:]
[:en]Jerusalem and Judah were under judgment because they dethroned God and trusted substitutes in their heart. God will take away their material wealth, military might and political strength. Proud leaders will be replace with boys, children and women. People will oppress each other, and the nobodies will replace the honorable. The women of Zion were… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 3 [:]