1. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NKJV)
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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Second Corinthians

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Two weeks ago we looked at the book of I Corinthians, an epistle of Paul written to address the problems in Corinth
This week we move onto the book of Second Corinthians
II Corinthians is the 8th book in the NT and is the 3rd of the Pauline Epistles (Romans through Philemon)

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Paul is the author of the book of II Corinthians, along with Timothy (1:1)
Paul was somewhere in Macedonia when he wrote this letter to the church in Corinth (2:12-13; I Cor. 16:5; Acts 20:1-2)
It appears Titus was the messenger to the Corinthians (8:16-24)

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Paul wrote this letter while on his 3rd missionary journey, not long after the writing of the first epistle to Corinth
This would put the date of writing sometime around the fall of 57 AD
Most believe this would make it Paul’s 5th epistle in order of writing

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Paul wrote this second letter after receiving a comforting report from Titus (7:5-9)
The report had come back that they had repented of their wrongs and made the necessary corrections
However, there were some negatives in that report as well

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There were some false teachers who had come in and tried to undermine Paul
Perhaps these were Judaizing teachers who were doing their best to undo the teachings of Paul concerning the law
Paul spent time having to defend himself against these charges

8. Knowing God’s Word We see Paul being questioned about…
…his true apostleship
…his not having come to them already
…his weak appearance and speech
…his not collecting pay for his preaching while with them

9. Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in II Corinthians: 1:3-4 2:15 3:2-3
4:3-6, 7-9, 16-18
5:1, 7, 17, 21
7:10

10. Knowing God’s Word Key Verses in II Corinthians: 8:9 9:6-7, 15 10:3-5
11:2-3, 13-15
12:7-10
13:5

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