Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 1:1

Paul the apostle completed his first letter to the church members in Corinth as he wrote, “my love be with you all in Christ Jesus”, and in his second letter to the Corinthian church in chapter one and verse one Paul began this letter by introducing himself as, “Paul, and apostle of Jesus Christ”, where we read:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

The verse begins, “Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, ...” Paul began with the word, “Paul” whose name means “small or little” and was “the most famous of the apostles who wrote a good part of the New Testament which are known as the fourteen Pauline epistles”, “an apostle” or “a delegate, messenger or one sent forth with orders” “of Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “Christ” or “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God” “by the will” or “through what one wishes or has determined shall be done” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”, “and Timothy” whose name means “honoring God” who was “a resident of Lystra, apparently, whose father was a Greek and mother a Jewess, and he was Paul's traveling companion and fellow laborer” “our brother” or “Paul and his companion's fellow believer who is united to others by the bond of affection”. Paul knew “God” the “Father” called him to be “one sent out” along with his protege' “Timothy”.

The verse goes on to say, “...unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:” Paul added the words, “unto the church” which means “to the assembly of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “which is at Corinth” or “that is located in “satiated” which was an ancient and famous city of Greece on the Isthmus of Corinth and about forty miles west of Athens, “with all” or “along and beside each, every, the whole and everyone of” “the saints” which refers to “the pure, morally, religiously and ceremonially consecrated” “which are in all” or “that are located everywhere in” “Achaia” which means “trouble” and was “in a restricted sense, the maritime region of northern Peloponnesus and in a broader sense, a Roman province embracing all Greece except Thessaly”. Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthian “church of God” as well as all the “fellow believers” which were in “Achaia”.

When we think through these words from Paul, we discover to whom this letter was addressed. Paul and Timothy were together, and “the church of God at Corinth” as well as “all the saints” in “Achaia” were on their hearts. God desires for “everyone” to to receive His Son Jesus as their “Savior and Lord”, and once they do, they become a part of His church and among “all the saints”. As we study these scriptures, let us allow the Holy Spirit to teach us what He desires to say to us “all”.

Next time we begin the second book of Corinthians as Paul repeats an introduction of himself and Timothy as well, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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