保羅說他傳福音就是作基督的使者，藉此領人和慈愛的上帝和好，因此保羅懇求哥林多人也與他和好，視他如屬靈的父親一樣（林後6：13），愛他一如他愛他們一般。在第八、九兩章中，保羅對新約裡處處都在討論的基督徒本分作一詳細的說明，他要求哥林多人以馬其頓教會的慷慨捐輸、犧牲奉獻為榜樣，這是對上帝賜下筆墨難以形容的禮物－祂兒子降世為人－應有的回報。

        找一個有可以蓋得很嚴密的瓶子，注入一半食用油和一半清水，把蓋子轉緊，猛力搖幾秒鐘後，放在一旁，你則繼續靈修。
        為了表明哥林多人隨意就和不信之人有所聯結，保羅列出五種類似油與水不能相合的對照：
        「你們和不信的……不要同負一軛」（林後6：14-16）
        義        不義
        光明        黑暗
        基督        彼列（撒但）
        信        不信
______________        ________________
        注意最後有兩個空白處，供你在「不能同負一軛」的事上想一想，然後填上，你的答案是否和前面的一致呢？千萬要記取使徒的忠告：不要同負一軛！如果你冒險這麼做，軛就會加在你身上－－絕非戲言。

        名字的意義（林後6：15）
        在撒但所有的名字中（聖經中大約提過二十個），也許比列是最合適的，它從希伯來文衍變而來，意思是「毫無價值」！

你若能跟上帝同行，就能脫離這不幸的世界。

English

        Paul has defended his ministry as an ambassador for Christ by showing how individuals can be reconciled to a loving God, This leads Paul to plead with the Corinthians to be reconciled to him as their spiritual father (6:13), and to love him 2 Cor. 6, 9 in the same way he loves them. In chapters 8 and 9 Paul gives the most comprehensive treatment of Christian stewardship found anywhere in the New Testament, He appeals to the Corinthians to follow the example set by the churches of Macedonia in generous, sacrificial giving—a reasonable response to God's indescribable gift in the person of His Son.

        Find a jar with a tight-fitting cap, fill it half with cooking oil and half with water, screw on the cap, shake the jar vigorously for a few seconds, and set it aside as you read on.
        To show the Corinthians just how senseless it is to enter into a binding arrangement with unbelievers. Paul gives five pairs of contrasts that mix like oil and water.
        "Be ye not unequally yoked" (6:14-16).
        Righteousness------Lawlessness
        Light--------------------- Darkness
        Christ-----------------Belial (Satan)
        Faith-------------------Unbelief
        Temple of God----Idols
        ___________----____________
        Notice there is an extra pair of lines for you to write in a "yoked" agreement you are contemplating. Is it as inconsistent as the five listed above it? Then take the apostle's advice: Don't get into it! If you do, the yoke's on you—and that's no joke.

        What's in a Name (6:15)? —
        Of all the names for Satan (and there are nearly 20 in the pages of Scripture), perhaps Belial is the most appropriate, for it comes from a Hebrew derivation which means "worthless"!

If you are "in" with God, you are "out" with the unbelieving world.