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Paul's Grief and Love: Lessons in Forgiveness and Redemption

Explore the powerful themes of grief, forgiveness, and redemption in Paul's letters to the Corinthians. Discover the importance of discipline, mutual joy, and shared Christian life. Learn how to navigate challenging situations with love and grace.

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Paul's Grief and Love: Lessons in Forgiveness and Redemption

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  1. PAUL AND THE CORINTHIANS

  2. 2 Corinthians 1:9 “This happened that we might not rely on ourselves, but on God.”

  3. 2 Corinthians 1:23 “It was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.”

  4. Paul and the Corinthians Part II I. Grief and Love (vv. 1-4) II. Discipline and Forgiveness (vv. 5-11) III. Saved and Perishing (vv. 12-17)

  5. 1 Corinthians

  6. Painful Visit

  7. Painful Letter

  8. Paul’s Grief and Love 1. Paul’s own grief “For I wrote to you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears.” (v. 4)

  9. Paul’s Grief and Love 2. Paul’s desire to not cause grief “For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad?” (v. 2)

  10. Paul’s Grief and Love 3. Paul’s desire to bring mutual joy “I wrote as I did so that when I come I should not be distressed by those who ought to make me rejoice” (v. 3)

  11. Paul’s Grief and Love 4. Paul’s intention to have a shared Christian life. “That you would all share my joy.” (v.3)

  12. Paul’s Grief and Love 5. Paul’s deep love “To let you know the depth of my love for you.” (v.4)

  13. A Church and a Pastor • Christians are designed by God to be intimately connected with a church body • Christians are designed by God to have a spiritual shepherd, a pastor, who loves them • Pastors are called to sacrificial love, not seeking their own popularity, advancement, or comfort.

  14. Paul and the Corinthians Part II I. Grief and Love (vv. 1-4) II. Discipline and Forgiveness (vv. 5-11) III. Saved and Perishing (vv. 12-17)

  15. Paul’s Approach to a Person in Grievous Sin 2 Corinthians 2:5 • “If anyone has caused grief” • “He has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you”

  16. 2 Corinthians 2:6 “The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.” Three areas of sin require discipline from the church body • Gross Immorality • False teaching regarding the gospel • Divisive behavior that wounds the body of Christ

  17. 1 Corinthians 5:2 “And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have been filled with grief and have put out of your fellowship the man who did this?”

  18. 1 Corinthians 5:4-5 “When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, hand this man over to Satan, so that the sinful nature may be destroyed and his spirit saved on the day of the Lord.”

  19. 2 Corinthians 2:7 “Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.”

  20. Four Common Mistakes • The church fails to discipline, keeping the offender among them. • The church disciplines but the offender fails to repent. • The offender repents, but is too ashamed to be restored to the church. • The offender repents but is not properly forgiven by the people of the church.

  21. What if we do not forgive?

  22. Paul and the Corinthians Part II I. Grief and Love (vv. 1-4) II. Discipline and Forgiveness (vv. 5-11) III. Saved and Perishing (vv. 12-17)

  23. Painful Letter

  24. 2 Corinthians 7:5-7 “For when we came into Macedonia, this body of ours had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn - conflicts on the outside, fears within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.”

  25. “But thanks be to God”

  26. But thanks be to God, who… • Always • Leads us • In triumphal procession • In Christ • And through us • Spreads everywhere • The fragrance • Of the knowledge • Of Him

  27. 2 Corinthians 2:15 “For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.”

  28. “We are the smell of death”

  29. “The fragrance of life”

  30. Saved or Perishing

  31. 2 Corinthians 2:16 “Who is equal to such a task?”

  32. 2 Corinthians 2:17 “We do not peddle the Word of God for profit.”

  33. 1 Corinthians 9:14 “The Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.”

  34. 1 Corinthians 9:18 “That in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make use of my rights in preaching it.”

  35. 2 Corinthians 2:17 “On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.”

  36. PAUL AND THE CORINTHIANS

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