Paul begins his second letter to the Corinthians by mentioning the trials he’d been suffering. He links a few ideas up by the repeated use of some keywords in 2 Cor 1:3-11:
- Affliction
- Suffering
- Consolation
Paul wasn’t hiding the fact that he’d been suffering; instead he was using his experience to make a point – God had consoled Paul in his suffering, and because of that Paul was now able to console others in the same position. Continue reading “Paul’s despair and consolation”