BLESSINGS FROM GOD'S WORDS PRODUCE MIRACULOUS CHANGES

My Dear Precious Child,
    Paul's original letter of complaints, stern corrections and attempts to restore the people in the church at Corinth back onto the paths of righteousness had worked beautifully. (I Corinthians) In the second recorded letter, II Corinthians, he complimented them on their attention to his corrections and Paul assured the people of Corinth that he would not visit them again under the same painful circumstances of his having to speak My words of chastisement to them, as he wrote in his first letter, which produced My desired results. The result of his stern corrections was to restore them to My Grace by encouraging them to abandon any of the teaching of the false prophets which had caused division among them.  The Jewish Christians had previously been dispensed from Jerusalem to manipulate Paul's converted pagans to sacrifice their freedom that they had found in Christ and they had become slaves to the Mosaic Law in many ways.  Paul's corrections in his first letter resulted in their becoming obedient to the guidance of the Holy Spirit instead of their being manipulated by the false prophets from Jerusalem. (II Corinthians2: 1-4)
    In Paul's second letter he commented that even if he had caused them pain after they read the first letter that even though they were the same people who had caused him pain they were also the same people who had made him happy when he heard that they had paid heed to his complaints and had returned to the Gospel of Jesus Christ with no allegiance to the Mosaic Law of death.  Paul even explained that he had been stern in his corrections in order that when he did come to be with them in person that he would have no more complaints about their actions which would sadden him instead of causing rejoicing to be his actions.  He wanted them to know that their changing course from their being rebellious to their again being obedient to Christ, which was repentance, their getting back on track onto the paths that led to righteousness had caused Paul great happiness.  He assured them that his corrections in his first letter were written in great sorrow and anguish with many tears, not to make them sad but to convince them of his great love for them.
    In order to make amends, Paul wrote in the second letter that if anyone had taken offense to the letter, that that person was not only hurting Paul but also the entire congregation of believers.  He assessed that the punishment had already been inflicted by the majority of people in the church on the person who caused an offense, in which only one punishment was enough.  He encouraged the congregation that they needed to affirm their love for him so that he would not be crushed by such a great weight of sorrow.  Paul said that his former letter of correction was to test the people in the church of Corinth to see if they would remain loyal to the Truth and remain faithful in all such matters.  His command in the second letter was to forgive the offender and restore him to their love.  He wrote that if they forgave the man that he would also forgive him.  Paul wrote that in forgiving the man he did it for the sake of the congregation so as not to give satan a chance to outwit the church and the people. (II Corinthians 2:5-11)
     Paul was so grateful for the opportunity to have preached Christ to the Gentile unbelievers in Corinth and had taught them originally how to remain on the right paths of righteousness, but his later missionary work that caused him to leave them had allowed the devil to enter into the church at Corinth and corrupt the many vessels there.  But Paul's letter of correction did its necessary work and the people in the church were restored to their having a relationship with Me through the Holy Spirit's works in their lives.   He thanked Me, saying that I had unfailingly led My children efficiently back onto the triumphal train and encouraged them to diffuse the fragrance of My knowledge everywhere.  Paul wrote that the Christians were an aroma of Christ for My sake to those people who were saved and also to those who were on the way to destruction because the latter had the aroma of death even though the former, the believers, had the aroma of life.
    In his letter he wrote that he and the believers at least were not like the people who traded on My name but instead that they spoke in Christ's name from pure motivation, being conscious of being sent by Me and of their standing in My presence with them. (II Corinthians 2:12-17)   
    Paul used his wisdom in calling to the attention of the people in the church at Corinth that My correction of them in his first letter had worked in restoring the people in the church to fellowship with Me and spurred them to abandon the works of the false prophets who had caused them to veer off of the path of righteousness.   It took strong words and words of correction in more than ten areas of corruption that were present in their church that needed to be addressed and corrected.  It was in that manner of chastisement that his words from Me had restored the Corinthians to their freedom from the works of the devil.  My stern chastisement with My loving words are all part of My saving My children from the corrupt works of the devil.
    Your Father or Restoration and Freedom