Life can be very hard at times. We all have problems of one kind or another. Whether it is health or relational, we all have problems. During these problems one thing that we need is comfort. We can want it from people and when it doesn't come we seek it from food or drugs or distractions. That is not real comfort when we distract ourselves. Yes, people can help but we also need to go to the Source and the Creator, God.
In 2 Corinthians 1:3-7, Paul mentions the word comfort 10 times. Listening to it on audio makes me understand that it was important where when reading I could have skimmed over it without even thinking. Paul says that God comforts us in all our afflictions so that we may comfort others. Paul says while we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings we also share in comfort. Paul's point seems to be unity that what he felt from God was allowing him to help others feel the same. If God comforts Paul and the apostles and disciples then he can use that and help others feel comforted.
Also, Paul wanted to correct the accusations against him. He was accused of meaning one thing and saying the other. His example of Jesus being the Son of God and not just some guy and validating God's promises through Christ. God's son was not some guy, but was Jesus and we find truth in God's promises through Christ and his life (2 Corinthians 1:20).
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