Also see - Philippians , 1 Thessalonians
History of
the Book of Second Corinthians
This
incredible book written by the Apostle Paul in A.D. 56,
contains 13 chapters of exhortation to the church in
Corinth. After Paul's visit to Corinth, Timothy informed
Paul of the opposition that had formed against him from
the Corinthians. Paul then wrote first Corinthians to
the church to discipline the leader of the opposition
and had Titus deliver it. Paul then went to Troas to
preach the gospel. After preaching, he was concerned
about how the Corinthians responded to the letter so he
went to Macedonia to find out what had happened from
Titus. Titus reported that the majority of the
Corinthians had repented of their rebelliousness against
his apostolic authority. He then wrote this epistle in
Macedonia (probably the section called Philippi) due to
his concern and love for the Corinthian church. He gave
them further instructions regarding the repentant
offender and about giving for the poor saints in
Jerusalem. His underlying tone of the whole letter
though was a defense of his ministry from the ones that
still were attacking him. He proved in this letter that
his ministry was legit and he reasserted his authority
as an apostle of Christ. This letter was possibly the
most difficult for him to pen and was the most
autobiographical of all his letters. In his defense, he
wrote about the trials and tribulations he had to suffer
as an apostle. Doctrinal truths are weaved throughout
this book of Corinthians and the essence of Christian
faith is made known by Paul and the difficult life he
endured.
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