2. Christ is the object of the love; that is, he is the one whom Paul and his co-workers love, and their love for him controls them [He]: we are controlled by our love for Christ. QUESTION—What does it mean that Christ’s love συνέχει ἡμᾶς ‘controls us’? Christ’s love controls and governs Paul [Ho] and the direction of Paul’s ministry [NIC2]. It restrains him from self-seeking and self-serving [Ho, ICC1, ICC2, My, NIC2, TG], such that he serves God and other people instead [Ho, ICC1, My]. Christ’s
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