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Cutting Ties with Darkness : 2 Corinthians.
Material type:
TextSeries: Transformative WordPublisher: Ashland : Lexham Press, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (170 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781577996071
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Threads of Life -- Overview -- The Center of 2 Corinthians -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 2: The Tough Decisions Christians Must Make (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1) -- Not Just Belief, but Action -- The Frightening Reality of Being Unequally Yoked -- The Reign of Jesus and the Fight against Beliar -- Centering Our Lives on Christ -- Finding Completion in Our God -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 3: A God Who Comforts Us in All Affliction (2 Corinthians 1:3-11) -- Overcoming Depression with Joy -- To Live in Awe of the God Who Saves -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 4: Defending Ourselves like Paul Would (2 Corinthians 1:12-3:18) -- Presuming the Work of Christ -- Of Travel and God -- Walking through Doors -- What's a Reference Letter Worth, Anyway? -- Confronting Falsehoods with Jesus' Reality -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 5: Zebras, Lions, and Theology (2 Corinthians 2:9-11) -- Satan and the Messiness at Corinth -- Of Satan, Lions, and Hyenas -- African Landscapes and God at Work -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 6: Who Do You Work for-Really? (2 Corinthians 4:1-6:13) -- Truth Leads to Authentic Change -- What the Gospel Requires -- The Struggle of Being Human -- Do You Fear God? -- Working as Ambassadors for Christ -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 7: Joy, Grief, and Making Peace (2 Corinthians 7:2-16) -- Making Room in Our Hearts -- Grief that's Worth It -- Chasing Rainbows and Making Peace -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 8: How to Love the Impoverished (2 Corinthians 8:1-9:15) -- Generosity Changes Everything -- A Total Transformation -- A Little Rhetorical Flair -- The Cheerful Giver -- Replacing Criticism with Thankfulness -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection.
Chapter 9: Fighting the Spiritual War against Darkness (2 Corinthians 10:1-11:6) -- Ready for Spiritual War -- Put Yourself to the Test -- Making a Radical Commitment to Jesus -- How Lies Creep In -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 10: Super-Apostles and Boasting in Jesus (2 Corinthians 11:7-13:10) -- For the Gospel's Sake -- Living according to the True Gospel -- Visions of the Beyond -- The Change that Must Occur -- Getting to the Truth -- Suggested Reading -- Reflection -- Chapter 11: Conclusion -- Appendix: Flesh and Law in Paul's Theology -- Being Human While Despising Sin -- Love and the Law -- Bibliography of Academic Works -- Exegetical Tools -- Secondary Sources -- Bibliography of Other Sources.
