Sermon Tone Analysis

Review

Not As Lording Over Your Faith

They Are His Joy

Showing True Love

The One Who Grieved, 2 Corinthians 2:5

If Anyone Has Cause Grief, 2 Corinthians 2:5

2 Corinthians 2:5

But if someone grieved, he did not grieve me, but from a part in order that I should not burden all of you.

Paul was not personally grieved by the one who grieved them

He speaks a bit about it so they are not burdened

Not being a financial burden to the Thessalonians, 1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8

The burden we have being in this tent, 2 Corinthians 5:4

Burdened with sleep, Luke 9:32

In Asia being excessively burdened, despairing even life, 2 Corinthians 1:8

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we do not desire for you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning our tribulation, the one having come to us in Asia, that just as we were excessively burdened, beyond [our] natural ability, so that we despaired also to live.

The Punishment by the Many Was Sufficient, 2 Corinthians 2:6

2 Corinthians 2:6

Sufficient is the punishment to such a one, the same [punishment] which was from the many,

Paul is referring to the man kicked out of the Church, 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

The Assembly Did Not Need to Administer More Punishment

Properly Dealing with Erring Christians

The One Not Obeying the Word Given through Paul, 2 Thessalonians 3:14

Separate from this person, 2 Thessalonians 3:14

Admonish, but do not treat as an enemy, 2 Thessalonians 3:15

Admonishment is to put to one’s mind

The Word of the Christ should dwell in us richly, admonishing us, Colossians 3:16

Admonish those who are unruly (out of rank), 1 Thessalonians 5:12

Do Not Associate with fornicators, 1 Corinthians 5:9

Do Not Associate with a Brother Who is a fornicator, Greedy, an Idolater, Abusive, Drunkard, Swindler, 1 Corinthians 5:11

One Who is Factious (a follower of false doctrine) is to be admonished twice, then refuse, Titus 3:10

Titus 3:10 (NASB95)

Reject a factious (αἱρετικὸν) man after a first and second warning (νουθεσίαν),

Do Not Be Deceived, You Are the One That is Negatively Impacted By Those Doing Wrong Around You, 1 Corinthians 15:33

1 Corinthians 15:33 (NASB95)

Do not be deceived: “Bad (κακαί) company (ὁμιλίαι companion) corrupts (φθείρουσιν) good (χρηστὰ useful) morals.”

Being Gracious, 2 Corinthians 2:7-8

The One Punished Should be Treated With Grace, 2 Corinthians 2:7

2 Corinthians 2:7

so that on the contrary you are to graciously give and encourage more.

Lest by the abundance of grief that one is swallowed up.

Paul Does Not Use the Word “Forgive”

We Treat Each Other With Grace

Gracious as God is Gracious, Ephesians 4:32

Gracious Towards Yourself and Others, Colossians 3:13

God was gracious to us in Christ, while we were dead in our trespasses He made us alive in Christ, Colossians 2:13

Eternal life is a gracious gift, Romans 6:23

Romans 6:23 (NASB95)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift (χάρισμα) of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

It is in addition to the gift of righteousness (salvation), Romans 5:15

Romans 5:15

But not as the trespass, thus also is the gracious gift.

For since by the trespass of the one [man] the many died, how much more the grace from God and the gift (of righteousness) by grace by the one man Jesus Christ abounds unto the many.

God Forgives

When we agree with Him that we have sinned, 1 John 1:9

Happy are those who are forgiven, Romans 4:7

The Vow of the Mentally ill (Due to a wrong act committed by them), James 5:15

Our sins are forgiven for His sake, 1 John 2:12

Marking Those who Do Wrong, 2 Thessalonians 3:14

We do not associate with them

A Person Who Has Repented We are Gracious Towards

This does not mean to allow them to harm you again, or even be in a position to harm you

Gracious is permitting them to be edified by the Body of the Christ (The Church) without considerations of merit.

Punishment is Not Meant to Swallow Someone in Grief, 2 Corinthians 2:7

2 Corinthians 2:7

… Lest by the abundance of grief that one is swallowed up.

Satan seeks to swallow up those who are not prepared, 1 Peter 5:8

Punishment comes from the word for rebuke, 2 Timothy 4:2

Rebuking is for Correction, Not Causing Excessive Grief

Reaffirming Love, 2 Corinthians 2:8

2 Corinthians 2:8 (NASB95)

Wherefore I encourage you to confirm unto him love

The One Who Grieved

The Punishment by the Many Was Sufficient

Properly Dealing with Erring Christians

Being Gracious