“Paul’s Second Letter to Timothy — The Great Transition, The Glorious Sweep of God’s Abundant Grace — Part 16 God’s Blessings Abound in Corinth, for Jews and Gentiles”

Paul left Athens after a time of unimpeded ministry there according to the end of chapter 17 and the first verses of chapter 18.  But only a few had been saved and no church was founded.  He traveled then to Corinth where he immediately made the acquaintance of a couple, Jewish tentmakers from Rome recently come as immigrants having been expelled from Rome by Emperor Claudius.  As it turned out for them, God’s work though all of that led to their eternal salvation and that of many more through their ongoing ministries.  Paul testified then in the synagogue to Jews and Greeks but few seemed interested.  However, upon leaving the synagogue and having pronounced judgment upon them, he announced that he was going to the Gentiles.  Amazingly, at that point a leading Gentile and also the ruler of the synagogue believed.  Later, the new ruler of the synagogue also believed and many other Jews and Gentiles as well.  Thus the Corinthian church was established and it was time for Paul to go elsewhere.  God’s work in Corinth was a great blessing indeed for so many.