2 Corinthians Seen from the Perspective of the Gospel of the Water and the Spirit

Preface to 2 Corinthians

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 17:56:31 +0000

Beloved saints, I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I earnestly pray that God will abundantly pour out the grace of the word upon each and every one of you who has taken this book in your hands.
This book is a commentary of the word that explains 2 Corinthians, written by the Apostle Paul, chapter by chapter from the perspective of the ‘gospel of the water and the Spirit.’
Not a single verse of the Bible is recorded in vain, and all the words testify to the gospel of salvation fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Therefore, in order for us to understand the Bible correctly, we must read it with the one gospel that pierces through the entire Bible, that is, the gospel of the water and the Spirit which Jesus fulfilled by receiving baptism from John to have the sins of the world transferred to Him, bearing the judgment of those sins on the Cross, and resurrecting from the dead. Only when we read under the light of this gospel will the word of the Bible be correctly unraveled, and the word will live and work inside our souls.

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P1_Ch01_Paul’s Greetings and Defense of His Purity

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The Background of Writing the Letter of 2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians is a very personal and pastoral letter written by the Apostle Paul amidst a complex relationship and conflicts with the Corinthian church. To understand this letter, it is first necessary to look at the relationship formed between Paul and the Corinthian church, and the historical situation that led up to the writing of this letter.

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P1_Ch02_Paul’s Love for the Corinthian Saints

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The Apostle’s Love Exhorting with Tears and the Shepherd’s Heart for the Joy of the Saints

“But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow. For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you” (2 Corinthians 2:1–4).

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P1_Ch03_Paul, Who Became a Worker of the New Covenant

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The Letter of Christ Written Within the Saints and the Apostle’s Confidence Coming from God

“Do we begin again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as some others, epistles of commendation to you or letters of commendation from you? You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. And we have such trust through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God” (2 Corinthians 3:1–5).

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P1_Ch04_Suffering and Blessing Due to Christ

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The Ministry Received by Mercy and the Gospel Ministry that Purely Manifests the Truth

“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Corinthians 4:1–2).

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P1_Ch05_Apostle Paul, Who Became an Ambassador of Christ

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The Hope of Resurrection that Longs for the Eternal Dwelling in Heaven Beyond the Tent of the Earth

“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven, if indeed, having been clothed, we shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent groan, being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee” (2 Corinthians 5:1–5).

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P1_Ch06_Do Not Receive the Grace of Salvation Given by God in Vain

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Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain, and Believe That Now Is the Day of Salvation

“We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:1–2).

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P1_Ch07_Sorrow According to God’s Will

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Beloved, let us unite within the gospel of the water and the Spirit!

“Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one. I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation” (2 Corinthians 7:1–4).

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P1_Ch08_Look After the Jerusalem Church

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It is right for us to make offerings for churches that believe the same gospel

“Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their liberality. For I bear witness that according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability, they were freely willing, imploring us with much urgency that we would receive the gift and the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God. So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also complete this grace in you as well. But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence, and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also. I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others. For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have. For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, and not according to what he does not have. For I do not mean that others should be eased and you burdened; but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, that their abundance also may supply your lack—that there may be equality. As it is written, ‘He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack’” (2 Corinthians 8:1–15)

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P1_Ch09_Give an Offering for the Preaching of the Gospel

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The Joyful Offering and God’s Overflowing Grace Manifested from Faith in the Gospel of Christ

“Now concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you; for I know your willingness, about which I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority. Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready; lest if some Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to mention you!) should be ashamed of this confident boasting. Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. As it is written: ‘He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.’ Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Corinthians 9:1–15).

