Examine Yourself (2 Corinthians 13:1-9)

When we make a profession of faith we might think that we are in the church and we have arrived at the last step in our Christian walk.  We hear the Apostle Paul exhort us through the Corinthian church to examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith.  Does Paul mean that when people make a profession that they are not in the faith?  Is the Apostle Paul saying that we just randomly loose our faith?  How do we live out this faith in Christ?

The Ethics of a Fool (2 Corinthians 11:1-15)

The Heidelberg Catechism teaches that the Christian life is a life of gratitude.  If we are saved by grace then why live in gratitude to God?  Why would we want to live in gratitude to God?  Why is Paul's foolish life so significant for our Christian life?