October 21, 2019 by C.J. Mahaney | Tags: C.J. Mahaney, Sunday Sermon, Quotes, 2 Corinthians, Capital Campaign, That They May Know
"Genuine love will show up in the checkbook." David Garland "As often happens in his letters, some of Paul's most profound Christological moments appear in places one might least expect them." Gordon Fee "The pre-incarnate Christ occupied a position of the highest imaginable eminenceHe was in the words of Frank Houghton's hymn 'rich beyond all splendor (2 Cor. 8:9). He p...
Keep ReadingOctober 8, 2019 by C.J. Mahaney | Tags: C.J. Mahaney, evangelism, Giving, Sunday Sermon Quotes, Capital Campaign, That They May Know
"His response is described by the strongly emotional Greek verb splanchnizomai, which speaks of a warm, compassionate response to need. No single English term does justice to it: compassion, pity, sympathy, and fellow-feeling all convey part of it, but 'his heart went out' perhaps represents more fully the emotional force of the underlying metaphor of a 'gut response'It is...
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