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Even in the first century, church life could be messy. Just ask Paul and the Corinthians. Though the apostle had previously addressed problems at the church in Corinth in person and by letter, troubling issues remained. Arrogant and overbearing false teachers, factions, and disloyalty to Paul and the true gospel were just some of the issues plaguing the church. Second Corinthians speaks into this...

4:2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways … On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. The “secret and shameful ways” are defined by Paul as “deception” and distorting the word of God. As in 2:17–3:1, Paul’s modus operandi is the clear and transparent proclamation of the truth, which commends itself to the inner witness of the conscience of his hearers. Paul is probably not refuting an accusation made against
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