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who has put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.
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For I wrote you out of much distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you grief but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
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You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all,
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and you show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are human hearts.
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Treasure in Clay Jars
Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
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For it is the God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
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Living by Faith
So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
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We are not commending ourselves to you again but giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast in outward appearance and not in the heart.
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We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you.
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In return—I speak as to children—open wide your hearts also.
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Paul’s Joy at the Church’s Repentance
Make room in your hearts for us; we have wronged no one; we have corrupted no one; we have taken advantage of no one.
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I do not say this to condemn you, for I have already said that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
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And his heart goes out all the more to you, as he remembers the obedience of all of you and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
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Commendation of Titus
But thanks be to God, who put in the heart of Titus the same eagerness for you that I myself have.