Context

• Why has Paul not visited Corinth again? [ 2 Corinthians 1:23-2:2 ]
• What were the effects of Paul’s previous letter? [ 2 Corinthians 2:3-4, 7:8-9 ]
• What does Paul want the Corinthian’s to do with the person that has been punished? [ 2 Corinthians 2:5-11 ]
• What event is described just before the passage? [ 2 Corinthians 5:10 ]

Characters

• Why is Paul encouraged to persuade others? [ 2 Corinthians 5:11 ]
• What is Paul’s motivation? [ 2 Corinthians 5:13-14 ]
• Why is the life of the Christian different? [ 2 Corinthian 2:15 ]
• Considering the context of [ 2 Corinthians 5:12 ], what is Paul’s resolve in [ 2 Corinthians 5:16 ] ?
• What is special concerning those in Christ? [ 2 Corinthians 5:17 ]
• What has God achieved in Christ? [ 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 ]
• Where the did the reconciliation come from?
• How did Paul carry the message of Christ to others? [ 2 Corinthians 5:20 ]
• What does he want the Corinthians to do?
• Why should this be an outworking of God’s reconciliation in Christ?
• What is the context of this request? [ 2 Corinthians 2:10 ]
• What do Christian’s become in Christ? [ 2 Corinthians 5:21 ]

Application

• What has God achieved in Christ?
• Why is reconciliation important?
• Who did he die for?
• What are those that are in Christ?
• How should God’s gift of reconciliation in Christ affect us?
• What should we be focused on?
• How should God’s grace affect our behaviour towards others?