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Themes in 2 Corinthians 1

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Themes in 2 Corinthians 1

2 Corinthians 1:1 (show verse)

PAUL an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and brother Timotheus, to the church of God at Corinth as well as to all the saints throughout the whole of Achaia:

Achaia » Paul visits
Call » To special religious duty » Paul
Corinth » The congregation of » Paul's letters to

2 Corinthians 1:2 (show verse)

grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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2 Corinthians 1:3 (show verse)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,

Comfort » God as the giver of
Comfort » The lord comforting
Comfort » Why God comforts you when you are in trouble
Comfort » God being the God of all comfort
Consolation under Affliction » God is the author and giver of
God's Promises » Of comfort » God as the giver of
Holy spirit » As comforter of the church

2 Corinthians 1:4 (show verse)

who comforts me in all my distress, so that I am able to comfort people who are in any distress by the comfort with which I myself am comforted by God.

Afflicted saints » God comforts
Comfort » The lord comforting
Comfort » Why God comforts you when you are in trouble
Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Duty toward the Afflicted » To comfort them
Experience (knowledge experimental) » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted paul for a ministry of comfort
Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted paul for a ministry of comfort
experimental Knowledge » Prepares men for the duties of life » Fitted paul for a ministry of comfort
Ministers » Are bound, to » Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:5 (show verse)

For as the sufferings of Christ are abundant in my case, so my comfort is also abundant through Christ.

Comfort » Why God comforts you when you are in trouble
Consolation under Affliction » Christ is the author and giver of
Ministers » Are bound, to » Comfort
Suffering » Those that suffer for jesus Christ
Types » Of the saviour » Noah
Types of Christ » Noah

2 Corinthians 1:6 (show verse)

If I am in distress, it is in the interests of your comfort and salvation; if I am comforted, it is in the interests of your comfort, which is effective as it nerves you to endure the same sufferings as I suffer myself.

Afflictions » What affliction is for
Comfort » Why God comforts you when you are in trouble
Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Ministers » Are bound, to » Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:7 (show verse)

Hence my hope for you is well-founded, since I know that as you share the sufferings you share the comfort also.

Suffering » For Christ

2 Corinthians 1:8 (show verse)

Now I would like you to know about the distress which befell me in Asia, brothers. I was crushed, crushed far more than I could stand, so much so that I despaired even of life;

Paul » spread of the gospel » Persecution
Paul » Sickness of, in asia

2 Corinthians 1:9 (show verse)

in fact I told myself it was the sentence of death. But that was to make me rely not on myself but on the God who raises the dead;

Afflicted saints » Should trust in the goodness of God
false Confidence » In self
Paul » Sickness of, in asia
Prayer » Answered » Paul, to be restored to health
Resurrection » God resurrecting the dead
Trust » Who not to trust in
Trust » Of saints, is » In God
Trust » Of saints, is » Not in themselves

2 Corinthians 1:10 (show verse)

he rescued me from so terrible a death, he rescues still, and I rely upon him for the hope that he will continue to rescue me.

Afflicted saints » Should take encouragement from former mercies
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Deliverance from, promised to believers
Deliverance » Divine, example of » Promised to believers
God's Promises » Of deliverance » Promised to believers
Ministers » Specially protected by God
Paul » Sickness of, in asia
Persecution » God delivers out of
Prayer » Answered » Paul, to be restored to health
Trust » Encouragements to » Former deliverances

2 Corinthians 1:11 (show verse)

Let me have your cooperation in prayer, so that many a soul may render thanks to him on my behalf for the boon which many have been the means of him bestowing on myself.

Christian ministers » Prayer for, encouraged
Communion of saints » In prayer for each other
intercession » Solicited » By paul, of the congregations
Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Pray for them
Paul » Sickness of, in asia
Prayer » Answered » Paul, to be restored to health
Intercessory prayer » Should be offered up for » Ministers
Thankfulness » Should be offered » On behalf of God's servants
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » In behalf of ministers

2 Corinthians 1:12 (show verse)

My proud boast is the testimony of my conscience that holiness and godly sincerity, not worldly cunning but the grace of God, have marked my conduct in the outside world and in particular my relations with you.

