2 Corinthians 1:1-7 “An Introduction” 4/30/2023

In his first letter to the church in Corinth (which Paul founded) he dealt with the church…their sin…and the believers who had backslidden.
That letter was more about the issues within the church…this second letter is more about Paul’s heart for the church.
He puts his feelings for the church into words…please look up at the screen:
For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. (2 Corinthians 2:4 ESV)
Corinth was the capital of the Roman province of Achaia and was situated on the Isthmus of Corinth…about 40 miles west of Athens in Greece.
It was a large and wealthy city that controlled two harbors.
Both Jews and Gentiles believed Paul’s message about Jesus…and these new believers became the Corinthian church.
This letter…or epistle in Greek was written by Paul between 55 and 56 AD.
Paul started the church on his second missionary journey…which we have details of in Acts 18:1-17.