2 Corinthians How We Present the Truth
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The One Who Knew No Sin Was Made Sin On Our Behalf
Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain
Not Giving and Occasion to Stumble
In All Things Commending Ourselves As Servants of God, 2 Corinthians 6:4
In All Things Commending Ourselves As Servants of God, 2 Corinthians 6:4
Commending, 2 Corinthians 6:4
2 Corinthians 6:4
but in all while commending ourselves as ministers of God in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
How We Introduce Ourselves, 2 Corinthians 3:1
2 Corinthians 3:1
Do we begin again for ourselves to commend ourselves? Except we need, as some, a letter of recommendation towards you or out from your recommendation?
Carries the Meaning of Standing with
Commending Phoebe, Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea;
God Commending His Love Towards Us, Romans 5:8
In What We Endure Because We Speak the Truth and Will Not Bring a Reason to Stumble, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5
In What We Endure Because We Speak the Truth and Will Not Bring a Reason to Stumble, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5
The Troubles We Face, 2 Corinthians 6:4-5
2 Corinthians 6:4–5
but in all while commending ourselves as ministers of God in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
in wounds, in prisons, in disturbances, in toils, in sleeplessness, in fasting,
In Patients - Holding out under circumstances
Affliction - Tribulation (Under Pressure)
In Necessities - Under Compulsion
Why Paul Preached the Gospel, 1 Corinthians 9:16
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel.
The necessity for the law to change when the priesthood changed, Hebrews 7:12
For when the priesthood is changed, of necessity there takes place a change of law also.
Distress - In a Narrow Space
Cannot Separate Us from Christ, Romans 8:35
Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
Being Content in Distress, 2 Corinthians 12:10
Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Wounds - blows or strikes
Paul and Silas in Philippi, Acts 16:23
When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
Often Paul was Beaten, 2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death.
In Prison
Peter imprisoned by Herod, Acts 12:6
On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison.
Old Testament Saints, Hebrews 11:36
and others experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment.
Disturbances - In a State of disorder, instability
God is not the God of Confusion, 1 Corinthians 14:33
for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
Disturbances Caused by the Flesh Among the Saints, 2 Corinthians 12:20
For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may find you to be not what I wish and may be found by you to be not what you wish; that perhaps there will be strife, jealousy, angry tempers, disputes, slanders, gossip, arrogance, disturbances;
Where There is Jealousy and Selfish Ambition There is Disturbances, James 3:16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
In Hard Labor
The One Who Plants and the One Who Waters, 1 Corinthians 3:8
Now he who plants and he who waters are one; but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.
Our Toil Is Not In Vain, 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
Our Toil Involves Love, 1 Thessalonians 1:3
constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,
In Sleeplessness
In fasting - Not by Choice
How We Face Circumstances in Our Lives, 2 Corinthians 6:6
How We Face Circumstances in Our Lives, 2 Corinthians 6:6
2 Corinthians 6:6
in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, by the Holy Spirit, in an unhypocritical love,
In Purity
A Sincerity in What We Do
Our Life Shows What We Preach
The Simplicity and Purity in 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.
In Knowledge
God Manifesting the Sweet Aroma of the Knowledge of Him Through Us, 2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
The Knowledge of the Light of the Glory of God, 2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
In Christ Is Where Our Knowledge Resides, Colossians 2:2-3
Colossians 2:2–3
In order that our hearts should be encouraged, having been knit together in love and in all the riches of the understanding into a full experiential knowledge of the mystery of the God, Christ, in whom is hidden all the riches of wisdom and knowledge
In Long-suffering - A long holding out of one’s anger against unreasonable people
Among the Saints, Ephesians 4:2
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,
An Aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
In Kindness - Making Others Feel At Ease
It is the kindness of God that Brings Repentance, Romans 2:4
Romans 2:4
Or do you think little of the riches of His kindness, and tolerance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the kindness from God leads you into a change of mind?
Not Found in the Human Nature, Romans 3:12
Romans 3:12
All turned away. They altogether became useless. There are no doers of kindness, there is not even one.
An Aspect of the Fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22
Galatians 5:22 (NASB95)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
By the Holy Spirit
A Mind Set on the Things of the Spirit, Romans 8:6
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,
The Spirit Helps Our Weaknesses, Romans 8:26
In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;
Not With A Hypocritical Love
Hypocrite is a public actor
Our love is to be without hypocrisy, Romans 12:9
Romans 12:9 (NASB95)
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil (πονηρόν); cling to what is good.
Purifying the Soul for a love without hypocrisy, 1 Peter 1:22
Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,
The Instruments We Use, 2 Corinthians 6:7
The Instruments We Use, 2 Corinthians 6:7
2 Corinthians 6:7
in a word of truth, in inherent ability of God, through the armor of righteousness of the right and left hands,
A Word of Truth
Truth is seeing things as They Really Are
We Don’t Rejoice in Unrighteousness, but the Truth, 1 Corinthians 13:6
does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
Not Yielding to Those Who Bring False Doctrine, Galatians 2:5
But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
The New Man is Created in Truth, Ephesians 4:24
Ephesians 4:24
and put on the new man, which according to God has been created in righteousness and piousness of the truth.
An Inherent Ability of God
Where our faith resides, 1 Corinthians 2:5
so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Guarded by the inherent ability of God through faith unto salvation, 1 Peter 1:5
The Armor of Righteousness
Not fleshly weapons, 2 Corinthians 10:4
for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
Putting on the armor of light, 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.
The Conditions We Face, 2 Corinthians 6:8-10
The Conditions We Face, 2 Corinthians 6:8-10
Those Who Speak Against Us, 2 Corinthians 6:8
2 Corinthians 6:8
through a proper opinion and dishonor, through defamation and a good report, as deceivers and true ones,
How We Live, 2 Corinthians 6:9
2 Corinthians 6:9
as unknown ones and fully experientially known ones, as dying ones and look with discernment we live, as child-trained and not put to death,
Our Financial Condition, 2 Corinthians 6:10
2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but having much wealth, as having nothing and having all things.
Scripture Reading
Scripture Reading
In All Things Commending Ourselves As Servants of God, 2 Corinthians 6:4
2 Corinthians 6:4
but in all while commending ourselves as ministers of God in much patience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses
In What We Endure Because We Speak the Truth and Will Not Bring a Reason to Stumble, 2 Corinthians 6:5
2 Corinthians 6:5
in wounds, in prisons, in disturbances, in toils, in sleeplessness, in fasting,
How We Face Circumstances in Our Lives, 2 Corinthians 6:6
2 Corinthians 6:6
in purity, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, by the Holy Spirit, in an unhypocritical love,
The Instruments We Use, 2 Corinthians 6:7
2 Corinthians 6:7
in a word of truth, in inherent ability of God, through the armor of righteousness of the right and left hands,
The Conditions We Face, 2 Corinthians 6:8-10
2 Corinthians 6:8–10
through a proper opinion and dishonor, through defamation and a good report, as deceivers and true ones,
as unknown ones and fully experientially known ones, as dying ones and look with discernment we live, as child-trained and not put to death,
as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but having much wealth, as having nothing and having all things.