Free Bible Commentary
“2 Corinthians 4:13-15”
Categories: 2 Corinthians“But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, ‘I BELIEVED, THEREFORE I SPOKE,’ we also believe, therefore we also speak, knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.”
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Quoting Eric Parker today:
“What Christians must realize is that true conversion brings unmatched responsibility. Our reception of God’s message, if true, necessitates our personal sharing of that message. Faithful is the saying, ‘Having the cure to cancer benefits no one if the cure is not shared.’ In the first direct Old Testament quotation from the letter, Paul demonstrated that inherent desire: ‘I believed, therefore I spoke.’
“Paul’s sense of selflessness is dramatic in this section. Elsewhere Paul expresses this powerful affection by offering his own life to spare his brethren (Rom. 9:3). Paul possessed a hope beyond the grave and as a result offered that hope in every conversation. Paul was the type of person who always started the conversation with, and directed that conversation to the spiritual kingdom. Paul’s hope and confidence for the Corinthians was their fellow presentation before God, but that presentation was predicated upon the expulsion of the ‘wolves in sheep’s clothing’ among the church at Corinth. Paul’s selfless endeavor for the brethren was ultimately an effort to bring thanksgiving to God through their mutual proliferation of the gospel.”
Please read 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 for tomorrow.
Have a super day!
- Louie Taylor
