Free group study handout
2 Corinthians 6: Group Study Handout
How to use: read 2 Corinthians 6 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Paul appeals to the Corinthians to accept God’s grace and not take it in vain (vv. 1-2). He speaks of a suitable time and a day of salvation.
Key verse
“We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed, but in everything commending ourselves, as servants of God, in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,”
2 Corinthians 6:3-4 (WEB)
Outline
- 2 Corinthians 6:1–2 The Call to Accept Grace
- 2 Corinthians 6:3–5 Commending the Ministry
- 2 Corinthians 6:6–10 The Qualities of Servants
- 2 Corinthians 6:11–13 Openness in Communication
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18 The Call to Holiness
Discussion questions
- In v2, what does Paul say about the timing of salvation?
- What hardships does Paul mention in vv. 4-5 that he has endured?
- In v14, what does Paul mean by 'unequally yoked'?
- In v16, why does Paul emphasize that believers are a 'temple of the living God'?
- When have you felt 'restricted' by your own affections as mentioned in v12?
Go deeper
Passages that echo 2 Corinthians 6: Revelation 21, 1 Corinthians 3, Exodus 29.
Before next time: read 2 Corinthians 7.