Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. My name is Kristen and my name is Katie and we want to spend a few minutes a day with you walking through the New Testament one chapter at a time.

This year we will fix our gaze upon Christ so that we may know

him, not only with our minds but with our hearts. Together we will learn that

who Jesus is changes everything. Hello friends, welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace.

My name is Katie and together we are studying the New Testament in a year.

Today we are beginning Second Corinthians.

As always, you can follow along with the Behold Studies in the Daily Grace Coast Shop

or with a reading plan linked in the show notes.

Let's dive in to Second Corinthians 1.

Just like we did for First Corinthians, let's take a moment to look at the who,

what, when, where, and why of this book before we start breaking it down. Some of this

information will be the same as 1st Corinthians, but there's also some new

information that will be helpful for us to understand this book as we read together.

Let's talk about the who of Second Corinthians. It's no surprise to us that Paul wrote

second Corinthians and that he wrote it to the Church in Corinth. One

important note about this book is that some scholars believe that Paul wrote

chapters one through nine to one group of people within the Corinthian church,

those who supported his ministry and as a result clung to the gospel truths that he taught them.

And then he wrote chapters 10 through 13 to another group, those who opposed his ministry

and embraced another gospel.

As we read and study, you'll notice a shift in Paul's message and communication style around chapter 10 as a result of this.

Now let's discuss the what of 2 Corinthians.

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