Pursuing reconciliation is hard, especially with those who have hurt us. In this passage, Paul models for us what it looks like for the offended party to pursue reconciliation. Everything about what Paul does in these verses appears risky and unnatural. And yet the closer we look at this passage, the more it becomes clear that Paul was simply trying to treat the Corinthians the way that Jesus had treated him. The hope is that this message will remind us all of the way our Savior has treated us and open our hearts to grow in the way we treat each other.
