2 Corinthians 5:16-21
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter VIII, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
- V.2, V.12, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- II.VI.7, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
- V.II, The Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena), Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225)
- I.6, II.21, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Origen. (c.228)
- I.LXIX, IV.XV, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- XI.17, XIV.7, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
- From the
Geneva Notes.
- "As a thing made new by God, for though a man is not newly created when God gives him the spirit of regeneration, but only his qualities are changed, yet nonetheless it pleased the Holy Spirit to speak so, to teach us that we must attribute all things to the glory of God. Not that we are as rocks or stones, but because God creates in us both the will to will well, and the power to do well."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "The renewed man acts upon new principles, by new rules, with new ends, and in new company."
- On Regeneration (2 Cor 5:17): sermon by George Whitefield.
- From
Wesley's Notes.
- "He has new life, new senses, new faculties, new affections, new appetites, new ideas and conceptions. His whole tenor of action and conversation is new, and he lives, as it were, in a new world. God, men, the whole creation, heaven, earth, and all therein, appear in a new light, and stand related to him in a new manner, since he was created anew in Christ Jesus."
- On Knowing Christ After the Flesh (2 Cor 5:16), On Sin In Believers (2 Cor 5:17). Sermons by John Wesley.
- "The Believer, A
New Creature: 2 Corinthians 5:17," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1869.
- "If salvation be entirely a creation of God, if God alone can work it, what hope this ought to give the most forlorn sinner!"
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Two distinct Greek verbs are used here for "know"; the first ("know we no man") means "to be personally acquainted with"; the latter ("known Christ . . . know . . . more") is to recognize, or estimate. Paul's estimate of Christ, or the expected Messiah, was carnal, but is so now no more."
- From
The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
- "The old life ended when we died and were buried. Born anew, we are new creatures who must live a new life."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary,
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, David Fredrickson, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2016.
- "Read 2 Corinthians 5:19 (very slowly) and wonder whether forgiveness might be bearing the sin of the other in one's own life and in so doing never forgetting it but living on in any case in the delight of the other's righteousness that your forgiving/not forgetting gives the other."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Gift Mtukwa, A Plain Account, 2016
- "To be "in Christ" has to do with both being 'in personal union with the risen Christ" and "in the body of Christ…'"
- "Dismantle the Prison of Political Polarization," Keith Anderson, ON Scripture. Discussion questions, video, 2016.
- Pulpit Fiction, podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary,
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Carla Works, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2013.
- "God’s righteousness is on the loose. God’s kingdom has dawned. There are glimpses of God’s new creation even in the struggling church at Corinth."
- "A Brother from Brazil...," Commented Bible Passages from Taizé, 2006.
- "Boasting in the Heart," Nanette Sawyer, The Hardest Question, 2013.
- "Does God See Jesus When God Sees You?"
-
Commentary,
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Holly Hearon, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2010.
- "As I read through this passage, I am struck by how many of the verses have been pulled out of context for use as catchy 'one liners'..."
-
"First
Thoughts on Year C Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Lent 4, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
- "Paul moves God into centre stage - not always easy to do when ministries and egos are involved."
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
-
"Reconciliation," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
- "What are the consequences of reconciliation?"
-
Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
- "There is an impetus to reconciliation that, once experienced, brings a desire for more."
- "Mission among Muslims: Reconciled Ambassadors," Herbert Zorn, Word & World Texts in Context, 1996.
- Commentary,
2 Corinthians 5:16-21, David Fredrickson, at WorkingPreacher.org, Luther Seminary,
2016.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Anderson, Gerald H.,
"Christian Mission and Human Transformation: Toward Century 21,"
Mission Studies, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bird, Michael F.,
"Incorporated Righteousness: A Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion
Concerning the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness in Justification,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Boers, Hendrikus,
"2 Corinthians 5:14-6:2: A Fragment of Pauline Christology," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Carr, William W., Jr.,
"Homiletical Helps on LW Series B - Epistles," Concordia Journal,
2006. (Section on this text begins on p. 230.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Charry, Ellen T.,
"Virtual Salvation," Theology Today, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Cousar, Charles B.,
"Paul and the Death of Jesus," Interpretation, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fredrickson, David, "Pentecost: Paul
the Pastor in 2 Corinthians," Word & World, 1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gloer, W. Hulitt, "2 Corinthians
5:14-21," Review & Expositor, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Gloer, W. Hulitt, "Ambassadors of
Reconciliation: Paul's Genius in Applying the Gospel in a Multi-Cultural
World: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21," Review & Expositor, 2007. (Issue focus on
"reconciliation.")
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Grieb, A. Katherine, "So That In Him
We Might Become the Righteousness of God': Some Theological Reflections
on the Church Becoming Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials- Byassee, Jason, "Response to
Grieb," Ex Auditu, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Byassee, Jason, "Response to
Grieb," Ex Auditu, 2006.
- Hamerton-Kelly, Robert G.,
"A Girardian Interpretation of Paul: Rivalry, Mimesis and Victimage in the
Corinthian Correspondence," Semeia, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hanson, Paul D.,
"The Identity and Purpose of the Church," Theology Today, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Harrelson, Walter, "How to Interpret
the Old Testament: The Central Issue between Christians and Jews,"
Review & Expositor, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hollon, D. Leslie, "Reconciliation:
Pastoral Reflections and Resources," Review & Expositor, 2007.
(Issue focus on "reconciliation.")
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jodock, Darrell,
"Drawn Together," The Christian Century, 1995.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Glenn T.,
"Between Text & Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:11 - 6:13," Interpretation,
2000.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Okure, Teresa, "'The Ministry of
Reconciliation' (2 Corinthians 5:14-21): Paul's Key to the Problem of
'The Other' in Corinth," Mission Studies, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pobee, John S.,
"Human Transformation: A Biblical View," Mission Studies, 1985.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Polhill, John B.,
"Reconciliation at Corinth: 2 Corinthians 4-7," Review & Expositor,
1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Turner, David L., "Paul and the Ministry of
Reconciliation in 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:2," Criswell Theological
Review, 1989.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Zorn, Herbert,
"Mission among Muslims: A Sermon Series," Word & World, 1996.
(See "Reconciled Ambassadors," page 243.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Anderson, Gerald H.,
"Christian Mission and Human Transformation: Toward Century 21,"
Mission Studies, 1985.
- Sermons:
- "Ambassadors for Jesus Christ," Pastor Edward F. Marquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Lent 4C, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," 2016, Union Presbyterian Seminary.
- "Born Again - A New Creation," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
- "In Christ, We Are a New Creation," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
- Butterfly Maze, Butterfly Dot-to-Dot, Butterfly Craft, Butterfly Wordsearch, sermons4kids.com.
- Drama:
- "Worthy Is the Lamb," Heather Cooper, dramatix.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- 2 Corinthians 5:21, Heartlight - Free Christian PowerPoint Backgrounds.
- Hymns and Music:
- "We're Part of the Blessing," Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. A new hymn based on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32. Tune: ASH GROVE 6.6.11.6.6.11 D ("Let All Things Now Living").
- "All Those Who Live in Christ Jesus," Text: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune LOBE DEN HERREN 14.14.4.7.8 ("Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty"). A new hymn on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 written for The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2013 and available with the music.
- “The Love of Christ Jesus is Urging Us On,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrating God’s reconciling love in Christ and our call to ministry of reconciliation, tune: FOUNDATION 11.11.11.11 (“How Firm a Foundation”).
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: 2 Corinthians 5:17, 20, 21. The Cyber Hymnal.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of 2 Corinthians
