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The Epistle of Second Corinthians

This outline provides a detailed overview of the content in 2nd Corinthians, including Paul's apostolic ministry, exhortations to the Corinthians, and defense of his apostleship. It highlights key themes such as God's comfort, the ministry of the Spirit, and the eternal expectation of believers.

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The Epistle of Second Corinthians

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  1. The Epistle of Second Corinthians

  2. Outline of 2nd Corinthians Explanation of Paul’s Apostolic Ministry (1:1—6:10) • Greetings from “an apostle…by the will of God” (1:1-2) • Past events in Paul’s ministry • Trouble in Asia, but comfort from God (1:3-11) • Plans for visiting Corinth (1:12-24) • Writing out of love produces sorrow, yields forgiveness (2:1-11) • Nature of the word Paul ministered • Dual aroma of the gospel (2:12-17) • The word is ministered thru the Corinthians’ changed lives (3:1-5) • A ministry of the Spirit (3:6-18) • God’s treasure in earthen vessels (4:1-7) • Motivation for ministering • An eternal perspective (4:8-18) • A future expectation (5:1-11) • The love of Christ (5:12-16) • Reconciling men to God (5:17-21) • Proof that Paul is a minister of God (6:1-10)

  3. Outline of 2nd Corinthians Exhortations to the Corinthians (6:11—9:15) • Concerning fellowshipping darkness • The Corinthians must open their hearts and separate from the world (6:11—7:3) • Comfort and confidence in the Corinthians’ obedience (7:4-16) • Concerning the collection for the saints. The Corinthians are to do the following: • Follow the examples of Christ and the Macedonian churches (8:1-9) • Complete what had been planned and purposed (8:10-15) • Prove themselves (8:16—9:5) • Sow that they might reap, in order to have more to sow (9:6-15)

  4. Outline of 2nd Corinthians Exoneration of Paul’s Apostleship (10:1—13:10) • Paul not to be measured “according to the flesh” (10:1-18) • Paul must boast: • His selflessness excludes others from being regarded as apostles (11:1-15) • His willingness to suffer (11:16-33) • His exaltation due to his revelations is tempered by infirmity (12:1-10) • His miracles (2:11-13) • He spent and was spent so as not to burden the Corinthians (12:14-18) • His desire for their edification (12:19—13:10) Conclusion (13:11-14)

  5. Motivation from Eternal Expectation (2 Corinthians 5:1-11) • Expectation of a heavenly dwelling (5:1) • The temporary affliction mentioned in 4:16-18 could be borne because of an eternal expectation. • “Know” indicates certain knowledge (1 John 3:2) • Our earthly body is a temporary tent which will be dissolved (2 Peter 1:13-14; 1 Cor. 15:35-50) • Our heavenly body is “a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (John 14:2-3) • Desire for the heavenly dwelling (5:2-4) • Our strong desire and yearning for our heavenly dwelling or clothing anticipates our immortal apparel (Philippians 3:20-21; Romans 8:23)

  6. Motivation from Eternal Expectation (2 Corinthians 5:1-11) • God has prepared us for a heavenly dwelling (5:5) • Our assurance is the Holy Spirit who has been given to us as a guarantee or earnest (1:22; 1 John 3:24) • Faith produces confidence of an eternal dwelling in God’s presence (5:6-8) • Inhabiting our mortal home means that we are absent from our heavenly one and from the presence of the Lord. • We walk by faith (Hebrews 11:1; 1 Peter 1:8-9) • We would be “well pleased” to be absent from our bodies but present with the Lord (Philippians 1:23)

  7. Motivation from Eternal Expectation (2 Corinthians 5:1-11) • Our eternal expectation makes pleasing God our ultimate aim (5:9) • Pleasing God is our chief aim or labor -- the honor that we love to strive for! (1 Thess. 4:1-2, Col. 1:10) • We will all be judged by Christ according to what we have done (5:10) • Jesus is the righteous judge! (John 5:22-23, 30; Acts 17:31; 2 Timothy 4:8; Matthew 25:31ff.) • Judgment is based on our deeds! (Rev. 20:12) • No one is exempt! (John 5:28-29)

  8. Motivation from Eternal Expectation (2 Corinthians 5:1-11) • Knowing “the terror of the Lord” (i.e. the certainty of punishment for evil doers) compels the apostles to persuade men” (5:11a) • Hebrews 10:31  “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” • The apostles’ motivations were well known to God, and Paul hoped they were understood by the Corinthians as well (5:11b) • These pure motivations should assure the Corinthians of the truth of Paul’s message and help them appreciate the urgency with which he preached it (cp. 2 Corinthians 4:2)

  9. Lesson Schedule for our study of Second CorinthiansEastside Auditorium Winter Quarter2017-18

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