Paul had a Wounded Heart
I would like you to read the first seven chapters of 2 Corinthians with this in mind: Paul loved this group of believers in Corinth but something had come between them–and it had broken his heart.
I have always loved this section of Scripture, but I don’t think I saw it as a personal letter until recently. I think many of us read the letters in the New Testament as though the authors put chapters and numbers in them from the beginning like they were teaching manuals. I know I can’t help but seeing them that way sometimes. 2 Corinthians is a book in the Bible, but I submit that it is also a very personal letter from Paul to the Church in Corinth. (more…)
