(6:16–19); Christ (2 Cor. 10:5); and God (11:30–32). If they obey, it means that they are in a right relationship with God. If they do not, they are destined to experience divine vengeance with fiery flames (2 Thess. 1:8). Another goal of Paul’s preaching to the Gentiles is for the sake of his name, for them to ‘glorify God for his mercy’ (15:9). God intends for his name to be proclaimed ‘in all the earth’ (9:17), but unfaithful Jews have caused it to be ‘blasphemed’ among the Gentiles (2:24). He
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