2 Corinthians 4:3-6 (Part 23) Paul's Daily Renunciations

• Not walking in craftiness

• Not handling the Word deceitfully

• Commending ourselves

Observations

• God’s truth needs no artificial aides

• The glory of the New Testament is so great it needs no decoration

• The Word of God—how it is handled is our responsibility. How it is received is the hearer’s responsibility.

Questions that present out of 4:3-6:

• Is the response of men to affect the way we handle the Word of God?

• Do negative reactions to the Word cause us to lose heart?

• If this message is so glorious and powerful, why are so many indifferent to it?

Hostility to the gospel explained—4:3-4

• The condition of unbelieving men, v. 3

• The cause of the condition, v. 4: 1) The activity of Satan—this age . . . : a) Has a wisdom that stands in total contrast to God’s wisdom; b) This age has a lifestyle that the believer is to reject; c) Has the power to sever relationships; d) Has a penetrating power

• Unbelief of men