Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Wednesday Service, episode forty six.
Speaker 1: I'm your host, Josh Monday. If you're um me, I'm
Speaker 1: a Christian rapper, devoted husband and father, and an Army veteran.
Speaker 1: And this is brought to you by Cult of Conspiracy Podcast.
Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for tuning in. Sorry about
Speaker 1: the the blotched intro, but uh yeah, thank you guys.
Speaker 1: We are moving right along in Second Corinthians. Now we're
Speaker 1: on chapter four. Like I always do, like the shout
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Speaker 1: I go over First Kings Chapter four, through seven. It
Speaker 1: was a pretty good episode. I really enjoyed going through that.
Speaker 1: And like I said, tonight, we're gonna be going over
Speaker 1: Second Corinthians chapter four, so let me just go ahead
Speaker 1: and go over the intro for that. It says Second
Speaker 1: Corinthians four shines a light on the power of God's
Speaker 1: Gospel that transcends our weaknesses, trials, and afflictions. It encourages
Speaker 1: us to force on the eternal unseen realities and understand
Speaker 1: our sufferings in the light of the surpassing glory to come.
Speaker 1: As jars of clay, we are reminded that we carry
Speaker 1: the precious treasure of the Gospel, showcasing God's power and
Speaker 1: our frailty. So yes, interesting, I like the way Paul
Speaker 1: puts that were jars of clay. So let me go
Speaker 1: ahead and pull up on the screen two Corinthians four,
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Speaker 1: and start. Two Corinthians, chapter four, Verse one. The light
Speaker 1: of Christ's Gospel is what the title is. Therefore, since
Speaker 1: we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we
Speaker 1: do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden
Speaker 1: things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the
Speaker 1: word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth,
Speaker 1: commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Speaker 1: But even if our gospel is valied, it is valied
Speaker 1: to those who are veiled. I'm sorry, even if our
Speaker 1: gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,
Speaker 1: whose minds, whose minds the God of this age has blinded.
Speaker 1: It's a lowercase G, so obviously it's not talking about
Speaker 1: God is talking about the God of this age has
Speaker 1: blinded who do not believe, lest the light of the Gospel,
Speaker 1: of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God,
Speaker 1: should shine on them. So for we do not preach ourselves,
Speaker 1: but Christ, Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bond servant
Speaker 1: for jesus sake, For it is the God who commanded
Speaker 1: light to shine out of darkness, who has shown in
Speaker 1: our hearts to live the light of the knowledge of
Speaker 1: glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. So
Speaker 1: I like to read that whole section and kind of
Speaker 1: go over some notes. First we have Second Corinthians. Verse one.
Speaker 1: Paul begins by emphasizing the ministry he is. He and
Speaker 1: his companions have received by God's mercy. Therefore they do
Speaker 1: not lose heart. This underscores the importance of recognizing God's
Speaker 1: grace and our calling. And then and then in verse two,
Speaker 1: Paul stresses the importance of integrity and ministry, rejecting shameful,
Speaker 1: underhanded ways and instead setting forth the truth plenty renouncing
Speaker 1: deception deception. So let me just go ahead and check
Speaker 1: look into that real quick. It's an important renouncing deception.
Speaker 1: Renouncing deception is a significant theme in the Bible, emphasizing
Speaker 1: the call for believers to live in truth and integrity.
Speaker 1: The scriptures constant consistently highlight the importance of honesty and
Speaker 1: the rejection of falsehood, both in personal conduct and in
Speaker 1: spiritual matters. The Bible explicit condemns deception and falsehood, urgent
Speaker 1: believers to embrace truth. And Proverbs twelve twenty two, it
Speaker 1: is written, lying lips are detestable to the Lord, but
Speaker 1: those who deal faithfully are his delight. This verse underscores
Speaker 1: God's disdain for deceit and his pleasure in those who
Speaker 1: practice honesty. The New Testament further reinforces this principle. In
Speaker 1: Ephesians four twenty five, the apostle Paul instructs, therefore, each
Speaker 1: of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to
Speaker 1: his neighbor, for we all are members of one another.
