The third and last section of 2 Corinthians 10–13 prepares the way for Paul’s third visit to Corinth. His first visit was to found the church (Acts 18); his second visit was to check the church (2 Cor. 2:1); and now his third visit will be to judge the church. If Paul’s ministry of the Spirit is convincing evidence for the legitimacy of his apostolic authority and ministry, a ministry that he attributes directly to God (cf. 2:14, 17; 3:5–6; 10:17), then the Corinthians’ decision to reject that ministry becomes, from Paul’s perspective, a rejection of God and his salvation as well. It is for this reason that Paul ends his second canonical letter to the Corinthians with the severe warning to test themselves in order to make sure they are still “in the faith” (cf. 6:1). Upon his arrival Paul …