2 Corinthians 3:1-5

Epistles written in our hearts 2 Corinthians 3:1-5: At the close of 2 Corinthians two Paul said some good things about himself. "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. (2 Corinthians 2:15-17) These things were not said with a boastful spirit. His work was so well known in Corinth that he did not need any commendation from some outside source. Some people needed letters like that because they were unknown to the church.

Paul said the Corinthians were his letter. They were in his heart for everyone to read and understand. The life of these brethren was an open letter for others to observe. It was not a letter written with pen and ink or on tablets made of stone. They were Paul's letter written in his heart by the Spirit of the living God. "In contrast with the law of Moses that was written on tables of stone, this epistle was written on the human heart or mind of Paul and of the Corinthians."

Christ gave Paul the assurance that these things that he had spoken were correct. Paul gave God the honor and glory for any good that he had done. He said that he did not have the right to claim that he had done anything on his own. He said, "Our sufficiency is of God" or "God gives us what it takes to do all that we do."