2 Corinthians Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit

Beloved saints, I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I earnestly pray that God will abundantly pour out the grace of the word upon each and every one of you who has taken this book in your hands. This book is a commentary of the word that explains 2 Corinthians, written by the Apostle Paul, chapter by chapter from the perspective of the ‘gospel of the water and the Spirit.’ Not a sing...

The Background of Writing the Letter of 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians is a very personal and pastoral letter written by the Apostle Paul amidst a complex relationship and conflicts with the Corinthian church. To understand this letter, it is first necessary to look at the relationship formed between Paul and the Corinthian church, and the historical situation that led up to the writing of this lette...

The Apostle’s Love Exhorting with Tears and the Shepherd’s Heart for the Joy of the Saints “But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, havi...

The Letter of Christ Written Within the Saints and the Apostle’s Confidence Coming from God “Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of...

The Ministry Received by Mercy and the Gospel Ministry that Purely Manifests the Truth “Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2...

The Hope of Resurrection that Longs for the Eternal Dwelling in Heaven Beyond the Tent of the Earth “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found na...

Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain, and Believe That Now Is the Day of Salvation “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:1–2). https://www.bjnewl...

Beloved, let us unite within the gospel of the water and the Spirit! “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one. I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts...

It is right for us to make offerings for churches that believe the same gospel “Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were...

The Joyful Offering and God’s Overflowing Grace Manifested from Faith in the Gospel of Christ “Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be...

The Ministry of the Apostle Tearing Down Spiritual Strongholds with the Authority of Christ and Boasting Only in the Lord within the Gospel “Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold...

The Zeal of the Apostle to Beware of a Different Gospel and Keep a Pure Faith toward Christ “Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your mind...

The Boast of Christ’s Power and Grace That Becomes Perfect in Weakness “It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man—whether in the body or out...

The Church that Reaches Perfection by Testing Its Faith and is Built Up within the Grace of Christ “This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again...

Missionary Trip to China — Entering the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture Glad to meet you. It is a joy to meet each and every one of you. Pastor Jung and I departed for China on the 12:50 PM flight on Monday the 30th. Our destination this time was the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where many ethnic Koreans reside. We arrived in Dalian around 2 PM, looked around the city for a while, an...

The Method of Preaching the Gospel by the Early Evangelists The evangelists of the old days went on evangelistic journeys like the twelve disciples of Jesus. They would visit a certain region and introduce Jesus Christ to the people they met for the first time. They propagated, “Jesus is our Savior; He is the one who came to this earth, received baptism from John, received the transfer of the sins...

The Fragrance of Christ Truly Emanates from Those Who Are Saved The Apostle Paul said, “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14). Because true Christians give off the aroma of Christ wherever they go, they make the people who meet them know what kind of person Jesus Christ is, and what...

Not Losing Heart by Obtaining Mercy I want to share grace together through the word of 2 Corinthians chapter 4 today. Apostle Paul, while living in this world, is together with the faith that believes in the gospel word of the water and the Spirit. After meeting Jesus Christ within the gospel word of the water and the Spirit and receiving the removal of sins, he lived a life of faith inside the Lo...

The Outer Man and the Inner Man — We Must Raise the Inner Man to be Strong For a person, there is a visible outer man and an invisible inner man. We Christians must raise our inner man to be strong. Our inner man has received salvation from all sins through the salvation accomplished by the baptism Jesus received from John and the blood of the cross. Our inner man, which has received salvation, mu...

The Apostle Paul thought of the propagation of God’s gospel. Regarding those who betrayed the Lord after believing in Jesus Christ as the Savior and believing the gospel word of the water and the Spirit, the Lord says: “But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:33). This word sounds significant to us. Even those who believe the gospel wor...

The Love of Christ Compels Us The Apostle Paul and the coworkers who ministered with him were those known before God and before the church. The Apostle Paul, while preaching the gospel of God, wanted himself to be known before God and before the church. Also, living in this world, he preached the gospel while being wary of those who boast of themselves. He said, “For if we are beside ourselves, it...

The Promise of Isaiah — The Time of Grace and the Day of Salvation Today, let us examine the word of 2 Corinthians 6:1-2. “We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” Apos...

Do Not Be Yoked Together with Unbelievers Because the Purpose of Life is Different As we live in this world, we cannot live without any contact with unbelievers. How could we live propagating the gospel together with unbelievers? In 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, it says like this: “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what commun...

Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain In 2 Corinthians chapter 6, the Apostle Paul says, “Not to receive the grace of God in vain” (2 Corinthians 6:1). It means that we must not believe the gospel word of the water and the Spirit that God has given us in vain. Those who have received the removal of sins in their hearts by believing the gospel of the water and the Spirit must live making the prop...

We Are Debtors of the Gospel There are so many things to do in propagating the gospel to the whole world. We must preach the gospel until the day the Lord returns. We must truly live with a heart indebted to all people. We are those who must live with an indebted heart that must preach the gospel word of the water and the Spirit to young students, young adults, women, middle-aged adults, the elder...