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2 Corinthians chp8 vs 9 to 15 - The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ - Grace Sufficient - Dr J Stewart Gillespie  

The Grace of God (8:1-8) – Sovereign Grace 
The Grace of Christ (8:9-15) – Sufficient Grace 
The Grace of Christian Love (8:16-24) 

Paul begins this chapter with the slightly impersonal: 

Grace of God (vs 1 to 8) 

A Grace Sovereign over the trials of life 

A Grace which orders and ordains the experiences of life including trials and testings and sufferings 

This is transforming Grace 

This is sovereign Grace 

This Grace transforms: 

affliction → joy 
poverty → riches 

Grace sufficient to transform: 

The battle…

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