Paul says that he didn’t peddle the word. Calvin uses the word huckster. You may have heard that word before to describe somebody who is a sneaky salesman and who dresses up his product to disguise what he really has to sell. He deceives his customers so that they don’t know exactly what they’re getting. Paul says that because it’s […]

This is a passage that lays out Paul’s approach to gospel ministry. It teaches his approach to evangelism, and he sees God doing the work of evangelism in a significant way through the preaching of the Word. Paul uses four different, very colourful illustrations to help us understand that. Paul describes an open door, an aroma of life, an aroma […]

As Paul deals with the Corinthians, the foundations for forgiveness come through loud and clear. The first foundation for the restoration of those who repent is that Jesus Christ has forgiven you. Paul begins his letter confessing his own trials and his own weaknesses. We see in Paul a humility, a boldness but a humility, to confront the Corinthians from […]