Each Soul Rekindled (Part Four)

We Are Refreshed. Concluding 2 Corinthians 4, Paul uses two “re-” words to communicate his last contrast: Temporal v. Eternal. He begins with the word “redound” in verse 15. We don’t regularly use this word in everyday conversation anymore, so let’s define it. “Redound” means “abound.”  Paul is saying that the more trials we endure, the more grace […]

Each Soul Rekindled Series (Part Three)

We Are Revived. Paul now presents his second contrast about being rekindled: Life vs. Death. Light creates life. In verse 7 of 1 Corinthians 4, Paul describes us humans as “earthen vessels.” These were basically clay pots used for just about everything you can imagine. Paul uses this illustration to remind us that we as […]

Each Soul Rekindled Series (Part Two)

We Are Reborn. Beginning in verse three, Paul presents his first contrast: Light and Blindness. As he begins his argument, Paul hearkens back to two different illustrations from the Old Testament. First, Paul uses the word “hid,” literally “veiled,” referring to an illustration he had already introduced in chapter three. Paul uses the story of […]

Each Soul Rekindled Series (Part One)

The Truth of Being Rekindled. Abbie Burgess began keeping the lighthouse on the Maine Coast at age 15 with her father in 1853. She was the fourth of nine children. At 16 years old, her father left the lighthouse to pick up supplies and his paycheck from a nearby town. A massive storm hit Maine […]