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2 CORINTHIANS 1:12–14 For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity (2 Cor. 1:12). Paul was confident that the Corinthians would pray for him and even rejoice in his being their teacher because of the simplicity and sincerity of his ministry … Continue reading “GODLY SINCERITY AND TRUST”

1 CORINTHIANS 1:15–24 Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth (1 Cor. 1:23). Some people in Corinth accused Paul of being untrustworthy because he had not come directly to Corinth after leaving Ephesus as he had said he would do. His critics inferred … Continue reading “PAUL’S DEFENSE”

JOHN 10:31–39 Jesus answered them … “If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me” (John 10:34, 37). When we suffer, we sometimes pray for, expect, and even demand a miracle to deliver us from our pain. As children of God, we can ask Him for anything that is according … Continue reading “CAN I EXPECT A MIRACLE?”

REVELATION 21 “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God” (Rev. 21:3). The Bible tells us that suffering has a purpose, and the way we endure suffering is by means of hope, which … Continue reading “THE HOPE OF HEAVEN”

JOHN 9:1–12 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him” (John 9:3). Once again we turn to Alexander Nisbet and his commentary on 1 Peter 4 to open today’s study. He wrote, “One main end for which the Lord exercises His people with … Continue reading “GOD’S POWER REVEALED”

2 CORINTHIANS (SKIM) For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia (2 Cor. 1:8). Once Paul completed the first letter to the Corinthians, he sent Titus to deliver it. Having finished his work at Ephesus, he then made his way to Troas and Macedonia—a … Continue reading “A LETTER OF DEEP EMOTION”

2 CORINTHIANS 3:1–6 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men (2 Cor. 3:2). Unlike some of Paul’s more general letters which were probably circulated among various churches, 2 Corinthians is deeply personal and, as we said in yesterday’s study, filled will emotion. Two chief themes in this epistle … Continue reading “THEMES OF 2 CORINTHIANS”

2 CORINTHIANS 1:1–7 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ (2 Cor. 1:5). As Paul proclaimed the Gospel of Christ, he suffered from hunger, nakedness, bitter cold, threatening storms, imprisonment, beatings, and dreadful perils by sea and land. To add to his external sufferings, Paul was … Continue reading “THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT”

1 CORINTHIANS 16:1–14 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper (1 Cor. 16:2). Almost all of Paul’s exhortations concerning giving to the poor have primary reference to the poor in Jerusalem. It is not known why there was so much poverty … Continue reading “COLLECTIONS FOR THE SAINTS”

1 CORINTHIANS 16:5–12 For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits (1 Cor. 16:7). This passage provides some insight into Paul’s activity as an apostle. First, we see his unwavering resolve to stick to his original plans to … Continue reading “LOVING RESOLVE”