2 Corinthians 7:2–4, To Die Together and to Live Together

The Corinthians could add the church to their lives. It was one interest of many. They could still fit into their society completely. The church and its mission was not the whole of life, not the center of life. The whole and center—that’s the kind of commitment Paul exemplified. That’s the kind of commitment Paul calls us to. That’s the kind of commitment that defined true Christian love for Paul.