2 Corinthians — Book Overview
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
Our modern world has a very thin-skinned relationship with suffering. We view it as an intruder, an anomaly, a cosmic mistake that needs to be corrected with therapy, medication, or a change in circumstances. The pursuit of comfort is the great idol of our age. We are not called to glide through this life on greased skids, insulated from all troubles. The modern church, particularly in the West, has bought into a soft-focus, therapeutic version of the faith where the chief end of God is to make us feel well-adjusted and comfortable. We come now to the final verse of Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. After a long and often painful correspondence, full of sharp rebukes, tender appeals, and glorious theological excursions, Paul does not end with a final warning or a last-ditch argument.
This overview explores the whole book. Read the explanations sampled in this summary: