2 Corinthians 13:11-14
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
Paul’s final words to this church began with his desire for their spiritual maturity, their sanctification as Christ worked in them and they followed by Paul’s exhortation. He also wanted them to have peace with God and each other as they obeyed the word of God and knew His love and peace as reconciled and adopted children as he told them elsewhere. Paul blessed them with that grace and love in the context of the common fellowship they all had in His Spirit living in each one. This is how it should be so, how we must live in light of eternity with Christ and toward one another. We have much to learn from Corinth and from God’s messenger to the church there.
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