Speaker 1: This command highlights the communal aspect of truthfulness, emphasizing the
Speaker 1: deception that deception harms not only the individual, but the
Speaker 1: entire body of Christ. So the Christian community plays a
Speaker 1: vital role in supporting individuals and their commitment to truth.
Speaker 1: James five sixteen advises, therefore, confessor sins to one another
Speaker 1: and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.
Speaker 1: This mutual confession in prayer foster and environment of accountability
Speaker 1: and encouragement, helping believers to resist the temptation of deceit.
Speaker 1: In summary, renouncing deception is a fundamental aspect of the
Speaker 1: Christian life, rooted in the character of God and the
Speaker 1: teachings of the Scripture. It requires a conscious deception to
Speaker 1: reject falsehood and embrace truth, both personally and within the
Speaker 1: community of faith. All right, perfect, all right, and let's
Speaker 1: go ahead. And I had a few more things on
Speaker 1: the light of the Gospel in tewod Corinthians four, verses
Speaker 1: three through four. The chapter highlights the spiritual blindness of unbelievers,
Speaker 1: whose minds are veiled by the God of this age,
Speaker 1: preventing them from seeing the light of the Gospel. Okay,
Speaker 1: so yeah, very interesting stuff there, And I have some
Speaker 1: more notes on on Psycho Crinthians four, verses one through six.
Speaker 1: It teaches that ministry of the Gospels should not cause
Speaker 1: believers to become discouraged despite hardship. The passage emphasizes integrity
Speaker 1: and transparence, parency and ministry, rejecting deception and instead openly
Speaker 1: showing the truth of Jesus Christ. It explains that those
Speaker 1: who don't believe are blinded by the God of this age,
Speaker 1: but God has shone his light and the hearts of
Speaker 1: believers to give them knowledge of God's glory in the
Speaker 1: face of Christ. And what I would say is, okay,
Speaker 1: held something happened. So some people believe that. Some people
Speaker 1: believe that verse right there that talks about the God
Speaker 1: of this age has blinded those who do not believe.
Speaker 1: Some people believe that that's speaking of God, which I
Speaker 1: don't know why they would think that, because it's actually lowercase.
Speaker 1: Let's see tewod Corinthians. For the pastor that I was
Speaker 1: listening to seem to four verse four. Let me see
Speaker 1: the pastor that I was listening to was staying that
Speaker 1: it's so let's see if there's two different So on
Speaker 1: tewod Christians four to four, the God of this age
Speaker 1: is understood to be Satan, who blinds the minds of
Speaker 1: unbelievers to the Gospel of Christ. This, oh yeah, so
Speaker 1: that's what That's what this guy was saying. So what
Speaker 1: the pastor was saying is it's not an excuse to God,
Speaker 1: you know, just because Satan is not literally blinding you.
Speaker 1: What he's doing is he's tempting you with sin and
Speaker 1: you're taking it and you're doing it. So this is
Speaker 1: kind of the message I kind of wanted to teach on. Sorry,
Speaker 1: I kind of I got sidetracked because I know somebody
Speaker 1: came on my show. They believe that was actually not Satan,
Speaker 1: but this. But I do think this particular verse is
Speaker 1: so so he blinds the minds of the Gospel. This
Speaker 1: phrase indicates the signific against influence over the world's presence
Speaker 1: system and the people in it. The verse explains that
Speaker 1: Satan blinds the minds of those who do not believe,
Speaker 1: preventing them from seeing the light of the Gospel. Now,
Speaker 1: if you see there's some people that there's some people
Speaker 1: that you see that are like I was at one time,
Speaker 1: and probably a lot of us were. I know, some
Speaker 1: of you maybe you know, have probably gone to church
Speaker 1: your whole life. And you know, you wrote wrote you're
Speaker 1: raised in a Christian home and you never veered away
Speaker 1: from the Gospel or never veered away from God. But
Speaker 1: people like me, like I was raised in a somewhat
Speaker 1: Christian home, you know, I mean, my my parents were Christian,
Speaker 1: but then they were you know, my dad was uh,
Speaker 1: my dad and my mom kind of were involved in
Speaker 1: you know, smoking weed, stuff like that. And you know,
Speaker 1: my mom was always good you know, did a great job.
Speaker 1: But I'm just saying my dad. On my dad's side,
Speaker 1: he kind of had some issues, you know, pornography, weed,
Speaker 1: and then my parents got a divorce. You know, there's
Speaker 1: all these different things I would tell you guys about,
Speaker 1: but I don't really want to get into my testimony.
Speaker 1: But what I want to say is I veered off
Speaker 1: from the age of fourteen all the way to probably
Speaker 1: like twenty six, twenty seven. So I was being blinded
Speaker 1: by Satan as well. I was thinking that all I
Speaker 1: got to do is just say, you know, Father, God
Speaker 1: of the name of Jesus, forgive me for all my
Speaker 1: sins and the past, feature and present, and I'm good.
Speaker 1: The next day I can continue to sin. And then
Speaker 1: right before I go to bed, just you know, case
Speaker 1: I die, Lord, please forgive me for all that sins
Speaker 1: I committed the past feature of the president boom, wake
Speaker 1: up again, keep sending the rest of the day. So
Speaker 1: I had just a whole totally was blinded to what
Speaker 1: the actual gospel message was. Okay, that's just an example
Speaker 1: of that. So it's not like I can use that
Speaker 1: as an excuse. Like God, the reason why I'm sinning
Speaker 1: is because Satan is blinding me, and he's like, Okay,
Speaker 1: no problem, you're good. That's not the way it works.
Speaker 1: I think that that Paul's just saying that. It says,
Speaker 1: but even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled
Speaker 1: for those who are perishing, because the wages of sin
Speaker 1: is death. So we are perishing when we're sitting right
Speaker 1: Whose whose minds the God of this age has blinded?
Speaker 1: Who do not believe lest the light of the Gospel,
Speaker 1: the glory of Christ, who is the image of God,
Speaker 1: should shine on them. So what happens I was that
Speaker 1: that type of person. What happened is God he kind
Speaker 1: of started slowly peeling back the onion and finally got
Speaker 1: to me and then you know, pulling me out of
Speaker 1: the sin I was in, you know. And when I
Speaker 1: went to Calbriy Chapel, I was assisted by my wife.
Speaker 1: My wife you know, had me, you know, kept telling me,
Speaker 1: you know, get up there to go to the altar.
Speaker 1: They're doing an altar call, and she keeps like nudging me,
Speaker 1: and I'm all like, I'm not going to go. That's embarrassing,
Speaker 1: and all this other stuff, you know, basically fighting spiritual
Speaker 1: battle in my mind at the time, right, And then uh,
Speaker 1: finally I went and you know, kind of just you know,
Speaker 1: kneeled down and just felt like a way it was
Speaker 1: lifted off of me, you know. And and I'm not
Speaker 1: saved by that, okay, but that's basically just giving God
Speaker 1: an opportunity to know, like, hey, I'm ready to uh submit,
Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So that's what I felt
Speaker 1: that was, and so he started working on me, you know,
Speaker 1: And and that's what it That's what it for me,
Speaker 1: that's what it took. Other people different, But I was
Speaker 1: blinded by by Satan, right, he was blinding me from
Speaker 1: the Gospel because I was getting blinded by the sins
Speaker 1: I was doing. And the more you sin, the more
Speaker 1: you separate from God. So that's how that Satan is
Speaker 1: blinding you. He's having you sin, you're being you're not
Speaker 1: you're not being obedient to God. That's how you're getting blinded.
Speaker 1: So that's what's happening. And that's what happened to me.
