2 Corinthians Held in Earthen Vessels
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We Are Not Cowardly, 2 Corinthians 4:1-2
Ministers of the New Covenant
Speaking Against the Hidden Things of Shame
We speak the truth, not baiting the Word of God
The god of This Age Has Blinded the Minds of the Ones Perishing, 2 Corinthians 4:3-4
It is Hidden to Those Who are Perishing
Satan does not want the Gospel Message Getting in
God Causes Light to Illuminate in Darkness, 2 Corinthians 4:5-6
God Causes Light to Illuminate in Darkness, 2 Corinthians 4:5-6
The Heralding with Authority, 2 Corinthians 4:5
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus [is] Lord, and ourselves your servants on account of Jesus,
Paul was not presenting Himself to Them
It is Not Through Paul that Light Comes
God is the One Bringing Light, 2 Corinthians 4:6
2 Corinthians 4:6
because the God, the One Who said, "Out of darkness light will illuminate", Who illuminated in our hearts facing the light of the knowledge of the proper opinion of the God in [the] face of Jesus Christ.
Through the Gospel for Salvation, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Now I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received, in which also you stand,
by which also you are saved, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
The Importance of Truth
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
Christ was raised from the dead three days later according to the Scriptures
God is the One Who Illuminates the Heart of Men to the Truth
Let there be Light, Genesis 1:3
Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
The Earth was in a State of Judgment With No Light on the Deep, Genesis 1:2
The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
Lucifer Has Fallen, Isaiah 14:13-14
“But you said in your heart,
‘I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne above the stars of God,
And I will sit on the mount of assembly
In the recesses of the north.
‘I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
The Earth Was Judged, 2 Peter 3:5
2 Peter 3:5 (NASB95)
For when they maintain this, it escapes their notice that by the word of God the heavens existed long ago and the earth was formed (συνεστῶσα) out of water (ἐξ ὕδατος) and by water (διʼ ὕδατος),
Having a Proper Opinion of God and Jesus Christ
Rejecting God Brings Darkness, Romans 1:21
Romans 1:21
because they, knowing the God, did not as God express a proper opinion [of Him] or were thankful, but were rendered worthless in their reasoning and their foolish hearts were caused to be darkened.
The god of this Age Blinds the Minds of the Unsaved to the Gospel of Salvation, 2 Corinthians 4:4
2 Corinthians 4:4
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.
This Gospel has and inherent ability to Save, Romans 1:16
Romans 1:16
For I myself am not ashamed of the Gospel of the Christ for it is the natural ability of God unto salvation to all the one’s believing, Both Jew first and Gentile.
Different from Other Gospels Such as the Gospel of the Kingdom (The Parable of the Sower), Matthew 13:2-8
Speaking to Israel Concerning the Gospel of the Kingdom, Matthew 13:11
Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
The Evil One Snatches the message out from the heart, Matthew 13:19
“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.
The Light Brings a Proper Understanding of God through Jesus Christ
We are to be Luminaries by Living Out Christ in Us, Philippians 2:14-16
Philippians 2:14–16
All of you do all things apart from grumbling and disputing,
in order that you, yourself, should become blameless and innocent, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in [the] world,
while holding fast a word of life, unto my boasting unto a day of Christ, that I have not run unto emptiness, nor toiled unto emptiness.
Held in Earthen Vessels, 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
Held in Earthen Vessels, 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earth-made vessels, in order that the super abounding of the inherent ability should be from God and not out from us.
The Light of the Knowledge of a proper opinion of God in the face of Jesus Christ
It is a Result of the Super Abounding of God’s Inherent Ability, not Ours
Paul is Not Claiming to Be the Source of the Message that Brings Life
This Power Is not from the Flesh
The Impact of the Light of the Proper Opinion of God Through Christ Entering Our Hearts
We Have a Saved Spirit, 1 Corinthians 6:17
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
We Have a Quality of Divine Fellowship, 2 Peter 1:4
For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust.
We Can Understand the Things of the Spirit, 1 Corinthians 2:14-16
1 Corinthians 2:14–16
But a soulish man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot inherently understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one.
For who has known the mind of the Lord? The one knit together with Him, and we have mind of Christ.
We Still Have our Sin Nature, But it is Rendered Ineffective in Christ, Romans 6:6
Romans 6:6
experientially knowing this, that our old man was co-crucified in order that the body of the sin [nature] should be rendered ineffective, so that we are no longer slaves to the sin [nature].
We Have the Ability to Mature in Christ, Hebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
Manifesting the Death of Christ so Others Will Have Life, 2 Corinthians 4:8-10
Pressed (In Tribulation), 2 Corinthians 4:8
2 Corinthians 4:8
In all, while being pressed but not being restrained, while despairing but not totally despairing,
But Not Restrained
The Corinthians Were Restraining Themselves Because of Their Feelings, 2 Corinthians 6:12
You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained in your own affections.
Despairing (Without Resources)
Typically used of Not Understanding
Herod Concerning What to Do With John the Baptist, Mark 6:20
for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; but he used to enjoy listening to him.
The Two Women At the Grave of Christ on Sunday Morning, Luke 24:4
While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;
The Disciples When Christ Stated One of Them Would Betray Him, John 13:21
When Jesus had said this, He became troubled in spirit, and testified and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.”
Paul Concerning the Willingness of the Galatian Christians Rejecting Grace, Galatians 4:20
but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone, for I am perplexed about you.
Not Completely Without
Having No Means By Which You Can See A Way Through
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.
Persecuted, but not Abandoned, 2 Corinthians 4:9
2 Corinthians 4:9
while being persecuted but not being left behind, while being struck down but not destroyed,
Men Abandoned Paul, 2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.
God Does Not Abandon His Own, Hebrews 13:5
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”
Cast Down, but Not Ruined
Cast down is used of laying a foundation, Hebrews 6:1
Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
Destroyed means to bring something to ruin
Those Who Were Willing to Give All to Follow the Messiah, Mark 8:35
“For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Old Wine skins, Luke 5:37
“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled out, and the skins will be ruined.
Carrying Around the Death of Christ In Our Bodies, 2 Corinthians 4:10
2 Corinthians 4:10
always while carrying around the death of the Lord Jesus in the body in order that also the life of Jesus in our body should be manifested.
Christ Died to Sin Once for All, Romans 6:10
Romans 6:10
for that which He died, He died once to the sin [nature]. Moreover, that which He lives, He lives to God.
Carrying the Death of Christ in our Bodies
Living as dead ones to the sin nature
Can Only Be Done by Living as Ones Who Are Alive Unto God, Romans 6:11
Romans 6:11
Thus also, you should reckon yourselves to be dead. On the one hand [to be dead] to the sin [nature], on the other hand living ones to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Christ Abolished Death and Brought Light, 2 Timothy 1:9-10
who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
No Longer I Who Live, but Christ Who Lives In Me, Galatians 2:20
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Death Works Out in Us So that Life Works Out In You, 2 Corinthians 4:11-12
2 Corinthians 4:11–12
For always, we the living ones, unto death are being delivered because of Jesus in order that also the life of Jesus should be manifest in our mortal flesh,
so that the death in us works, but the life in you.
Scripture Reading
Scripture Reading
God Causes Light to Illuminate in Darkness, 2 Corinthians 4:5-6
2 Corinthians 4:5–6
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus [is] Lord, and ourselves your servants on account of Jesus, because the God, the One Who said, "Out of darkness light will illuminate", Who illuminated in our hearts facing the light of the knowledge of the proper opinion of the God in [the] face of Jesus Christ.
Held in Earthen Vessels, 2 Corinthians 4:7-12
2 Corinthians 4:7–12
But we have this treasure in earth-made vessels, in order that the super abounding of the inherent ability should be from God and not out from us. In all, while being pressed but not being restrained, while despairing but not totally despairing, while being persecuted but not being left behind, while being struck down but not destroyed, always while carrying around the death of the Lord Jesus in the body in order that also the life of Jesus in our body should be manifested. For always, we the living ones, unto death are being delivered because of Jesus in order that also the life of Jesus should be manifest in our mortal flesh, so that the death in us works, but the life in you.