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P1_Ch10_Paul, Appointed as an Apostle Through Jesus Christ

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:13:22 +0000

The Ministry of the Apostle Tearing Down Spiritual Strongholds with the Authority of Christ and Boasting Only in the Lord within the Gospel

“Now I, Paul, myself am pleading with you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—who in presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. But I beg you that when I am present I may not be bold with that confidence by which I intend to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled. Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ’s, let him again consider this in himself, that just as he is Christ’s, even so we are Christ’s. For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed— lest I seem to terrify you by letters. ‘For his letters,’ they say, ‘are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.’ Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such we will also be in deed when we are present. For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. We, however, will not boast beyond measure, but within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us—a sphere which especially includes you. For we are not overextending ourselves (as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ; not boasting of things beyond measure, that is, in other men’s labors, but having hope, that as your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere, to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s sphere of accomplishment. But ‘he who glories, let him glory in the Lord.’ For not he who commends himself is approved, but whom the Lord commends” (2 Corinthians 10:1–18)

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P1_Ch11_Paul Unavoidably Defends His Apostleship

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:12:36 +0000

The Zeal of the Apostle to Beware of a Different Gospel and Keep a Pure Faith toward Christ

“Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly—and indeed you do bear with me. For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! For I consider that I am not at all inferior to the most eminent apostles. Even though I am untrained in speech, yet I am not in knowledge. But we have been thoroughly manifested among you in all things. Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge? I robbed other churches, taking wages from them to minister to you. And when I was present with you, and in need, I was a burden to no one, for what I lacked the brethren who came from Macedonia supplied. And in everything I kept myself from being burdensome to you, and so I will keep myself. As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me from this boasting in the regions of Achaia. Why? Because I do not love you? God knows! But what I do, I will also continue to do, that I may cut off the opportunity from those who desire an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things of which they boast. For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works” (2 Corinthians 11:1–15).

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P1_Ch12_The Power and Grace of Christ Made Perfect in Weakness

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The Boast of Christ’s Power and Grace That Becomes Perfect in Weakness

“It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or whether out of the body I do not know, God knows—such a one was caught up to the third heaven. And I know such a man—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows— how he was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I will not boast, except in my infirmities. For though I might desire to boast, I will not be a fool; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone should think of me above what he sees me to be or hears from me. And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong. I have become a fool in boasting; you have compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind the most eminent apostles, though I am nothing. Truly the signs of an apostle were accomplished among you with all perseverance, in signs and wonders and mighty deeds. For what is it in which you were inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong!” (2 Corinthians 12:1–13)

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P1_Ch13_You Must Test Your Faith and Rely on the Perfect Gospel

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The Church that Reaches Perfection by Testing Its Faith and is Built Up within the Grace of Christ

“This will be the third time I am coming to you. “By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.” I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare— since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you. Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete. Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction. Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.” (2 Corinthians 13:1-14).

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P2_Ch01_True Comfort Comes Through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:59:34 +0000

Missionary Trip to China — Entering the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture

Glad to meet you. It is a joy to meet each and every one of you.
Pastor Jung and I departed for China on the 12:50 PM flight on Monday the 30th. Our destination this time was the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, where many ethnic Koreans reside. We arrived in Dalian around 2 PM, looked around the city for a while, and boarded the plane again a little past 3 PM. However, that plane did not go straight to Yanbian but transited through Shenyang. It took a triangular route when a direct flight would have sufficed.
Since it was a Chinese domestic flight, it operated according to their methods. While getting off at Shenyang Airport, we briefly looked around the duty-free shop, but after purchasing items, they did not give us a bag. When I requested a bag, they said they do not provide bags here. So I just passed by without purchasing the items.

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P2_Ch02_Those Who Give Off the Fragrance of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:12-17)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:58:46 +0000

The Method of Preaching the Gospel by the Early Evangelists

The evangelists of the old days went on evangelistic journeys like the twelve disciples of Jesus. They would visit a certain region and introduce Jesus Christ to the people they met for the first time. They propagated, “Jesus is our Savior; He is the one who came to this earth, received baptism from John, received the transfer of the sins of the world, hung on the cross and died, and resurrected again to give salvation to those who believe.”
When the disciples of Jesus preached the gospel like that, among the listeners, there were those who accepted it in their hearts by faith, and there were also those who did not.

