11Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish wrong. You showed that you have done everything necessary to make things right. 12My purpose, then, was not to write about who did the wrong or who was wronged. I wrote to you so that …
Category: 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 7: 8-10
8I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while. 9Now I am glad I sent it, not because it hurt you, but because the pain caused you to repent and change your ways. It was the kind of sorrow God wants his people to have, so you …
2 Corinthians 7: 5-7
5For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. 6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern …
2 Corinthians 7: 2-4
2Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of anyone. 3I’m not saying this to condemn you. I said before that you are in our hearts, and we live or die together with you. 4I have the highest confidence in you, and I take great pride in you. You have greatly encouraged me and made …
2 Corinthians 7: 1
1Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Lord Jesus, show me where the impurities in my life are. Help me to wash them away with Your blood and Your Word. Change me, physically and spiritually. Open my eyes to my sins, and give me the …
2 Corinthians 6: 14-18
14Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15What harmony is there between Christ and Belialb? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has …
2 Corinthians 6: 8-13
8through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors; 9known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; 10sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
11We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you. 12We are not withholding our affection …
2 Corinthians 6: 7
7in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left
Lord, we are in a battle aren’t we. I see it almost every day around me, in my own family. I feel like I have no idea how to fight this, and frankly Lord, I feel like I am losing. Now I read that Paul spread Your word …
2 Corinthians 6: 6
6We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us,c and by our sincere love.
Wow! Oh Jesus, could I ever be the person that say that? Please Lord, give me purity. Please Lord, give me understanding of You, understanding of Your Word, and understanding of others. Please Lord give me patience. Please Lord, give me kindness. Please Lord, give …
2 Corinthians 6: 4-5
4In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind. 5We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
Father, I have endures so little in my life. I have had it easy. Yet, in the troubles I have been in I …