Character » Of saints » Sincere
Character of saints » Sincere
Conscience » A good conscience
Conscience » Testimony of, a source of joy
God » Grace of » Enables men to lead the simple life
Good » Conscience
Grace » Saints » Are what they are by
Grace » Divine » Enables men to lead the simple life
Grace » God's » Enables men to lead the simple life
typical nature of Paschal lamb » Eaten with unleavened bread
Religion » Examples of piety » Sincerity a mark of
Scripture » The things written in scripture
Simplicity » General references to
Simplicity » Should be exhibited » In all our conduct
Simplicity » Exemplified » Paul
Simplicity » Is opposed to fleshly wisdom
Sincerity » Should characterize » Our whole conduct
Sincerity » Exemplified » Paul
Sincerity » Opposed to fleshly wisdom
Sincerity » Exemplified » By paul
True religion » Examples of piety » Sincerity a mark of

2 Corinthians 1:13 (show verse)

You don't have to read between the lines of my letters; you can understand them. Yes, I trust you will understand the full meaning of my letters

Corinth » The congregation of » Paul's letters to
Scripture » The things written in scripture

2 Corinthians 1:14 (show verse)

as you have partly understood the meaning of my life, namely that I am your source of pride (as you are mine) on the Day of our Lord Jesus.

Days » of the Lord » General references to
Days » Judgment » Called the day of the lord
Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Give them joy

2 Corinthians 1:15 (show verse)

Relying on this I meant to visit you first, to let you have a double delight;

No Themes for this verse.

2 Corinthians 1:16 (show verse)

I intended to take you on my way to Macedonia, and to visit you again on my way back from Macedonia, so as to be sped by you on my journey to Judaea.

Corinth » Visited » And

2 Corinthians 1:17 (show verse)

Such was my intention. Now, have I shown myself 'fickle'? When I propose some plan, do I propose it in a worldly way, ready to mean 'no' as well as 'yes'?

No Themes for this verse.

2 Corinthians 1:18 (show verse)

By the good faith of God, my word to you was not 'yes and no';

Ministers » Should preach » With consistency

2 Corinthians 1:19 (show verse)

for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by us (by myself and Silvanus and Timotheus) was not 'yes and no' ??the divine 'yes' has at last sounded in him,

Ministers » Should preach » With consistency
Silas » Becomes paul's companion
Timothy » Preached to the corinthians

2 Corinthians 1:20 (show verse)

for in him is the 'yes' that affirms all the promises of God. Hence it is through him that we affirm our 'amen' in worship, to the glory of God.

Amen » A word used to reenforce a statement
God » Promises of characteristics of » Grounded in Christ
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Grounded in Christ
The promises of God » Are » Yea and amen in Christ
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfillment of promises in Christ
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfilment of promises in Christ

2 Corinthians 1:21 (show verse)

And it is God who confirms me along with you in Christ, who consecrated me,

Anointing » Figurative
Anointing » Figurative » Of spiritual gifts
Anointing of the holy ghost » Is from God

2 Corinthians 1:22 (show verse)

who stamped me with his seal and gave me the Spirit as a pledge in my heart.

Earnest » A pledge or token
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » A seal » Authenticating
the Gift of the Holy Spirit » An earnest of the inheritance of the saints
Redemption » They who partake of » Have an earnest of the completion of
The righteous » Saints » Sealed by God
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Sealed by God
Seal » A stamp used for signifying documents » Figurative » Of certainty of divine approval
Sealing of the holy ghost » Saints receive
Seals » Illustrative of » Appropriation of saints to God by the spirit
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Earnest

2 Corinthians 1:23 (show verse)

I call God to witness against my soul, it was to spare you that I refrained from revisiting Corinth.

Oaths » Expressions used as » I call God for a record

2 Corinthians 1:24 (show verse)

(Not that we lord it over your faith ??no, we co-operate for your joy: you have a standing of your own in the faith.)

Faith » By it saints » Stand
Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
Joy » Instances of » Of paul and the corinthians, because the excommunicated member repented