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Understanding Paul's Reflections on Discipline, Love, and Obedience in 2 Corinthians

In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul addresses issues of discipline, love, and obedience among believers. He recounts the challenges he faced, including questioning of his apostleship and the pain caused by sin within the community. His writings serve to avoid painful confrontations and express his deep love for the Corinthian church, reinforcing the necessity of obedience and the dangers of neglecting it. Through evocative metaphors of triumph and fragrance, Paul illustrates the dichotomy of life versus death, urging believers to embrace God's grace for recovery and spiritual growth.

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Understanding Paul's Reflections on Discipline, Love, and Obedience in 2 Corinthians

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  1. Introduction: 2 Co.2 • Discipline, usually a thing of the past • Replaced with self-image reinforcement • Family: abuse • Church: unloving • Bible: Pr.3:11-12; Ho.11:8-9; 2 Co.2 • Some opposed Paul’s teaching, ques-tioned his apostleship, and despised him (2 Co.10:10)

  2. Why Had Paul Written • 3: to avoid a painful visit • Their sin grieved him • His correction grieved them • 4: to show his love for them • 2 Sm.12; Rv.3:19 • 9: to test their obedience • 2 Co.10:6; 7:11

  3. Devices, 2:11 • Satan’s device for turning Christian from Lord: fornication (1 Co.5; cf. Nu.25) • God’s device for his recovery: withdrawal (1 Co.5) • Satan’s device for turning him back again: grief; lack of forgiveness (2 Co.2) • God’s device for his recovery: love, forgiveness, joy (2 Co.2; cf. Ps.51)

  4. Led in Triumph, 2:14-15 In a Roman triumph the general’s sons, with his lieutenant-generals and com-manders, rode behind his chariot God (Victor) led Paul and his fellow-workers as instruments of His glory • Jews: scent of b. offering, Nu.28:2-6 • Gentiles: incense offered to gods • Roman Triumph: sacrifices at temple of jupiter • Christians: Ph.4:18; Ep.5:2

  5. No middle ground, 2:15-16 • Saved – perishing, 15 • Death – life, 16 • Mt.7:13-14 • Mk.16:16 • Law is medicine that gives life to a believer or death to an unbeliever(Rabbis) • The Law is an aroma of life to the good, but an aroma of death to the evil (Rabbis)

  6. Satan’s tools, 2:17 • Peddling – trade in, i.e., make money out of huckster • Issue is not pay, but motive (1 Co.9) • Many made a living by skill at speech-making; not whatthey said, but howthat pleased and impressed listeners • Gospel demands obedience • Peddlerstake far less, a lower price • 2 Pt.2:1-3. 2 Co.10:12, 15; 11:13-15

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