Every Thought

Meditations on Second Corinthians

May 15, 2023

Every Thought

We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (NRSV)

Read: 2 Corinthians 10:1-11

There is debate among scholars as to whether Paul wrote two letters to the Corinthian church, or possibly three or four letters that were somehow combined into the present form of two. Their order and content suggest some parts could have been separate letters, and some scholars believe the last four chapters in 2 Corinthians could be the ‘severe’ letter Paul referred to in 2 Corinthians 7:8. The reading of these chapters may be a bit tedious, and there will be quite a lot of repetition. Nevertheless, I suspect we will gather a spiritual gem or two.

Paul loved his churches. His churches were like his children. In today’s passage, I see a mama bear protecting her cubs. Paul is willing to fight for the life of the church which had come under the influence of Jewish Christians (Judaizers) who were manipulating and taking advantage of the Corinthian Christians.

My Takeaway: In many places in the world, Christian churches are experiencing similar influencers as were the Corinthians. Paul emphasizes how very important it is for each of us to take a stand for the pure Gospel message, even to taking every thought captive to obey Christ.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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