Forgiveness
For The Sinner
So
I made up my mind
That
I would not make another painful visit to you.
2
For if I grieve you,
Who
is left to make em glad
But
you whom I have grieved?
3 I
wrote as I did so that when I came
I
should not be Distressed by those who ought to make me Rejoice.
I
had Confidence in all of you,
That
you would all share my Joy.
4
For I wrote you out of Great Distress
And
Anguish of heart and with many tears,
Not
to Grieve you
but
to let you know the depth of my love for you.
5
If anyone has caused Grief,
He
has not so much Grieved me
As
he has Grieved all of you,
To
some extent—not to put it too severely.
6
The Punishment Inflicted on him by the majority
Is
sufficient for him.
7
Now instead, you ought to Forgive and comfort him,
So
that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 I
urge you, therefore, to Reaffirm your love for him.
9
The reason I wrote you was to see if you would
STAND
THE TEST
And
be Obedient in everything.
10
If you Forgive anyone,
I
also Forgive him.
And
what I have Forgiven--
If
there was anything to Forgive--
I
have Forgiven in the Sight of Christ for your sake,
IN
ORDER THAT SATAN MIGHT NOT OUTWIT US.
FOR
WE ARE NOT UNAWARE OF HIS SCHEMES.
Ministers
Of The New Covenant
Now
when I went to Troas to Preach the Gospel of Christ
And
found that the Lord had opened a door for me,
I
still had no Peace of mind,
Because
I did not find my brother Titus there.
So
I said goodby to them and went on to Macedonia.
14
BUT THANKS BE TO GOD,
WHO ALWAYS LEDS US IN TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION IN CHRIST
AND
THROUGH US SPREADS EVERYWHERE
THE FRAGRANCE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM.
FOR
WE ARE THE AROMA OF CHRIST
AMONG
THOSE WHO ARE BEING SAVED
AND
TO THOSE WHO ARE PERISHING.
16
TO THE ONE WE ARE THE SMELL OF DEATH;
TO
THE OTHER, THE FRAGRANCE OF LIFE.
And
who is equal to such a task?
17
UNLIKE SO MANY,
WE
DO NOT PEDDLE THE WORD OF GOD FOR PROFIT.
On
the Contrary, In Christ
We
speak before God with Sincerity,
LIKE
MEN SENT FROM GOD.
(2
Corinthians 2)
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