2 Corinthians The Aroma We Exude

Review

Testing Obedience for Approval

Not Letting Satan Take Advantage of Us

We Know the Workings of His Mind

Put on the Proper Defense

Being Gracious Towards Each Other

Paul’s Time in Troas, 2 Corinthians 2:12-13

A Door for the Gospel was Opened in Troas, 2 Corinthians 2:12

2 Corinthians 2:12

And when I came unto Troas because of the Gospel of the Christ, and a door was opened to me by [the] Lord.

On His First Journey To Strengthen the Churches, Acts 16:8

Acts 16:8 NASB95

and passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

He was with Silas due to the issue with John Mark, Acts 15:39-40

Acts 15:39–40 NASB95

And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus. But Paul chose Silas and left, being committed by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

Paul Takes Timothy With Him, Acts 16:1-3

Acts 16:1–3 NASB95

Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And a disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek, and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted this man to go with him; and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Paul Receives a Vision of Macedonia, Acts 16:9

Acts 16:9 NASB95

A vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and appealing to him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

Paul Was Able to Establish a Church in Troas, Acts 20:5-6

Acts 20:5–6 NASB95

But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for us at Troas. We sailed from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

Paul had left a cloak and some of his books, 2 Timothy 4:13

2 Timothy 4:13 NASB95

When you come bring the cloak which I left at Troas with Carpus, and the books, especially the parchments.

Not Having Rest In His Spirit, Paul Goes to Macedonia, 2 Corinthians 2:13

2 Corinthians 2:13

Not having rest in my spirit, my brother Titus not finding me, but having taken my leave by them I came unto Macedonia.

Rest - to loose or slacken

The Instructions Given to the Roman Guard, Acts 24:23

Acts 24:23 NASB95

Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to him.

Can Impact the flesh, 2 Corinthians 7:5

2 Corinthians 7:5 NASB95

For even when we came into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted on every side: conflicts without, fears within.

How We Give Money, 2 Corinthians 8:13

2 Corinthians 8:13 (NASB95)

For this is not for the ease (ἄνεσις - loosening) of others and for your affliction (θλῖψις - Tribulation), but by way of equality (ἐξ ἰσότητος - out from equality)

Giving According to What A Person Has, 2 Corinthians 8:10

2 Corinthians 8:10 NASB95

I give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it.

Not out from grief or need, 2 Corinthians 9:7

2 Corinthians 9:7 NASB95

Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Titus did not Find Him, So they Went on to Macedonia

The Aroma We Exude, 2 Corinthians 2:14-16

Manifesting the Sweet Aroma of Christ, 2 Corinthians 2:14

2 Corinthians 2:14

Thanks is to the God, the One always leading us in triumph in the Christ and manifests through us the aroma of His experiential knowledge in every place,

God is the One Who Leads Us In Triumph in Christ Wherever We Go

The Triumph of Christ over the rulers and authorities, Colossians 2:14-15

Colossians 2:14–15 NASB95

having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.

Opening Doors for the Gospel Where We Are At

We Emanate the Aroma of Christ Through The Type of Knowledge that Comes From Doing - Experiential Knowledge

Through Living Out the Christian Life

In Christ are all the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge, Colossians 2:3

Colossians 2:3 NASB95

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

How We Use Our Knowledge in the Situations We Face Every Day

Listening to the Desires of the Spirit and Obeying

Being Prepared When God Opens the Door, 2 Timothy 2:21

2 Timothy 2:21 NASB95

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work.

We Are An Aroma of Christ to the Saved and the Perishing, 2 Corinthians 2:15

2 Corinthians 2:15

because we are a fragrance of Christ to the God among those being saved and among those perishing.

To the saved an aroma of life, 2 Corinthians 2:16

2 Corinthians 2:16

… on the other hand, to the ones an aroma of life because of life. And facing these things who is sufficient?

To those perishing the stench of death, 2 Corinthians 2:16

2 Corinthians 2:16

On the one hand, to the ones an aroma of death because of death, ...

Not Peddling the Word of God, 2 Corinthians 2:17

Not as a Retailer of the Word of God

Paul did not come selling the Word of God

Today We See A lot of Peddling of the Word of God

End-Time “Preachers” Pushing a book

Pushing of a Specific Translation of the Bible (NIV, The Pure Word)

Bible Salesmen

Churches Focusing on Giving

We Are to Mimic Paul in This And Live as an Aroma to God, not Peddling the Word of God

Graciously Giving to Others

Faith was graciously given to us to believe in Christ, Philippians 1:29

Philippians 1:29 NASB95

For to you it has been granted for Christ’s sake, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,

Providing the Gospel Regardless of the Actions of the Person

Our Justification was by Grace, not Works, Romans 3:24

Romans 3:24 NASB95

being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

Offering the Gospel without Charge, 1 Corinthians 9:18; 2 Corinthians 11:7

1 Corinthians 9:18 NASB95

What then is my reward? That, when I preach the gospel, I may offer the gospel without charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

2 Corinthians 11:7 NASB95

Or did I commit a sin in humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you without charge?

Our Attitude Impacts Our Actions

Paul’s Time in Troas

The Aroma We Exude

Not Peddling the Word of God