2 Corinthians 13:10; To Edification

2 Corinthians 13:10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

The Apostle Paul’s desire was that the Corinthian church will be strenghtened in the faith. To be spiritually thriving and maturing in their Christian faith. This was his prayer which he expressed in the writing of this letter.

He would rather write while absent from them that these results might be secured, than that being present he should have to use sharpness, as authorized by the Lord. But even if he were present and dealt severely with them, it would still be for their edification and not for their destruction. [MacDonald]

Recall 1 Corinthians 4:21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?

Likewise, the Apostle Paul writes to provoke self-searching and self-examination among the Corinthian church members, giving opportunity for the wayward to know the error of their ways and repent. Thank God for protecting His flock. Amen.