{"id":2103,"date":"2025-10-02T02:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/365fearnots.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2025-10-01T02:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T11:30:00","slug":"2-corinthians-0401-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/365fearnots.com\/index.php\/2-corinthians-0401-02\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Corinthians 04:01-02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THEREFORE, SINCE we do hold and engage in this ministry by the mercy of God [granting us favor, benefits, opportunities, and especially salvation], <strong>we do not get discouraged (spiritless and despondent with fear<\/strong>) or become faint with weariness and exhaustion. We have renounced disgraceful ways (secret thoughts, feelings, desires and underhandedness, the methods and arts that men hide through shame); we refuse to deal craftily (to practice trickery and cunning) or to adulterate or handle dishonestly the Word of God, but we state the truth openly (clearly and candidly). 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