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1
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  1. When was 2 Corinthians written, in relation to 1 Corinthians?
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Probably Mid- 50’s, 2nd Cor is at least the fourth letter he sent to Corinth.

2
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What led Paul to write the letter?

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Paul’s second letter of correction (1 Corinthians) didn’t have the good results he had hoped for. He wrote a third letter of discipline (2 Corinthians 2:3-4) and waited for Titus to return to him in Macedonia to report from Corinth (2 Corinthians 7:5-7).

3
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How many letters did Paul write to the Corinthian Christians?

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4

4
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  1. What group in Corinth especially worried Paul? What were they doing?
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Believers who were being influenced by false teachers, they were setting themselves up as apostles and discrediting Paul.

5
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  1. What is the purpose of 2 Corinthians? How does Paul develop that purpose in the three sections of the book?
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To defend Pauls apostleship, ministry, and message.

He develops this in three stages:

  1. The Apostles Ministry
  2. Guidance on Giving
  3. Follwing the True Apostles.
6
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  1. How does Paul describe the nature of the life of the apostles in 2 Corinthians 1-7 (three ways)?
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They bring the gospel sincerely as the accountable to God not like mere peddlers looking for profit (2 Corinthians 2:14-17).

They deliver the power of God in the gospel in constant suffering and weakness (2 Corinthians 4:7-18).

They proclaim reconciliation with God as his ambassadors (2 Corinthians 5:17-21).

7
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  1. What is Paul’s message as God’s ambassador in 2 Corinthians 5?
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8
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  1. What is Paul’s teaching about giving money in 2 Corinthians 8-9?
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Give freely, not under compulsion.

9
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  1. In the last section of 2 Corinthians, what is Paul’s challenge to the false apostles?
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He challenges their claims, appealing to the believers to remain true to his message.

10
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  1. What are the false apostles’ true colors, according to chapter 11?
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As servants of Satan 2 Corinthians 11:12-15), and compares himself to them again (2 Corinthians 11:17-28).

11
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  1. Why does Paul tell us about his heavenly vision in 2 Corinthians 12? Why did God give him his thorn in the flesh? What is the message to believers?
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12
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  1. How does Paul end 2 Corinthians? What is the content of his warning?
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He ends with a disciplinary warning. (2 Corinthians 13:1-10). Respond now, before Paul comes to discipline!

13
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What appeal does he make to the Corinthian believers?

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He calls them to examine themselves and turn from these two boasters. (2 Corinthians 13:5-6).