TRANS-AFRICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Students Name : Petronella Kabulo

Course : CORINTHIANS

Lecturer : REV GABRIAL MUMBA

Question: write one page brief commentary on what you think was the main purpose of Paul
writing second Corinthians.

In various ways second Corinthians reflects Paul’s dealings with the church in Corinth during the
period from the founding of the church in about AD 50 until the writing of this letter in AD 55 or
56.

Second Corinthians contains three main parts. The first seven chapters contain Paul’s defense of
his conduct and his ministry, he explains the change in his plans to visit Corinth and responds to
a charge of fickleness. In discussing the Christian ministry, he expounds and its nature, its
problem, its motivating principles and its responsibilities.

The second unit, chapter 8 and 9: deals with the offering being raised by Paul for the poor saints
in Judea. Paul urged the Corinthians to be liberal and cheerful in giving so that God might bless
them in every way.

Chapter 10 through 13 form the third segment of the letter and contains a massage of rebuke to
the remaining detractors in the church. Paul responds to the jibes and slanders of his critics and
fully vindicates his authority as an apostle.

Second Corinthians is a valuable guide in examining our own motives for serving God, whether
as lay people or ordained pastors and evangelists. As an instrument of the Holy Spirit. This letter
can refine our motives until we reflect the kind of selfless giving best exemplified in Christ, but
also found in His savant Paul. The instructions concerning the collection for Jerusalem
emphasizing generosity in the area of financial resources, just as Paul emphasized generosity in
self-giving through this book.

The purpose of Paul writing second Corinthians is to affirm his ministry, defend his authority as
an apostle and to refute the false teachers in Corinth