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Day 332 - Saturday after All Saints Sunday

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Read |  Day 332 | Saturday | November 28  Romans 15: 1-13, 14-22, 23-33  Romans 16: 1-16, 17-27  2   Corinthians 1: 1-2, 3-11, 12– 2: 4   St Paul By Remiel at en.wikipedia [Public domain],  from Wikimedia Commons Background | 2 Corinthians | Center for Biblical Studies Paul’s second letter to Corinth does not revisit the issues of his first letter. Rather, it is largely a defense of Paul’s own integrity and authority against charges made by some in Corinth. In this case, Paul had changed his plans to make two shorter visits to Corinth and instead make one long trip. His opponents used this plan to accuse Paul of being untrustworthy. They also accused him of being a charlatan, skimming off the top of the money collected to help the poor in Jerusalem. Paul responds to all of this by reminding the Corinthians of what he was like when he was with them. He was always trustworthy and, above all, the message he preached to them was true. He ends t...