The Day of Salvation is Now

As a minister of reconciliation, St. Paul implores the Corinthians to receive God’s grace with faith right now. He has not placed obstacles in their way in his ministry to them. Instead, he has been willing to suffer in order to proclaim the truth among them. Throughout it all, the Lord has faithfully sustained him. Now, as he has opened his heart to the Corinthians, so he calls them to open their hearts to him in return. Rev. Jacob Dandy, pastor at Zion Lutheran Church and School in Terra Bella, CA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study 2 Corinthians 6:1-13. “A Letter of Comfort” is a series on Sharper Iron that goes through the epistle of 2 Corinthians. St. Paul writes again to the Christians in Corinth to bring them the ongoing comfort of the Gospel in the midst of the attacks of false doctrine from so-called “super apostles.” He seeks to give confidence to the Corinthians—and to us—that the good news of Christ crucified and risen proclaimed by His called ministers will accomplish all that He intends.