2 Corinthians 1:23-2:4 (Part 9) The Canceled Visit

The Canceled Visit.

1. The canceled visit was in their best interest, therefore, an act of love—1:23.

2. The canceled visit was not a misuse of authority—1:24.

3. The cancelation of the visit will be a cancelation of pain—2:1-2.

4. The canceled visit will provide time for repentance—2:3-4.

Painful letter

• The purpose--2:3a

• The force--v. 3b

• The emotion—v. 4: 1) The origin—“out of”; 2) The circumstances—“with.”

Principles from study

• Carnality will never understand the actions of love.

• Love is the willingness and compulsion to do what is best for another no matter what it costs me.

• The hardest thing for man to see is the love of God through the events of life.

• Submission to the will of God is evidenced by a new capacity to make good decisions.