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Greeting

1 Paul, aan apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and bTimothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, cwith all the saints who are in all Achaia:  
2 aGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  

Comfort in Suffering

3 aBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,  
4 who acomforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any1 trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.  
5 For as athe sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our1 consolation also abounds through Christ.  
6 Now if we are afflicted, ait is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.  
7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that aas you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for 2 Corinthians 1:3.

II Corinthians 1:3-6

You see, our heavenly Father is the Father of encouragement. And I think back in verse 4, it says here that we are also to be encouragers as well. This is a tremendous gift that Barnabas was given, and it is a tremendous gift that we are given as well. We all need help sometimes, as I said. And so, we need to go to that Source of encouragement first. We might be encouraged by others, but when we are down and suffering, we need to go to the core. We need to go to God in prayer and ask Him for His encouragement.

We have the same opportunity to partake of comfort and encouragement that God gives to us, and we need to give that on to others. Again, back in verse 4, it says, "That we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble." Paul is saying he expects us directly to be partakers of God's gift of encouragement. We are supposed to share that with others. It is not a suggestion, it is a command. It is not an optional. It is a fundamental expectation of our faith. When we receive comfort and help from God, we are to share it.

So the Father is the giver of encouragement. Jesus Christ is the giver of encouragement. And because of God's interaction in the life of Barnabas, he became the son of encouragement.

Excerpted from Encouragement



Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing 2 Corinthians 1:3:

Matthew 19:16-22
Acts 5:3


 
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