2 Corintios 2:15

15 Nuestras vidas son la fragancia de Cristo que sube hasta Dios, pero esta fragancia se percibe de una manera diferente por los que se salvan y los que se pierden.

2 Corintios 2:15 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 2:15

For we are unto God a sweet savour
Here a reason is given, why the savour of the knowledge of God in Christ is made manifest by the ministers of the Gospel, because they themselves are a sweet savour; not that they are so in themselves, for they have the same corrupt hearts and natures, and complain of them as other men; but as having the gifts and graces of the Spirit of God, comparable to fragrant and sweet smelling ointments, ( Song of Solomon 1:3 ) ( 4:10 ) , by which they are enabled to preach the savoury doctrines of the Gospel, and to adorn and recommend them by their exemplary lives and conversations: the allusion is to Aaron and the priests under the law, who were anointed with the anointing oil, which was poured upon their heads, ran down upon their beards, and descended to the skirts of their garments, so that they were all over a perfume, a sweet smell and savour; and so are the ministers of the word, being anointed with that, which the other was typical of. They are said to be a sweet savour

of Christ,
because they have their gifts, grace, and Gospel from him, and he is the subject of their ministry; so that this sweet savour of theirs, is not properly theirs, but his, whose person, blood, righteousness, sacrifice, grace, and the fulness of it, as held forth in the Gospel ministry, are sweet and savoury to believers. Moreover, it is "unto God" they are such a savour, not unto men, mere carnal men, for with them they are the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things; but they are grateful and well pleasing to the Lord, as their ministrations make for, and show forth his honour and glory: and this they are

in them that are saved,
who are chosen by God unto salvation, for whom Christ has wrought it out, to whom it is applied by the Spirit of God, who are heirs of it, and are kept unto it, and for it, by the power of God, and shall certainly enjoy it: yea, they are a sweet savour

in them that perish,
all mankind are, through sin, in a perishing condition: some of them shall never perish; but are, and shall be saved with an everlasting salvation: others will perish in their sins, to which they are abandoned; and what sense the ministers of the Gospel are a savour in these is shown in the following verse.

2 Corintios 2:15 In-Context

13 pero no sentía paz, porque mi querido hermano Tito todavía no había llegado con un informe de ustedes. Así que me despedí y seguí hacia Macedonia para buscarlo.

14 Ministros del nuevo pacto
Así que, ¡gracias a Dios!, quien nos ha hecho sus cautivos y siempre nos lleva en triunfo en el desfile victorioso de Cristo. Ahora nos usa para difundir el conocimiento de Cristo por todas partes como un fragante perfume.

15 Nuestras vidas son la fragancia de Cristo que sube hasta Dios, pero esta fragancia se percibe de una manera diferente por los que se salvan y los que se pierden.

16 Para los que se pierden, somos un espantoso olor de muerte y condenación, pero para aquellos que se salvan, somos un perfume que da vida. ¿Y quién es la persona adecuada para semejante tarea?

17 Ya ven, no somos como tantos charlatanes
que predican para provecho personal. Nosotros predicamos la palabra de Dios con sinceridad y con la autoridad de Cristo, sabiendo que Dios nos observa.