Who was Paul writing to in 2 Corinthians 5 and what was their situation?

In 2 Corinthians 5:14, Paul writes to the carnal congregation at Corinth. That assembly had many problems; they had just recently come out of an immoral, pagan background and were still having problems with their own morality. They needed God's transforming work.

Les teaches that in 2 Corinthians 5:14 Paul is writing to the carnal congregation at Corinth, which had a lot of problems. They had just recently come out of an immoral, pagan background and were still having problems with their own morality. Earlier, Les explains that the mind is as real as the body though invisible, and that believers are transformed by the renewing of the mind—something only God can do once a person believes.

2 Corinthians 5:14

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

Who was 2 Corinthians 5:14 written to?

Paul wrote 2 Corinthians 5:14 to the carnal congregation at Corinth, a group that had many problems. They had just recently come out of an immoral, pagan background and were still having problems with their own morality. Paul addressed them directly.