New Clues for an Old ProblemKenneth Berding Kenneth Berding presents a helpful work on what Paul’s thorn in the flesh may have been. Paul mentions this as something Jesus did not take away after he prayed for it three times (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). Many have attempted to pinpoint what this…
Summary: Many Christians don’t realize how crucial the mind is to our growth in Him and transformation into the new creatures He is making us to be. Instead of letting your mind wander, let the Spirit empower it to make those battles easier to win. Introduction In my last post,…
March 22 | 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should distance itself from me, but He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will gladly boast all the more in…
March 21 | 2 Corinthians 11:26-28 “on many journeys, in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my people, in danger from Gentiles, in danger in the city, in danger in the wilderness, in danger on the sea, in danger from false brothers, in labor and hard…
March 20 | 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 “Now this is the point: the one who sows sparingly, sparingly will he harvest, and the one who sows bountifully, bountifully will he also harvest. Each one just as he has chosen in his heart, not reluctantly or out of obligation, for God loves…
March 19 | 2 Corinthians 6:14-16a “Don’t be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness? And what agreement does Christ have with Belial, or what portion does a believer have with an unbeliever? So what agreement…
March 18 | 2 Corinthians 5:8-10 Therefore, we are always confident also knowing that we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight – and we are confident or we are well pleased rather to leave the body…
March 17 | 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 “Now we have this treasure in clay jars for the purpose that the extraordinary power, which is from God and not from us – in everything, we are pressed but not crushed, perplexed but not despairing, persecuted but not deserted, struck down but not…
March 16 | 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 “Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and reveals through us the knowledge of Him in every place, for we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those being saved and among those perishing, one, a fragrance…
What does 2 Corinthians 6:9-10 mean? “through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making…