19 Perhaps you think we’re saying these things just to defend ourselves. No, we tell you this as Christ’s servants, and with God as our witness. Everything we do, dear friends, is to strengthen you. 20 For I am afraid that when I come I won’t like what I find, and you won’t like my response. I am afraid that I will find quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly behavior. 21 Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.
Tori's Comments:
That it is possible that NONE of those things be in a church.... what an ideal to strive for! But of course, it's all summed up in love.
Terrie's Comments:
I can sense that Paul's heart right here is a desire to see spiritual maturity in those who he spoke the good news to. He so much wanted them to put aside their old sins that held them captive to the things of this world and turn their desires toward the things of the Holy Spirit. All teachers love it when their students don't only learn what they were taught enough to pass the test, but when they are able to demonstrate it beyond the class environment, in a practical way throughout their lives.
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