6. We are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey, but first we want you to be fully obedient.
7. You must look at the facts before you. If you feel sure you belong to Christ, you must remember that we belong to Christ the same as you do.
8. It may seem as though we boast too much about the authority the Lord gave us. But he gave us this authority to strengthen you, not to hurt you. So I will not be ashamed of whatever boasting we do.
9. I don’t want you to think that I am trying to scare you with my letters.