Posts from 2026

“Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift” (2 Corinthians 9:15). Earlier in 2 Corinthians, Paul had used the expression “thanks be to God” in connection with the victory God gives (2:14) and the care we ought to have for each other (8:16-17). In 2 Corinthians chapters 8 and 9, Paul is writing to encourage these brethren to renew their zeal and to fulfill their promise to come to the aid of those in need in Jerusalem (cf. 8:1-7; 9:11-14;…