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P2_Ch03_We Are Those Who Have Received a Glorious Ministry (2 Corinthians 3:1-18)

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The Fragrance of Christ Truly Emanates from Those Who Are Saved

The Apostle Paul said, “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place” (2 Corinthians 2:14).
Because true Christians give off the aroma of Christ wherever they go, they make the people who meet them know what kind of person Jesus Christ is, and what kind of Savior He is.

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P2_Ch04_Faith Dwelling in the Light (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)

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Not Losing Heart by Obtaining Mercy

I want to share grace together through the word of 2 Corinthians chapter 4 today. Apostle Paul, while living in this world, is together with the faith that believes in the gospel word of the water and the Spirit. After meeting Jesus Christ within the gospel word of the water and the Spirit and receiving the removal of sins, he lived a life of faith inside the Lord.
Apostle Paul confesses in his second letter sent to the Corinthian church that he does not lose heart because he received God’s mercy by receiving this ministry. He says that God pitied us and saved us, and also considered us faithful and made us workers of righteousness. We right now are also like this.

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P2_Ch05_The Inner Man of the Righteous Must Be Strong by Faith (2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10)

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The Outer Man and the Inner Man — We Must Raise the Inner Man to be Strong

For a person, there is a visible outer man and an invisible inner man.
We Christians must raise our inner man to be strong. Our inner man has received salvation from all sins through the salvation accomplished by the baptism Jesus received from John and the blood of the cross. Our inner man, which has received salvation, must step forward following the Lord. To do so, our inner man must be firmly abiding inside the word of the Lord.

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P2_Ch06_Please the Lord Even While At Home in the Body, Like the Apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 5:6-10)

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The Apostle Paul thought of the propagation of God’s gospel. Regarding those who betrayed the Lord after believing in Jesus Christ as the Savior and believing the gospel word of the water and the Spirit, the Lord says: “But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 10:33). This word sounds significant to us. Even those who believe the gospel word of the water and the Spirit, if they live a life of faith in the world for a long time, there will be times when they live forgetting the Lord’s command. The word means that those who live forgetting the Lord’s command become those who betray the Lord.

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P2_Ch07_The Flesh That Serves the Lord Who Compels Us with Love is Honorable (2 Corinthians 5:14-16)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:54:33 +0000

The Love of Christ Compels Us

The Apostle Paul and the coworkers who ministered with him were those known before God and before the church. The Apostle Paul, while preaching the gospel of God, wanted himself to be known before God and before the church.
Also, living in this world, he preached the gospel while being wary of those who boast of themselves. He said, “For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; or if we are of sound mind, it is for you” (2 Corinthians 5:13).
The Apostle Paul said, “For the love of Christ compels us” (2 Corinthians 5:14), because the love of Christ actually compelled the Apostle Paul’s heart. If the love of God had not strongly taken hold of Paul, I wonder if he could have handled his ministry. The Apostle Paul met numerous difficult things, but he says he could handle his ministry because the Lord’s love compelled him.
It is the same for us. The reason all the servants of God can have a purpose in the propagation of the gospel is because the love of Christ compels our hearts. If the love of God did not compel us, we would not be able to handle this work of propagating the gospel to the end. Although there are times when we sometimes lose our spiritual faith and get frustrated, we can rise again because the love of Christ compels our hearts.

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P2_Ch08_Behold, now is the acceptable time to receive grace, it is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:1-18)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:53:16 +0000

The Promise of Isaiah — The Time of Grace and the Day of Salvation

Today, let us examine the word of 2 Corinthians 6:1-2.
“We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For He says: ‘In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you.’ Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” Apostle Paul exhorts not to be yoked together with unbelievers, but to come out separately to serve the Lord and work separately. He is saying that if you do so, God will become your Father and make you His people to protect and bless you.

