Les Feldick Bible Study

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.

Les explains that in II Corinthians chapter 5, verse 14, Paul is writing to that carnal congregation at Corinth. They had a lot of problems. They had just recently come out of an immoral, pagan background, and they were still having problems with their own morality. So the verse was originally addressed to that congregation in Corinth, which was dealing with these struggles.

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: