17No--but at least we don''t take God''s Word, water it down, and then take it to the streets to sell it cheap. We stand in Christ''s presence when we speak; God looks us in the face. We get what we say straight from God and say it as honestly as we can.g
2 Corinthians 2 continues Paul's deeply personal defense of his apostolic ministry, shifting from the painful confrontation of chapter 1 to the practical and theological resolution of a specific crisis. Paul explains why he delayed his visit to Corinth — not from fickleness, but
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