Paul's second (existent) letter to the church in Corinth.
4
votes
4answers
194 views
1 Corinthians 13:12: “For now we see through a glass, darkly”
I heard that in the following verse:
1 Corinthians 13:12: For now we see through a glass, darkly
Paul was in fact using an illustration of a mirror. Can anyone, please, explain this? Is it true ...
2
votes
1answer
42 views
Who is the bride of Christ?
If the church is the bride of Christ"
Eph. 5, II Cor. 11:2:
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 ...
5
votes
2answers
104 views
What does “made him to be sin” mean?
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.—2nd Corinthians 5:21 (ESV)
Does it mean that he was made to be sin incarnate, ...
9
votes
3answers
1k views
What is the third heaven that Paul mentions in 2 Corinthians 12:2?
2 Corinthians 12:2 (NIV)
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.
What is ...
7
votes
1answer
113 views
Which experts believe Paul “lost” his arguments in 1st Corinthians.
I read on a layman's site about a theory that much of the "reconciliation" in 2nd Corinthians was actually Paul attempting to patch up his relationship with the Corinthian church after his ...
5
votes
1answer
113 views
Does 2 Corinthians 9:6 indicate a reaping of earthly wealth?
Does 2 Corinthians 9:6 indicate a reaping of earthly wealth?
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.ESV
The ...
