2 Corinthians by Scott J. Hafemann

Author:Scott J. Hafemann [Hafemann, Scott J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Bible Study & Reference, Biblical Commentary, Christian, Commentaries, New Testament, Reference, Religion
ISBN: 0340785527
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Goodreads: 2268625
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2000-07-08T20:00:00+00:00

Once again we are confronted with the closeness of relationship between the gospel and the apostle who proclaimed it….

To reject the apostle—as the Corinthians were effectively doing by their passivity toward the offender—was nothing less than to live as if the “day of salvation” had not come [cf. 5:18–6:2]. But repentance toward Paul, God’s coworker and Christ’s ambassador (5:20; 6:1), and therefore repentance toward God, confirmed the Corinthians in their salvation.17

Though we are no longer in the “apostolic age,” the gospel still comes embodied in those who proclaim it. Nevertheless, Barnett correctly cautions us not to make the link between Paul and the modern preacher too direct.

Hermeneutically … it is to be doubted whether Paul’s authority (10:8; 13:10) carries over in quite the same way to subsequent generations of ministers of the gospel. To be sure, a rejection of the word of God may involve rejection of the bearer of that message, as appears to be the case with the Corinthians. Let ministers and pastors be careful, however, that it is the word that is being rejected and not, in reality, some fault in them. Such rationalization is not unknown. In any case, Paul was an apostle of Christ (12:12), a revelator of the glory of God (4:2, 6), in a way that cannot be true of others outside that generation. A pastor’s authority is derived from the apostles, and qualified to that extent.18

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