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fellowship (cf. 11:4) who were trying to lure
some of those Christians away from their
loyalties. “These were of the Judaistic
agitators who dogged the footsteps of Paul
across Asia Minor and into Europe,
impugning his message and attacking his
person.”33 As long as there was this thorn in
the group, Paul would do everything he
could to remove it and the festering that it
threatened.34
We can understand the urgency of such an
apologetic stand before the entire Christian
world of the rst century. A false gospel
(11:4) and the true were being broadcast
simultaneously around the world, and
people were asking, Who are the gospel’s
true ministers, and who are the false? Paul’s
second letter to the Corinthians gave the
answer, not only to the church at Corinth,
but to people everywhere, of all time. As
you survey these four chapters, look
especially for the credentials of a true
witness for Christ in the great work of the
gospel.
D. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
This letter is the only source of the
following unique experiences of Paul:
1. escape from Damascus, 11:32-33
2. his revelations and visions, 12:l-635
3. his thorn in the flesh, 12:7
4. ve Jewish scourgings; two Roman
scourgings; three shipwrecks; many perils,
11:23-27.
E. OTHER IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Other important subjects discussed by
Paul in 2 Corinthians include:
1. the Old and New covenants contrasted
(chap. 3)
2. Christ’s substitutionary atonement
(5:21)
3. the gospel of reconciliation (5:18-20)
4. separation from worldliness (6:14—
7:1).
What key truths are taught in these
passages: 4:7-12; 4:16-18; 5:1-10; 5:17-21;
6:4-10; 8:9; 9:8; 11:23-33; 12:1-10; 13:14?
XV. KEY WORDS, VERSES AND THEME FOR 2
CORINTHIANS
Note the key words listed on Chart 73, p.
287. Each of the words glory and minister
(and their cognates and synonyms) appear
about twenty times in the letter.
Read in your Bible the key verses cited on
the chart. Did you observe other key verses
in the epistle?
Note that the title on the chart re ects the
two main subjects of the epistle: ministry and
gift. In your own words, state the theme of 2
Corinthians.
XVI. APPLICATIONS FROM 2 CORINTHIANS
A large variety of spiritual applications
may be made of this letter because it is so
personal. What practical truths are taught
about these:
1. suffering and trial of Christians
2. death
3. ambassadors for Christ
4. Christian giving
5. how to deal with false accusation and
false teaching?
XVII. REVIEW QUESTIONS ON 2 CORINTHIANS
