2 Corinthians: Power in Weakness - Preaching the Word (Hughes)

Description

During Paul’s ministry, Corinth was a newly rebuilt, bustling, important city in the Roman Empire. It was a place full of pride, individualism, wealth, and religious pluralism. No wonder its inhabitants held little regard for Paul’s message!

Sound familiar? Our contemporary culture has much in common with ancient Corinth. The relevance of this book to churches today is astounding. Paul delivers powerful theology that turns the values of the ancient Roman world upside-down—the grace of God, the centrality of the cross, and God’s power made perfect in weakness. He challenges us to live counterculturally.

In this commentary on 2 Corinthians, Pastor R. Kent Hughes carefully examines this second letter from the apostle Paul to the church in Corinth, continuing to provide rich biblical insight for the body of Christ.

Table of Contents:

1. Exalted Identities (2 Corinthians 1:1, 2)
2. The Comfort of God (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)
3. Affliction and Resurrection (2 Corinthians 1:8-11)
4. Integrity and Ministry (2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4)
5. Forgiveness and Ministry (2 Corinthians 2:5-11)
6. Triumphal Procession in Christ (2 Corinthians 2:12-17)
7. Credentials of Ministry (2 Corinthians 3:1-3)
8. Sufficient for Ministry (2 Corinthians 3:4-6)
9. A More Glorious Ministry (2 Corinthians 3:7-18)
10. Doing Ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)
11. The Power of New-Covenant Ministry (2 Corinthians 4:7-12)
12. ‘Futures’ and Steadfastness (2 Corinthians 4:13-18)
13. More Beyond (2 Corinthians 5:1-10)
14. Paul’s Driving Motivations (2 Corinthians 5:11-15)
15. Gospel Regard (2 Corinthians 5:16, 17)
16. God’s Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2)
17. Ministry That Commends (2 Corinthians 6:3-13)
18. Bringing Holiness to Completion (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1)
19. Comfort and Joy for a Caring Heart (2 Corinthians 7:2-16)
20. The Grace of Giving (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)
21. Integrity and Giving (2 Corinthians 8:16-24)
22. Ready, Willing, Generous Giving (2 Corinthians 9:1-15)
23. Call to Church Discipline (2 Corinthians 10:1-6)
24. Boasting in the Lord (2 Corinthians 10:7-18)
25. Apologia for Boasting (2 Corinthians 11:1-15)
26. Paul’s Boasting (2 Corinthians 11:16-33)
27. Paul’s Greatest Boast (2 Corinthians 12:1-10)
28. Authenticating Apostleship (2 Corinthians 12:11-21)
29. Final Warnings and Exhortations (2 Corinthians 13:1-10)
30. Apostolic Optimism (2 Corinthians 13:11-14)

Author 

R. Kent Hughes, Senior Pastor Emeritus of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, earned his DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has authored numerous books for Crossway, including a number of volumes in the popular Preaching the Word series. He is also the series editor.