Today we come to the end of this 2 Corinthians. Paul covered quite a bit in this book and in today’s closing remarks he said something that caught my attention in verse 11, Finally, brothers, good-by! Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Beyond his plea to listen to his appeals for living a life which aims for perfection (even though we will never truly attain it), Paul says “live in peace”. He is speaking to the church as a whole. What troubles me is how far we as believers have gone from accomplishing this request. Beyond the fact that we live within a system of countless denominations, the addition of social media has allowed us to enter into the practice of tearing others down, including other believers in a passive-aggressive and, at times, in a very public manner. We have chosen to disregard private correction and admonishment for public ridicule and embarrassment. Of all the ways we sin as believers, to me, this is one of the most heartbreaking. We claim to love the sinner and, in turn, sacrifice other believers in their place. I would hope one day soon we will begin to love one another from the inside of the body of believers out, allowing our inertia to bring more people to the love of Christ in the way God intended.