2 Corinthians 6:4. Christians need patience to minister to people. Patience is needed both to make sure we do not offend anyone when ministering and to assure that we set a good Christian example. Ministry today can be a test of endurance just as it was in the days of the Apostle Paul.

2 Corinthians 6:14. If you have different purposes in a relationship, this is a sign of a bad relationship. For Christians, human relationships are guided by God. When a Christian and a non-Christian enter a partnership relationship such as a marriage, there will be conflict. This is a case of being unequally yoked.

2 Corinthians 6:16. God is the living hope, our only living hope. Separated from the living God, we have no hope. We may trust in our job, our mate, and our own skills, but all of these things will pass away and fall short of the living God. God is a living God. He is alive today and forever more. He is a living hope to all mankind in that he loves us all no matter our faults.