2 Corinthians

• Preaching the truth and not changing with God's word (4:2)
• But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
• What we are doing is not to boast ourselves (v5)
• Jesus, our source of hope (v8-10):
• We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.
• Evangelise (v15):
• For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

• Earth is our temporary dwelling place (5:1):
• For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• And during this temporary place, we may get hurt (v2-6), but don't despair, for we walk by faith, not by sight. (v7)
• Fear God for his judgment on us (v11)
• We are made new again (v17) and since of now belong to him, we are now living for him and are ambassadors of Christ (v20)

Christian way of living

by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

-- 2 Corinthians 6:6-7

• Don't yoke with the unrighteous (v14)
• If things are done which are good in God's eyes then "I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty." (v18)

• Getting sinful acts out of our daily living is a long process to completion/transformation in being a Christian (7:1)

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

-- 2 Corinthians 9:7

• The giving that you make equips others to share the gospel as you live a life differently after salvation

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

-- 2 Corinthians 12:9