Paul expresses confidence that the dissolution of the earthly tent-dwelling will yield a building from God, eternal in the heavens, and that being absent from the body means being present with the Lord. He reveals that all must appear before Christ's judgment seat to receive according to deeds done in the body, and presents the ministry of reconciliation: God in Christ reconciling the world, making Christ who knew no sin to be sin for believers' righteousness.
The Tabernacle was the portable sanctuary that Israel built according to God's instructions at Mount Sinai. It served as God's dwelling place among His people during the wilderness wanderings and early settlement in Canaan. It contained the Ark of the Covenant, the altar, and the holy place.
Glory of new covenant, treasure in clay jars, reconciliation.
Before writing 2 Corinthians, Paul wrote a severe letter to the Corinthians 'out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears' after a painful visit. This 'letter of tears' is mentioned in 2 Corinthians but may now be lost to history.
2 Corinthians 2:3-4
Forgiveness and reconciliation are often treated as the same thing, but the Bible draws a clear and important line between them. This article unpacks what Scripture actually teaches about love, mercy, compassion, and what it truly takes to restore a broken relationship, with God and with each other.
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Few characters in the Bible flip the script as dramatically as the Apostle Paul, who went from hunting down Christians to writing half the New Testament. His conversion on the road to Damascus remains one of the most studied moments in all of Christian history, and what happened after that day is just as remarkable as the moment itself.
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