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Saved By Grace
In 1 Corinthians, we are given a picture of the church in Corinth. The Corinthian church at the time of Paul’s first letter was involved in so many different types of vile sin. Paul’s first letter clearly brought many of the Corinthians to their knees before God in repentance.
In 2 Corinthians, Paul continues to speak harshly with them, but lovingly. He then follows up his admonishing with great encouragement and speaking about how he and his helpers boast to other churches about the generosity of the Corinthians. This is such a profound way to handle sin. Paul does not treat their sin lightly, he speaks very clear and direct with them, but even with all the Corinthians flaws, he does not just leave them feeling shameful. He finds the good things and praises them for it.
We can learn so much from this approach. It’s important not to turn a blind eye to anyone’s sin. If we do how can we help them? Instead we must help them deal with that sin and often times that requires us to be blunt, especially when the sin is blunt. But this can be done lovingly and we can show that love by finding the good in everyone no matter what their crime against God. After all, we are all sinners, and we are all only saved by His amazing grace.
Written By Travis Pauley
Student, Oklahoma Christian University
In 1 Corinthians, we are given a picture of the church in Corinth. The Corinthian church at the time of Paul’s first letter was involved in so many different types of vile sin. Paul’s first letter clearly brought many of the Corinthians to their knees before God in repentance.
In 2 Corinthians, Paul continues to speak harshly with them, but lovingly. He then follows up his admonishing with great encouragement and speaking about how he and his helpers boast to other churches about the generosity of the Corinthians. This is such a profound way to handle sin. Paul does not treat their sin lightly, he speaks very clear and direct with them, but even with all the Corinthians flaws, he does not just leave them feeling shameful. He finds the good things and praises them for it.
We can learn so much from this approach. It’s important not to turn a blind eye to anyone’s sin. If we do how can we help them? Instead we must help them deal with that sin and often times that requires us to be blunt, especially when the sin is blunt. But this can be done lovingly and we can show that love by finding the good in everyone no matter what their crime against God. After all, we are all sinners, and we are all only saved by His amazing grace.
Written By Travis Pauley
Student, Oklahoma Christian University
About this Plan
We invite you to join us in reading through the New Testament. If you dedicate about 25 minutes to this plan every day, you will have completed the entire New Testament in 60 days! May the Lord bless you as you become "Daily Versed" and experience the Lord through His word.
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We would like to thank Oklahoma Christian University for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: http://www.oc.edu/youversion
