In our text today, we’re going to be introduced to the concept of the New Covenant—God’s promise to all mankind that was fulfilled in Jesus Christ. This new covenant can be summarized in the message of the gospel (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). We will pick up where we left off last week in 2 Corinthians 2. Paul is still referring to the “stern letter” that he had written to the Corinthian believers. We learn from other passages that it was Paul’s disciple, Titus, who delivered the letter to them. Remember, Paul didn’t want to go there himself because he did not want his visit with them to be filled with conflict and difficulties. Titus was to go to Corinth, deal with the issue and then meet Paul in Troas, but as we’re about to discover, Titus never showed up in Troas and this worried Paul.