May 11 2 Corinthians 10 (ESV) Paul Defends His Ministry 10:1 I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— 2 I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with [...]
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May 11 2 Corinthians 10
Posted: May 11, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible ReadingsTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
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Do you want to be a cheerful giver?
Posted: May 10, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Devotionals/Commentaries, MayTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Do you want to be a cheerful giver?, Scripture
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to [...]
May 10 2 Corinthians 9
Posted: May 10, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible ReadingsTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
May 10 2 Corinthians 9 (ESV) The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem 9:1 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, 2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal [...]
May 9 2 Corinthians 8
Posted: May 9, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible Readings, PsalmsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
May 9 2 Corinthians 8 (ESV) Encouragement to Give Generously 8:1 We want you to know, brothers, [1] about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, 2 for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For they gave [...]
What is godly regret?
Posted: May 8, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Devotionals/Commentaries, MayTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Godly regret is the regret of a God-saturated hear not a world-saturated heart., grief, Scripture
2 Corinthians 7:9-10 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. John Piper, in a [...]
May 8 2 Corinthians 7
Posted: May 8, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible ReadingsTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
May 8 2 Corinthians 7 (ESV) 7:1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body [1] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. Paul’s Joy 2 Make room in your hearts [2] for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no [...]
Justification: Illustrated in a baseball card
Posted: May 7, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Devotionals/Commentaries, MayTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Justification: Illustrated in a baseball card, Ray Ortlund, Scripture
2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Ray Ortlund: There’s your picture on a baseball card. Turn it over, and whose stats, season by season, do you find there? Not yours, but Jesus’. A great [...]
May 7 2 Corinthians 6
Posted: May 7, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
May 7 2 Corinthians 6 (ESV) 6:1 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day [...]
Heavenly Accounting
Posted: May 6, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Devotionals/Commentaries, MayTags: 2 Corinthians, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Coty Pinckney, daily Bible, Heavenly Accounting, Scripture
Coty Pinckney describes God’s solution to the sin problem, using an accounting analogy (2 Corinthians 5): But although God would be just to do away with every one of us, He chooses not to. He chooses to show His justice in another way, by providing the solution to our failure. [2 Corinthians 5] Verse 21 [...]
May 6 2 Corinthians 5
Posted: May 6, 2012 by Pam Larson in 2 Corinthians, Bible Passages, May Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, May Bible Readings, Scripture
May 6 2 Corinthians 5 (ESV) Our Heavenly Dwelling 5:1 For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, 3 if indeed by putting it [...]
