| 2 Corinthians |

some learning points to take note of from the Book of 2 Corinthians, 13 chapters, and a recap of things i had previously known:

1) 'Amen' is spoken to the glory of God (1:20)

2) that we should always carry around in our bodies the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus (resurrection) may also be revealed in our body. (2:10)

3) whenever we face so-called hardships, these troubles are light and momentary and are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all (4:17)

4) but in order to receive the eternal glory promised to us, we should fix our eyes not on what is seen (men), but on what is unseen (Jesus). for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (4:18)

5) paul calls us Christians to live by faith and not by sight (5:7)

6) Christ died for all, and therefore all died. and because of Christ's death for all, those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again. (5:14-15)

7) also because of Christ's death on the cross for all, if anyone has Jesus in them, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come (5:17)

8) we are Christ's ambassadors (5:20); people see Jesus in us, and how we behave represents the kind of Jesus we want the world to know. therefore we are called to be reconciiled to God because God wants us to be His righteouness, only through His righteouness can we live right (5:21)

9) paul instructs us believers not to be yoked together with unbelievers. for what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? or what fellowship can light have with darkness? what harmony is there between Christ and Belial? what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? what agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? for we are the temple of the living God, God lives in us and our Holy God is not to be defiled with things of this world (6:14-16).

this was also the verse that struck me to stop clubbing because like what my big sista said, light have got no business with darkness.

10) worldly sorrow brings death, but Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret (7:10);

so when i finally get my fair share of Godly sorrow will there the true repentance on my part where the Refiner's Fire will break my worldly desires that is keeping me away from my God

11) chapter 8 talks about giving generously and how Macedonian churches in their extreme poverty still gave themselves first to the Lord in keeping with God's will (8:5) - the grace of giving (8:7)

12) whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. still on the topic of generous giving, Paul urges the giver to give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver (9:6-7). generosity will also result in thanksgiving to God (9:11)

13) last lesson is how Jesus was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by God's power. likewise, we are weak in Him, yet by God's power we will live with Him. (13:4)

so what have you learnt?