Sermon Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 The Broken Life. The mystery of evil has many aspects. There is one which is contained in that sad word, waste. How much that was born with each one of us must pass unused and undeveloped into the grave! Who is there that has begun to think, and has passed the entrance on actual life, what man of thirty, what woman of five-and-twenty, has not already learned to relinquish what had once seemed possible. I. The vision of life in early youth, for those who think and feel, has a... read more
Sermon Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 4:6
2 Corinthians 4:6 The Light of the Heart. I. The first and simplest truth involved in the text is the universality of the grace of God in Christ at least, its capability of application to all mankind. This is implied in the unlimited range of influence attributed to the Divine light, as shining not on a chosen few, e.g., on the Apostles themselves, but on all whom St. Paul addressed, uniting his brethren with himself in a community of participation of the same grace, the same light shining on ... read more