I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty

 2 Corinthians 6:1-18

As God’s co-workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain  For he says, “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

in beatings, in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God;  in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God.

“I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”

Why?

No matter what happened, what kinds of suffering we met. In the Holy Spirit and in sincere love in truthful speech and in the power of God. We should always be rejoicing. Poor, yet making many rich; having nothing and yet possessing everything. This is Paul, and the disciples have done examples for us.

How?

What should we worry about? Many disciples have made examples for us. And we have not met a so severe and dangerous environment as this; we are loved and living in so a peaceful environment.

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death

 2 Corinthians 7:1-15

Let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.

For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn—conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

Yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 

Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

Why?

Godly sorrow brings repentance; worldly sorrow brings death.

Godly sorrow brings earnestness, eagerness to clear yourself, indignation, alarm, longing, concern, readiness to see justice done.

How?

What kind of sorrow am I? May my sorrow be Godly sorrow to be, what readiness to see justice done.

God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come

 2 Corinthians 5:1-21

Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.

For we live by faith, not by sight. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 

 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us, so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

If we are “out of our mind,” as some say, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.  For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

How?

 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.  God made him who had no sin to be sin^[ for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God

 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Why?

Paul encouraged us with his experience and his faith in Jesus Christ. We preach gospel for the Lord the power comes from God and not from us.

Even we have trouble, hard pressed on everyside, but not crushed, perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not abandoned, struck down, but not destroyed. For we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, for what is seen is temporaty, but what is unseen is eternal.

How?

What I have seen? Is the seen things or the unseen, is the temporaty or the eternal?

Always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body

 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Why?

Here is explained why Paul spent all his strength and mind to preach the Gospel. "We preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord. Paul be a servant for Jesus' sake.

We have the treasure in jars of clay to show that the power is from God, not from our own.

How?

What is the mind and way when I am facing the mission of the Gospel?  Do my best to witness the good of the Gospel in my daily life. Yes, let the dead in my body and the life of the Lord be revealed in my body.

if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

2 Corinthians 3:1-18

You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! For what was glorious has no glory now in comparison with the surpassing glory. And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!

Even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts.  But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.  And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Why?

The Spirit is more important than the Laws. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. This freedom is in Jesus Christ; it is in the Spirit.

How?

Thank Jesus Christ, because the blood of Jesus was shed for us, so we can have eternal joy in this world and eternal life in the future with the Lord.

We might not rely on ourselves but on God. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.

 2 Corinthians 1:1-24

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us,

Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. 

We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.”  For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.

Why?

Paul made a good example to witness that Jesus Christ is the real God and was raised from the dead. All they preached is "Yes", there is no "Yes" and "No".

We have relied not on worthy wisdom but on God's grace, so my work, and mission, and my service in the church.

How?

My mighty God is great and full of love for us. Everything has God's good benefit for us. Rely on the Lord instead of on our own wisdom.