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P2_Ch09_Do Not Be Yoked Together with Unbelievers (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

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Do Not Be Yoked Together with Unbelievers Because the Purpose of Life is Different

As we live in this world, we cannot live without any contact with unbelievers. How could we live propagating the gospel together with unbelievers?
In 2 Corinthians 6:14-15, it says like this: “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?” This word is a word telling us not to do God’s work together with those who are not born again.
It is because God’s work cannot be done together with a sinner who has not received salvation from his own sins. This is because the purpose of life is different. Even if an unbeliever does God’s work together, he eventually works to satisfy the desires of the flesh. On the other hand, a believer works to establish the kingdom of God on this earth. Because of that, one cannot do God’s work together with a sinner who has not been born again.

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P2_Ch10_Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain (2 Corinthians 6:1-18)

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Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain

In 2 Corinthians chapter 6, the Apostle Paul says, “Not to receive the grace of God in vain” (2 Corinthians 6:1). It means that we must not believe the gospel word of the water and the Spirit that God has given us in vain.
Those who have received the removal of sins in their hearts by believing the gospel of the water and the Spirit must live making the propagation of the gospel the one purpose of their lives.

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P2_Ch11_Now is the time of grace and the time to preach the gospel (2 Corinthians 6:1-18)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:13 +0000

We Are Debtors of the Gospel

There are so many things to do in propagating the gospel to the whole world. We must preach the gospel until the day the Lord returns. We must truly live with a heart indebted to all people. We are those who must live with an indebted heart that must preach the gospel word of the water and the Spirit to young students, young adults, women, middle-aged adults, the elderly, the people of our country, and all people of the world.
Actually, we are debtors in propagating the gospel. It was said to owe no one anything except the debt of love, but we have become those who owe the debt of gospel propagation, having to preach the gospel of the water and the Spirit to the whole world. In order to fully pay off this debt, we must preach the gospel to the whole world. I believe that God will bless us so that we can handle these works. Therefore, we can handle this work and also handle gospel propagation with all our strength.

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P2_Ch12_Born-again ones cannot work together with those who are not born again (2 Corinthians 6:14-18)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:49:18 +0000

Do not be yoked together with unbelievers

Verses 14 to 16 say: “Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God.”
The Apostle Paul exhorts the saints and workers of the Corinthian church not to unite, not to live together, and not to work together with people who do not have the same faith. How can a person who has believed God’s righteousness and become a child of God work together with a person who does not believe the gospel of the water and the Spirit when doing God’s work? Therefore, you must know that it is God’s command that you must not work together, you cannot work together, and you must necessarily do it separately.

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P2_Ch13_The repentance accomplished by sorrow according to God’s will and the restoration of the church (2 Corinthians 7:1-16)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:48:17 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians 7 is a very important word that shows how the relationship between the Apostle Paul and the Corinthian church is restored. In this chapter, Paul does not end with pointing out the problems of the church, but shows the repentance and comfort accomplished within the gospel, and the restoration of the church.
This word is not a record of simple human emotions, but a word that shows how the gospel of the water and the Spirit works through God’s word and the Holy Spirit within the church.
Paul first exhorts like this: “Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (2 Corinthians 7:1). The promise spoken of here is God’s promise spoken of in the previous chapter.

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P2_Ch14_True Devotion and Sharing Revealed through the Grace of Christ (2 Corinthians 8:1-24)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:37:46 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 8 is the word that speaks about the offering and serving accomplished within the church. However, this chapter is not simply a chapter that encourages monetary offerings. Through this chapter, the Apostle Paul explains the work of grace that appears in the life of a person who believes the gospel. That is, it is the word that shows what kind of change occurs when the gospel enters a person’s heart.
Paul first tells the story of the Macedonian churches. He speaks like this: “Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia” (2 Corinthians 8:1). While explaining the actions of the Macedonian churches, Paul does not explain it as human zeal or a moral example. He calls it “the grace given by God.”

