Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians: “Its Major Themes Reviewed, Part I”

Part 1: Some fundamentals were always underlying Paul’s ministry:The fundamentals of Ones testimony, and that of the Lord GodThe Testimony of the Apostle (1:1-7; 1:12) The Testimony of the Corinthian believers (7:1-15)The Testimony of the Lord God (1 Cor. 2:1 and many places in 2 Cor. 3, and following)The fundamentals of personal relationshipsPaul’s great confidence in the Corinthian believers and his ongoing love for them all and many very personal statements of the bond between them in Christ:The Fundamentals of Paul’s Plan regarding His Soon visit in CorinthThe apostle must of course connect with those to whom he is writing and to do that he needs to lay a foundation for this letter’s content: The issue of the upcoming visit’s timing:The specific issue of the collection for the poor saints in Jerusalem and the essence of grace giving is also defined in this letter like in no other with his own freely given ministry without regards as their exampleThe specific issue of the unrepentant believer and his current repentance accompanied by their forgiveness and acceptance back into their fellowship