P2_Ch17_Beware of Another Gospel and Keep the Pure Faith Toward Christ (2 Corinthians 11:1-33)

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 11 is a word in which the Apostle Paul exhorts the Corinthian church with a strong heart. At the center of this chapter, there is one important theme. That is exactly keeping the purity of the gospel. Paul speaks with deep concern, seeing the fact that the Corinthian church is in danger of being deceived by a different gospel. Paul first speaks like this: “For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:2). Paul expresses himself like a matchmaker between a bridegroom and a bride. Here, the bridegroom is Christ, and the bride is the church. This expression has a very deep meaning. The church is not a simple religious organization but a community belonging to Christ. The church is the bride to be presented to Christ. Therefore, Paul fears that the church might lose the purity of the faith that believes in the gospel of the water and the Spirit toward Christ. Paul speaks, taking the event of Genesis as an example. It is that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, people’s minds can be corrupted, departing from the sincerity toward Christ. This does not mean a simple moral corruption but means departing from the gospel. https://www.bjnewlife.org/https://youtube.com/@TheNewLifeMissionhttps://www.facebook.com/shin.john.35