2 Corinthians: Insight.

Even though Paul employs a slightly more harsh tone toward the end of the book, he makes sure to affirm his love for the Corinthians and the importance of loving each other. His closing words of the book say, “Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” He also explains that we should not only rely on others to build our faith, but ourselves, saying in chapter 13 verse 5, “Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?- unless indeed you fail to meet the test!” 2 Corinthians is truly a very affirming yet challenging book.