In these three chapters of 2 Corinthians, we learned that Paul visited the church at Corinth a second time which is not recorded in Acts, and that visit was painful. Paul then wrote a painful letter with Titus, and he wanted to hear from Titus how the letter was received before he visited them again. We also find that Paul has a need of defending his apostleship, and he said, "Surely, I don't need a letter of recommendation since I started this church, you are my letter of recommendation." Paul told us that as believers in Jesus we are established, anointed, and sealed with the Holy Spirit as a down payment until the day Jesus comes again. He then compared the old covenant with the new covenant, and said the old covenant with Moses was written on stone, and it brought death because it showed us our sinfulness, but with the new covenant, when we confess our sin and ask the Lord Jesus to enter into our lives, His Spirit enters, and it brings us new life. The Spirit changes our hearts to want to obey the Lord. Both of these covenants brought glory, but the new covenant brings greater glory, and then one day the greatest glory will be when we get to heaven.
