Praise in the Gospel 2 Corinthians 8:18

As Paul the apostle shared about giving to the gospel of Jesus Christ, he told the church members in Corinth how Titus, “accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you”, and in chapter eight and verse eighteen of Second Corinthians, Paul shared with the Corinthian church members about “the brother” whose “praise is in the gospel” where we read:

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

The verse begins, “And we have sent with him the brother, ...” Paul began with the word, “and we” which refers to “Paul and his companions” “have sent” or “have dispatched” “with him” which means “along with Titus” “the brother” or “a fellow believer who is united to another by the bond of affection”. Paul shared how he and his companions “sent” another “brother” along with Titus.

The verse continues, “...whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;” Paul added the words, “whose praise” which means “whose approbation and commendation” “is in the gospel” which refers to “with or by the good tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up” “throughout” or “by the means of” “all” which means “each, every, the whole and everyone of” “the churches” or “the assemblies of Christians gathered for worship in a religious meeting”. Paul reported how the “commendation” of this “brother” he “sent” along with Titus was known in every church.

When we think through these words of Paul, we see how there was another person sent along with Titus to the church. This person had a good reputation within all the “churches”, and this is they type person who Jesus uses to carry about His mission. This person could have been Luke, Barnabas, Silas, Timothy or some other person, however, we do not really know. Regardless of where the Lord Jesus decides to use us in His kingdom, we should have “praise in the gospel” in every place wherein our feet shall trod.

Next time Paul tells the church members how this person was, “chosen of the churches to travel with us”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then,

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