Paul spends the first seven chapters of 2 Corinthians defending his legitimacy as an apostle. His second visit to the Corinthian church had been cut short because the Christians there had openly rebelled against him. Rather than retaliating at that time, he...

Paul references his own circumstances in this passage, calling them "afflictions," "troubles," and "sufferings." To what could he be referring? Although the text does not make it clear, we have enough scriptural evidence to make some suggestions....

Paul's image of God's people as the holy temple of God is not new; it goes back to the OT. God promised David and Solomon that He would dwell in the temple in Jerusalem, just as He had dwelt in the tabernacle (2 Sam. 7:12–16; 1 Kgs. 9:1–9);...

This verse gives a beautiful picture of the Trinity: God who is one, existing eternally in three Persons—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit—interacting in a oneness that is dynamic and loving. Just as a human family works together in love...