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Bible - NT - 2 Corinthians: Royal daughters

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At the end of 2 Corinthians 6, Paul quotes a series of Old Testament texts in support of his exhortation, “Do not be bound together with unbelievers.” God’s temple has no agreement with idols, and the Christian and the church are temples (v. 16). The church fulfills Yahweh’s promise to dwell and walk among His people (v. 16b; quoting Leviticus 26:12 among other passages). Because the Lord dwells in the church, Christians must “come out from their midst and be separate” and avoiding touching anything unclean (v. 17, quoting Isaiah 52:11).

Verse 18 raises several questions.

posted by Peter J. Leithart on Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 8:23 am

Bible - NT - 2 Corinthians: Eucharistic meditation

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2 Corinthians 2:15-16: For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

The world was created to be a holocaust to its Creator, a living breathing tasty and aromatic sacrifice to the Lord of heaven and earth. On this great offering, the disciples of Jesus are the salt, the seasoning, that makes the sacrifice of the world pleasing in the mouth of God. If we are tasteless – in both senses of that word – we are cast out like the refuse of the sacrifice into the garbage heap.

posted by Peter J. Leithart on Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 8:44 am

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