2 Corinthians Quotes

Paul’s life and missionary work were extremely crucial to the spread of early Christianity. Paul’s conversion was a very important point in his life. Before his conversion, Paul, formerly known as Saul at the time of his persecutions, was on his way to persecute Christians when he was struck down from his horse and blinded by a bright light. Paul heard God speak to him and shortly thereafter he converted to Christianity, the very religion he was persecuting. Paul’s conversion teaches Christians today that anybody can become good Christians if they just turn to God. Paul traveled all to countless cities and places including Antioch, Philippi, Athens, Corinth, Macedonia, Jerusalem, and Rome. Paul established a plethora of Christian churches, spreading Christianity faster

than it would have naturally, without his help. Paul also was able to maintain and fix problems in these Churches through his famous letters. He clarified the faith for those early Christian communities and we still look upon his work today to clarify the principles of our faith and solve problems within our current communities.
The song that I think most portrays the themes of 2 Corinthians is Fix You by Coldplay.

The theme of 2 Corinthians is that even though the Corinthians have messed up and turned away from God, there is still hope for them and they can still redeem themselves. This theme is most prominently shown through the quote, “indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead… will deliver us” (2 Corinthians 1.9). This quote shows that even though the Corinthians had turned from God so much that they could not even trust themselves, they still have a chance for God to deliver them and bring them to heaven. Fix You by Coldplay shows this theme very well through its powerful lyrics. A repeating line in the song is “Lights will guide you home/ and ignite your bones/ and I will try to fix you”. This lyric relates to how Paul is trying to guide the Corinthians back towards God and fix their mistakes so they learn to be holy. Another important lyric that pertains to the theme of 2 Corinthians is “I promise you I will learn from my mistakes”. This lyric applies to how Paul is trying to get the Corinthians to learn from their mistakes in

life.
Mike Anderson is a man who lives out the theme of redemption after sin. In 2000, Mike was a ruthless criminal who was arrested for robbing a Burger King at gunpoint. He received a sentence of 13 years in prison and was told to wait for orders to be given telling him when he needed to serve his time. Mike waited for the alleged orders, but they never came because of an error. Mike could have used this to his advantage, committing more crimes because he didn’t have to go to jail, but surprisingly, he didn’t. Instead, Mike became a high school football coach, started a construction business, began to volunteer at his church, got married, and had three children. In 2013, thirteen years later, the government realized that they had made a mistake and put Mike in jail for almost a year. Shortly after this sentence, Mike’s story became widely known and people made a petition for him to be released from prison. A short court hearing followed and the judge decided that Mike was not a criminal anymore and that he had changed to become a better person. Mike shows Christians today how no matter how much you mess up, you can always be redeemed by God, just like how Paul showed the Corinthians that they could be forgiven if they changed their ways.