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The Bible is so much more than a book of rules.

To operate any vehicles or machines like cars, trucks, motorcycles or even an airplane you must study the operations manuals and pass rigorous tests before you get a license to operate, and that is just for the luxury of operating it! If you want it properly maintained, then the manufacturers maintenance instructions must be followed for best results.

The Bible can be compared to these manuals, but it is so much more than that. It not only gives instructions on how to live well, it invites you to know your maker. The Bible gives many examples of how people did life in the past, with and without God, the good and the bad, and how it is supposed to work today. The Bible is full of

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Know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

I’m sharing my Bible study journey to invite you to learn along side of me, to encourage you to read it for yourself, to have a place where important topics are discussed, and to have resource for Biblical text interconnections. Sometimes it will be easy, sometime it will be challenging to read the Bible, but I am convinced it will be life building. There is nothing like making or reading a hyper-connected Bible study to help your own mind make those connections. Take a look at this hyperlinked Bible page to get a glimpse into what I mean by hyper connected. My effort is to at least start scratching the surface of the Biblical hyperlinks and their meanings. The grand project like the Bible was written by many authors from many different cultures and different generations, yet it is woven together in amazing unity to tell one grand story of humanity and how God relates. I believe only God has the power to create such a book, and it is wise to choose to read it, learn from it and live by it.

I am not a Bible scholar and if you’re interested in complete Biblical commentaries, then you’ll need to find those elsewhere. I will do my best to do my research in what I am learning and writing. I am open to correction. I do not claim to know it all, but I do believe that I have the truth. Yes, absolute truth. If you have the truth then any accusations or criticism will not prevail. Why do you think Christ as well as Christians in the past and present allowed themselves to be ridiculed and even killed for what they knew and know to be true? If you’re telling the truth, then you do not have to be scared to be found out a liar. Would you trust the one who shuts you down if you have a doubt or question, or the one who allows open discussion? Be careful of those who do not let themselves be questioned. Mostly I think it is their fear of being discovered and them saving their pride who silence opposition.

Many false prophets and teachers are popping up these days. The best way to NOT be deceived into believing lies, is by getting to know the truth. So if someone comes along telling you lies, you can easily refute them if you know the truth, but if you don’t know much about the truth then you can easily be tricked into believing anything. Jesus said “... If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31b-32

To find out more about me, check out my About page. If you're no convinced the Bible is worth reading, then see what Psychologist Jordan Peterson has to say about the psychological, historical and literary value the Bible brings to humanity.

2nd Corinthians - Overview

2nd Corinthians one line chapter summaries.

  1. God of comfort. Share in suffering. Firm in Christ. Seal of ownership.
  2. Forgiveness. Don't let Satan outwit you. Aroma of Christ.
  3. Letters of recommendation is the church. Glory of the new covenant. Freedom in the Spirit.
  4. God's light in our hearts. Jars of clay. Pressed but not crushed.
  5. Awaiting the New Body. Spirit as a deposit guaranteeing what is to come.
  6. Co-workers. Hardships. We are the temple of God.
  7. Purify ourselves. Godly sorrow brings repentance.
  8. Christian Sharing & Equality
  9. Give generously. God loves a cheerful giver.
  10. Demolish strongholds. Build Up.
  11. False prophets. Satan fakes it. Boast in our weakness.
  12. Paul's thorn in his flesh. God's grace is sufficient.
  13. Build each other up.

The song "Freedom Reigns" by Jesus Culture Music has the following verse in its song.

2 Corinthians 3:17

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."

 

The song "I'm Trading My Sorrows" by Darrel Evans includes parts of the following verses.

2 Corinthians 4:7-11

"7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. "

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