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P2_Ch15_Joyful devotion flowing from the grace of the gospel and thanksgiving returning to God (2 Corinthians 9:1-15)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:36:56 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 9 is the word spoken about the collection and sharing that take place within the church. However, this chapter is not simply a word encouraging offering.
The Apostle Paul is explaining in this chapter the fruit of grace that appears in the life of a person who believes the gospel. That is, it is a word showing with what kind of heart a person who believes the gospel serves God and the saints. Paul first speaks of the zeal of the saints of the Corinthian church. He already boasted to the Macedonian churches that the Corinthian church was prepared for the work of serving the saints. Actually, the Corinthian church had been preparing the collection since a year ago. Their zeal gave a great influence to other churches as well.
However, Paul is being careful about one thing. That is to ensure that this work is not done simply by human face-saving or outward zeal. So he sent the brothers first to make the collection be prepared in advance. Paul wanted this collection to become a devotion coming from a true heart, rather than being done by force.

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P2_Ch16_The Apostle’s Ministry of Pulling Down Spiritual Strongholds by the Authority of the Gospel and Boasting Only in the Lord (2 Corinthians 10:1-18)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:35:38 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 10 is a very important word that shows the apostleship of the Apostle Paul and the essence of the gospel ministry.
In this chapter, Paul is not trying to make excuses against those who criticize him, but he explains what the gospel ministry is and what the authority given by God is. And all these contents are ultimately the word showing the power of the gospel and the attitude of the gospel worker.
Paul first speaks like this. He exhorts the Corinthian church by the meekness and gentleness of Christ. Paul says he heard the saying that he is humble when face to face with the Corinthian church and bold when he is away. Some people criticized Paul as if he were a person walking according to the flesh.
However, Paul speaks clearly. It is that although we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh. This word shows an important principle of the gospel ministry. The ministry of preaching the gospel is not a work accomplished by human wisdom or power. The preaching of the gospel is not accomplished by worldly methods.

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P2_Ch17_Beware of Another Gospel and Keep the Pure Faith Toward Christ (2 Corinthians 11:1-33)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:34:08 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 11 is a word in which the Apostle Paul exhorts the Corinthian church with a strong heart.
At the center of this chapter, there is one important theme. That is exactly keeping the purity of the gospel. Paul speaks with deep concern, seeing the fact that the Corinthian church is in danger of being deceived by a different gospel. Paul first speaks like this: “For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ” (2 Corinthians 11:2).
Paul expresses himself like a matchmaker between a bridegroom and a bride. Here, the bridegroom is Christ, and the bride is the church. This expression has a very deep meaning. The church is not a simple religious organization but a community belonging to Christ. The church is the bride to be presented to Christ. Therefore, Paul fears that the church might lose the purity of the faith that believes in the gospel of the water and the Spirit toward Christ.
Paul speaks, taking the event of Genesis as an example. It is that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, people’s minds can be corrupted, departing from the sincerity toward Christ. This does not mean a simple moral corruption but means departing from the gospel.

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P2_Ch18_The power of Christ revealed in weakness and the gospel of the water and the Spirit (2 Corinthians 12:1-21)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:33:01 +0000

Beloved saints, 2 Corinthians chapter 12 is a word that shows very deeply what the essence of the gospel ministry is through the life and ministry of the Apostle Paul.
In this chapter, Paul speaks of his spiritual experiences and sufferings, and the heart of a shepherd toward the church. However, through all these stories, the core that Paul intends to convey is one. That is, the ministry of the gospel of the water and the Spirit is accomplished not by human power, but by the power of Christ through faith believing in the righteousness of God.

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P2_Ch19_How could I live without the Lord? (2 Corinthians 13:1-7)

The New Life Mission — Thu, 21 May 2026 09:05:35 +0000

Living God — Welcoming Easter

Today is Resurrection Sunday. Resurrection is coming back to life from death.
To save us from death, Jesus received the transfer of all our sins through baptism by John, went to the cross, was crucified, shed blood, and resurrected from death to become our Savior.
Therefore, He is seated at the right hand of the throne of God and has become the Lord who will come at the time of the Second Coming. He has become the God of us believers, and our Lord is our Savior who lives forever.

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