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Texts -- 2 Corinthians 13:7-14 (NET)

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13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong , not so that we may appear to have passed the test, but so that you may do what is right even if we may appear to have failed the test. 13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth , but only for the sake of the truth . 13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak , but you are strong . And we pray for this : that you may become fully qualified . 13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent , so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up , not for tearing down !
Final Exhortations and Greetings
13:11 Finally , brothers and sisters , rejoice , set things right , be encouraged , agree with one another, live in peace , and the God of love and peace will be with you . 13:12 Greet one another with a holy kiss . All the saints greet you. 13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all . 13:14 [[EMPTY]]

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  • Allah Hadir bagi Kita [KJ.18]
  • Anug'rah Tuhan kita, Yesus Kristus [KJ.348]
  • Haleluya, Hormat Sepenuhnya [KJ.347]
  • Nyanyian Malaikat Nyaring Bergema [KJ.223] ( Golden Harps Are Sounding )
  • [2Co 13:11] Father Of Peace, And God Of Love
  • [2Co 13:14] May The Grace Of Christ Our Savior
  • [2Co 13:14] O Holy Spirit, Lord Of Grace

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The Devil’s Strategy; Trinity Explained; Gods’s Unmerited Favor; The Trinity, Acting in Unity

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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  • At the end of His answer to Peter's question (13:36), Jesus moved the conversation back to the general theme of preparation for His departure (v. 4). He did the same thing after answering Philip's question (v. 8). Obedience t...
  • First Corinthians did not dispel the problems in the church at Corinth completely. While it resolved some of these, opposition to the Apostle Paul persisted and Paul's critics continued to speak out against him in the church....
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  • Paul cited the example of Jesus Christ's gift of Himself for needy humanity to motivate his readers further to finish their work of assembling the collection.8:8 Paul wanted his readers to understand that he did not want them...
  • In this third and last major division of his epistle the apostle Paul defended his apostolic authority. He did this to silence his critics in Corinth and perhaps elsewhere permanently and to confirm the united support of the ...
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  • 12:11 Again Paul reminded his readers that he had spoken of his own qualifications as an apostle as he had only because the Corinthians required such proof. He had not done so because he wanted to commend himself or because h...
  • 13:1 There are at least four possibilities about what Paul meant by the two or three witnesses that would confirm his credibility and his critics' guilt. First, he may simply have been saying that the church would pass judgme...
  • 13:11 Obedience to five commands would result in one condition that Paul wanted his readers to express in a particular practice.1. They were to rejoice, probably because they had the opportunity to judge themselves before God...
  • Having described the basis of Christian unity Paul next explained the means by which we can preserve it, namely with the gifts that the Spirit gives.4:7 Whereas each believer has received grace (unmerited favor and divine ena...
  • Paul advocated humility, namely concern for the needs of others, not just one's own needs, as the basis for unity in the church (cf. 1:22-26; 2:21).". . . someone well said: Love begins when someone else's needs are more impo...
  • Peter concluded this epistle with a final exhortation and greetings from those with him and himself to encourage his readers further.5:12 Silvanus is the Roman form of the Greek name Silas. This Silas may very well have been ...
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