2 Corinthians (127)
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The Ministry of Reconciliation (5:18-19)
God has only given his ambassadors one message to deliver: be reconciled to God!
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Affinity or Unity? (5:14-17)
Do churches exist for the benefit of homogeneous social units? No, God was reconciling the world to himself and churches must reflect the grand scope of his purpose.
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Constrained by Love (5:13-15)
Paul puts the needs of the Corinthians before his own. Why should he care so much about people with whom he has naturally so little in common? The love of Christ constrains him.
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Paul: the Insane Rationalist? (5:13)
Those who wanted to undermine Paul could always find a reason to do so. On the one side, they called him insane, on the other a rationalist.
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Our aim: to please him (5:11-15)
Paul declared that it was his aim to please Jesus Christ. How many of us could truly say the same?