2 Corinthians is a candid and personal letter from Paul to a church that he started years before. We covered his 1st letter to the church in Corinth previously where he set them going on the right path rather than letting them go astray — as a good pastor should.
Now, they were questioning Paul’s authority. They were asking, “Who are you to tell us how to live?!” Paul then explains what it means to be a servant — or minister — or ambassador of Jesus Christ.
Followers of Jesus are called — asked by God — to be ministers — a fellow worker. For instance, this is my ministry — this blog and podcast. God is using the talents and skills He gave me to further His Kingdom. In church, I run Facebook Live during the 2nd service each Sunday. In a few weeks, I’ll start helping to organize the rebuilding of our food pantry.
Remember, ministry — serving — is never so that we can be saved, but we are saved by God’s free gift of grace so that we can be ministers. Let’s dig in…
- 2 Corinthians 1: Where is Your Confidence? The World? God is Faithful in His Promises!
- 2: Forgiveness is as Important as Spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ
- 3: Why Not Everyone Gets the Good News of the Salvation of Jesus — eye opening!
- 4: Do You Have the Light of God’s Glory Shining in Your Hearts?
- 5: If You Truly Belong to Jesus, You are a New Person with a New Life!
- 6: This is the Right Time for the Salvation of Jesus! Hurry! Don’t Miss it!
- 7, 8 & 9: How to be a Faithful Christian: Repent, Be Cleansed and Become a Cheerful Giver
- 10: How to Destroy Proud Obstacles that Keep You from Knowing God
- 11: Are you Being Deceived by False Teachers who Preach Fake News?
- 12: God’s Grace is All You Need: His Power Works Best in Your Weakness
- 13: If Your Faith is Genuine, You Must Always Stand for the #Truth Rather than Oppose it
If you’re not sure if you’re saved or not, if you truly want to be born again and have the assurance of salvation, receive the Holy Spirit, feel His Shalom — a peace that surpasses all understanding, and get a 1-way, non-stop ticket to Heaven after you die, or that you won’t be left behind at the Rapture, which can happen at any moment, this is what you have to do…
Believe. Repent. Be Baptized. Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Believe — have Faith — that Jesus is the Christ and He died taking your sins away forever and that He rose from the dead 3 days later.
- Repent of your sins — stop sinning! Do a complete 180-degree turn in your life and surrender your life to Him. When you ask Jesus to forgive you He will. ALL your sins will be wiped clean — past, present, and future! And All means ALL!
- Be Baptized by water baptism — show the world and yourself that you have died to your old life and are born again in Christ.
- Receive the gift of Holy Spirit in your heart.