Lectionary Calendar
Monday, October 14th, 2024
the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Bible Commentaries
Bell's Commentary on the Bible Bell's Commentary
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These files are the property of Brian Bell.
Text Courtesy of Calvary Chapel of Murrieta. Used by Permission.
These files are the property of Brian Bell.
Text Courtesy of Calvary Chapel of Murrieta. Used by Permission.
Bibliographical Information
Bell, Brian. "Commentary on 2 Corinthians 6". "Bell's Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/cbb/2-corinthians-6.html. 2017.
Bell, Brian. "Commentary on 2 Corinthians 6". "Bell's Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/
Verses 1-18
Minucius Felix (the Christian) answers: “I now come to the accusation that most of us are said to be poor; that is not to our shame, it is to our great credit. Men's characters are strengthened by stringent circumstances, just as they are dissipated by luxurious living.
Besides, can a man be poor if he is free from want, if he does not covet the belongings of others, if he is rich in the possession of God?
Rather, he is poor who possesses much but still craves for more.
And so it is that when a man walks along a road, the lighter he travels, the happier he is; equally, on this journey of life, a man is more blessed if he does not pant beneath a burden of riches but lightens his load by poverty.
Nevertheless, we would ask God for material goods if we considered them to be of use; without a doubt, He to whom the whole belongs would be able to concede us a portion. But we prefer to hold possessions in contempt than to hoard them: it is rather innocence that is our aspiration, it is rather patience that is our entreaty; our preference is goodness, not extravagance.”
The result was the worst Japanese earthquake since 1923. Thousands died. More than 46,000 buildings lay in ruins. One-fifth of the city's population was left instantly homeless. The destruction unleashed by those 2 tectonic plates depicts what happens when a Christian bonds unequally with a non-Christian. Two people committed to each other but going in different directions can only lead to trouble.”
To Abraham - Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. Gen.12:1
To Lot - Get up, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city!
To Jacob - Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family. Gen.31:13
2 boys caught two chirping baby linnets. They decided to teach these birds to sing by placing them in a small cage and hanging it next to the cage of a pet canary. The canary, of course, sang beautifully, so the boys thought if the linnets were close to it they too would become good songbirds. Several weeks went by with no apparent results. Then one day the youngsters were startled by a strange sound coming from the canary’s cage. “Listen,” said one of them, “the canary is cheeping like a linnet.”
Verses 1-18
Minucius Felix (the Christian) answers: “I now come to the accusation that most of us are said to be poor; that is not to our shame, it is to our great credit. Men's characters are strengthened by stringent circumstances, just as they are dissipated by luxurious living.
Besides, can a man be poor if he is free from want, if he does not covet the belongings of others, if he is rich in the possession of God?
Rather, he is poor who possesses much but still craves for more.
And so it is that when a man walks along a road, the lighter he travels, the happier he is; equally, on this journey of life, a man is more blessed if he does not pant beneath a burden of riches but lightens his load by poverty.
Nevertheless, we would ask God for material goods if we considered them to be of use; without a doubt, He to whom the whole belongs would be able to concede us a portion. But we prefer to hold possessions in contempt than to hoard them: it is rather innocence that is our aspiration, it is rather patience that is our entreaty; our preference is goodness, not extravagance.”
The result was the worst Japanese earthquake since 1923. Thousands died. More than 46,000 buildings lay in ruins. One-fifth of the city's population was left instantly homeless. The destruction unleashed by those 2 tectonic plates depicts what happens when a Christian bonds unequally with a non-Christian. Two people committed to each other but going in different directions can only lead to trouble.”
To Abraham - Get out of your country, From your family And from your father's house, To a land that I will show you. Gen.12:1
To Lot - Get up, get out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city!
To Jacob - Now arise, get out of this land, and return to the land of your family. Gen.31:13
2 boys caught two chirping baby linnets. They decided to teach these birds to sing by placing them in a small cage and hanging it next to the cage of a pet canary. The canary, of course, sang beautifully, so the boys thought if the linnets were close to it they too would become good songbirds. Several weeks went by with no apparent results. Then one day the youngsters were startled by a strange sound coming from the canary’s cage. “Listen,” said one of them, “the canary is cheeping like a linnet.”