2 Corinthians 6:18 Meaning and Explanation
“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.”
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Read Full Chapter →God promises that those who come to him will find him a Father, and they will be his sons and daughters, beloved children of the Almighty.
What Does 2 Corinthians 6:18 Mean?
Paul closes the chain of promises with words drawn from passages like 2 Samuel 7:14, now opened wide to embrace all of God's people. To those who come out and are set apart, the Lord pledges to be a Father, and they will be his sons and daughters. The phrase 'Lord Almighty' joins infinite power to intimate fatherhood.
This is where the call to separation has been leading all along: into a family. The God of all might bends low to claim his people as his own children. There is no greater belonging. The one who comes to him does not find a distant ruler but a Father, and discovers that the holiness he was called toward was, from the beginning, the embrace of a love that names him son or daughter forever.
2 Corinthians 6:18 in the Original Language
pantokrator (παντοκράτωρ), 'Almighty' -- the all-ruling one who holds power over all things.
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What does 2 Corinthians 6:18 mean?
God promises that those who come to him will find him a Father, and they will be his sons and daughters, beloved children of the Almighty.