Daily Wisdom: 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

Monday, September 20, 1948

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For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
— 2 Corinthians 2:15-16

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Illustration of 2 Corinthians 2:15-16 — For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?

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