ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 11 v3

BEING SEDUCED. AMBROSIASTER: Paul is saying that glory has been given to him not so that he might praise himself but so that he might cast blame on those who, in the name of Christ, were preaching against Christ and by whom the Corinthians were being seduced. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

AS THE SERPENT DECEIVED EVE. PELAGIUS: The serpent deceived Eve by lying to her about God, saying that God merely threatened men with death, but would never actually kill anyone.Likewise, the false apostles in Paul’s day were saying that the gospel was merely added to the Old Testament and that it was therefore necessary to go on keeping the law of Moses as before. In our own time, there are those who claim that hell is merely a threat, either because it does not exist at all or because it is not an eternal punishment—notions which are contrary to the teaching of Scripture. COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 11.

CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUST AND DOUBT. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul does not say that this will happen, but he is afraid that it might. He stands midway between trust and doubt, hoping that they will do the right thing but not being entirely certain of it. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 23.1.

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