2 Corinthians Not Being Cowardly
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The Saints in Corinth are Paul’s Letter of Commendation
God is the One Who Made Us Sufficient Ministers of a New Covenant
The Proper Opinion of the Letter Compared to the Spirit
We Are Not Cowardly, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
We Are Not Cowardly, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
The Ministry Paul Has, 2 Corinthians 4:1
2 Corinthians 4:1
Because of this, while having this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we are not cowardly
The Ministry of the New Covenant, 2 Corinthians 3:6
2 Corinthians 3:6
Who made us sufficient ministers of a new covenant, not from letter, but from Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit makes alive.
A Covenant That Surpasses the Glory of the Mosaic Law, 2 Corinthians 3:7-8
2 Corinthians 3:7–8
But since the ministry of the death in writing, being engraved in stone, came to be in a proper opinion so that the sons of Israel did not have the ability to gaze into the face of Moses because of the glory of his face was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be in more glory?
Not the New Covenant for Israel, Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
We Are Not Cowardly, 2 Corinthians 4:1
2 Corinthians 4:1
Because of this, while having this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we are not cowardly
Cowardly (Do Not Lose Heart [NASB]; We faint Not [KJV])
Comes from a word meaning, “to behave badly”
Often translated as “grow weary” or “be weary”, but not the same
Weary from sin and heavy-laden, Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28 (NASB95)
“Come to Me, all who are weary (κοπιῶντες) and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Weary from a Journey, John 4:6
John 4:6 (NASB95)
and Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, being wearied (κεκοπιακὼς) from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
Cowardly and Weary, Galatians 6:9
Galatians 6:9
Let us not lose heart (ἐγκακῶμεν) in doing good (καλὸν), for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary (ἐκλυόμενοι).
Not being cowardly because of Paul’s tribulations, Ephesians 3:13
Ephesians 3:13 (NASB95)
Therefore I ask you not to lose heart (ἐγκακεῖν) at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory.
In that which is bad (lacking in character) – one who turns out to be of those who are bad; hence, to behave badly or loose courage or faint
Renouncing the Hidden Things of Shame, 2 Corinthians 4:2
2 Corinthians 4:2
but we ourselves speak out against the hidden things of the shame, while not walking in craftiness nor falsifying the Word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, while commending ourselves facing every conscience of men before the God.
The Walk of Those Who Are Enemies of the Cross, Philippians 3:18-19
For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,
whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.
Those in the Church Who Have Crept In, Jude 4,13
For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.
The Doctrine of the Laodicean Church, Revelation 3:18
I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
In Standing Against the Hidden things of Shame We Are Not Judging Others, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore do not go on passing judgment before the time, but wait until the Lord comes who will both bring to light the things hidden in the darkness and disclose the motives of men’s hearts; and then each man’s praise will come to him from God.
The Hidden Things of Shame are Done in the Darkness
Darkness is a way of life, Romans 2:19
and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness,
The works of Darkness, Romans 13:12
The night is almost gone, and the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
It is a darkness of the heart, Romans 1:21
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Comes from rejecting the truth, 1 John 1:6
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
We walk in the light, Ephesians 5:8
for you were formerly darkness, but now you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light
Not Walking in Craftiness or Baiting the Word of God, 2 Corinthians 4:2
2 Corinthians 4:2
but we ourselves speak out against the hidden things of the shame, while not walking in craftiness nor baiting the Word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, while commending ourselves facing every conscience of men before the God.
God Gave Gifts to the Church so That We Are No Longer Tossed Around by the Craftiness of Men, Ephesians 4:14
As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
God Catches the Wise of This World in Their Craftiness, 1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;
The Craftiness of Satan with Eve, 2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
Baiting - that which ensnares by baiting
Our Exhortation is not from error or impurity by way of baiting, 1 Thessalonians 2:3
1 Thessalonians 2:3 (NASB95)
For our exhortation is not out from error (πλάνης) or uncleanliness (ἀκαθαρσίας) nor by way of baiting (δόλῳ);
We as Christians are to put all malice and baiting (deceit) away from us, 1 Peter 2:1
Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
In Manifesting the Truth, 2 Corinthians 4:2
2 Corinthians 4:2
but we ourselves speak out against the hidden things of the shame, while not walking in craftiness nor baiting the Word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, while commending ourselves facing every conscience of men before the God.
Showing Things as They Really Are
Introducing or Demonstrating Ourselves to Every Conscience
To Every Ones Conscience, 1 Corinthians 9:19-22
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more.
To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who are under the Law;
to those who are without law, as without law, though not being without the law of God but under the law of Christ, so that I might win those who are without law.
To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak; I have become all things to all men, so that I may by all means save some.
Not Imposing a Lifestyle Upon Those We Encounter that is Contrary to their Conscience
Not Participating in the Works of Darkness, but Reproving Them, Ephesians 5:11
Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;
The Conscience accuses or excuses us - for we know Good and Evil, Romans 2:15
Romans 2:15
whoever shows forth the work of the law written in their hearts. Their consciences together testifying, and between the reasoning of the same kind condemning or also defending
The god of This Age Has Blinded the Minds of the Ones Perishing, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
The god of This Age Has Blinded the Minds of the Ones Perishing, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
The Gospel Hidden To the Ones Perishing, 2 Corinthians 4:3
2 Corinthians 4:3
And if also our gospel is hidden, in the ones perishing it is hidden,
The Ones Perishing Will be Deceived Because They Did Not Receive the Love of the Truth, 2 Thessalonians 2:10
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth so as to be saved.
Whether With Law or Without, Romans 2:12
For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;
The Workings of Their Minds are Blinded, 2 Corinthians 4:4
2 Corinthians 4:4 (NASB95)
in whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers resulting in the enlightenment of the gospel of the proper opinion of the Christ, Who is the image of the God, not shining bright to them.
The god of This age is Satan, Ephesians 2:2
in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
The Workings of The Mind
The Working of Satan’s Mind, 2 Corinthians 2:11
so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
Bringing Every Thought (working of the mind) into captivity in Christ, 2 Corinthians 10:5
We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,
Satan Deceiving the working of the mind from the simplicity of the Christ, 2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds will be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ.
The Jews when Reading the Old Testament, 2 Corinthians 3:14
But their minds were hardened; for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains unlifted, because it is removed in Christ.
The Peace of God Surpasses the Workings of the Mind, Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
The Unbelievers are Blinded from Seeing the Light of the Gospel
Scripture Reading
Scripture Reading
We Are Not Cowardly, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
2 Corinthians 4:1–2
Because of this, while having this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we are not cowardly, but we ourselves speak out against the hidden things of the shame, while not walking in craftiness nor baiting the Word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, while commending ourselves facing every conscience of men before the God.
The god of This Age Has Blinded the Minds of the Ones Perishing, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
2 Corinthians 4:3–4
And if also our gospel is hidden, in the ones perishing it is hidden, in whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers resulting in the enlightenment of the gospel of the proper opinion of the Christ, Who is the image of the God, not shining bright to them.