For September 9, 2026
A Letter To Our Heirs by Greg Holmes, D.MIN – Director of Missions serving 17 churches
THAT PAUL HAS LEFT A LEGACY for the ages is indisputable. His letters comprise almost one-quarter of the NT. His second letter to the Corinthian church was probably written in A.D. 52-53, long before such thoughts of heritage that he expressed in his later letters surfaced in the second of his incarcerations in Rome, near the end of his life. From there, he says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness.” (2 Tim. 4:7-8) In his second letter to the church in Corinth, he speaks to what will mark his true legacy, in this way: “You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everybody.” (2 Cor. 3:2)