Letters to Encourage and Correct

About the Book

Paul had a deep concern for the Christians in the churches, which he planted. This is something that is very obvious in the second letter to the church in Corinth and the letter to the Galatian churches. Paul’s integrity was being attacked by intruders in Corinth, and he needed to defend himself in order that Christians there would not be destabilized in their faith. One of the things that stands out very clearly is Paul’s pastoral heart and care for these Corinthian believers. The letter to the churches in Galatia was also written, following the unsettling effects of intruders into the churches. Wrong doctrine was being taught, and the Christians were in danger of being completely led away from the fundamental message of the gospel that salvation is by grace through faith. As we look back from our position in the twenty-first century, we can be thankful for Paul’s uncompromising approach to the gospel.

About the Author

Don Stormer has been active in a teaching ministry for many years. After several years as a secondary school teacher in New Zealand, he and his wife, Helen, went to Fiji in 1976 where Don served as Principal of Gospel High School. After a further period in New Zealand and a second term of service in Fiji, they went in the late 1980s to Sydney, Australia, where Don was Academic Dean of Emmaus Bible College. Later, he served as Principal of the College for several years. Since then, Don has been involved in an itinerant teaching ministry in different local churches and has had many opportunities to teach by interpretation in South Korea, Romania, Moldova, and Armenia.