Speaker 1: And I'm sure there's a lot of you out there
Speaker 1: that maybe did go away from God for a while
Speaker 1: and not then came back, and that's that's I feel
Speaker 1: like I was blinded. Now some of you, like I said,
Speaker 1: have been following the Lord the whole time and never
Speaker 1: really had any issues with sin and didn't. You're not
Speaker 1: not saying that you don't sin at all, but you
Speaker 1: probably didn't have any major sins that were kind of
Speaker 1: weighing you down like I had. So yeah, so that
Speaker 1: would be an example of that. Just you know, I
Speaker 1: don't mean to get sidetracked there, but yeah, sorry, I
Speaker 1: kind of got caught up there. But when I read
Speaker 1: that verse, I was like, yeah, someone was trying to
Speaker 1: say that as God. But either I mistake that part
Speaker 1: or whatever. But I remember the pastor I was studying
Speaker 1: did talk about that that portion, and I was thinking
Speaker 1: about myself, you know, like, wow, I've been blinded before.
Speaker 1: So anyways, hopefully you guys kind of got the message
Speaker 1: I was trying to teach there. And then let's go
Speaker 1: back to Okay that some of the key themes that
Speaker 1: we could take from Second Corinthians two or four verses
Speaker 1: one through six don't lose heart. Believers should not become
Speaker 1: discouraged because their ministry is a gift from God and
Speaker 1: they have the hope of future glory even through suffering. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and James even talks about that going through trials and
Speaker 1: tribulations is going to create patients and and you know,
Speaker 1: and it's it's gonna you know, even going through suffering
Speaker 1: creates like a you know, like a diamond, Like is
Speaker 1: you crush a diamond or you press on a diamond.
Speaker 1: That's how when you press, press, press, it takes a
Speaker 1: lot of pressure to create a diamond. And that's kind
Speaker 1: of how it with your salvation. Sometimes in your walk
Speaker 1: with God, you know, sometimes you go through suffering and
Speaker 1: pain and then you get closer to God. You know,
Speaker 1: it doesn't bring you further away from Him. Right. So also,
Speaker 1: instead of using deceit or shameful methods, ministers of the
Speaker 1: Gospel should plainly set forth their truth to commend themselves
Speaker 1: to everyone's conscience. And yeah, so it also says here
Speaker 1: that the reasons some people don't accept the Gospel is
Speaker 1: not because of the message itself, but because Satan, the
Speaker 1: God of this age, has blinded their minds. And you
Speaker 1: can tell, like I mean, I do. I you know,
Speaker 1: I've debated atheists and I've debated people that don't believe
Speaker 1: in God, and you could tell that they are they
Speaker 1: are very heardhearted and stubborn about God. Right, So they're
Speaker 1: Satan is completely blinding them about any gospel message or
Speaker 1: anything biblical. When you read to them, it sounds like
Speaker 1: I'm going blah blah blah blah blah, or it's like
Speaker 1: it's annoying them. And when you talk about God, it's
Speaker 1: annoying them, and they think, Oh, they're trying to think
Speaker 1: of all these different ways to counter argument about God
Speaker 1: and things that he did in the Bible that they pick, like,
Speaker 1: you know, twenty five verses out of sixty six thousand verses,
Speaker 1: and like this is slavery. This right here, God killed
Speaker 1: these people in the flood. God did this. He killed
Speaker 1: all the wind menament of children of this tribe. He
Speaker 1: did this. And you know, it's as you could tell
Speaker 1: that they're not they're not understanding the context of any
Speaker 1: of that. Plus they're not accepting anything that the Bible says.
Speaker 1: All they're looking for is negative things that they feel
Speaker 1: like they could bring up the people to convince them
Speaker 1: not to believe the Bible. Right, So, I see it
Speaker 1: a lot. And then the christ centered message of this,
Speaker 1: the focus is not self promotion, but I'm proclaiming Jesus
Speaker 1: Christ as Lord, and as the ministers of servants of
Speaker 1: jesus sake. So yeah, all right, So and we went
Speaker 1: ahead and read verses one through six. So now let's
Speaker 1: go to verse seven through. We'll do seven through fifteen,
Speaker 1: and then we'll stop. Cast Down but unconquered, is what
Speaker 1: the title says. Two Christians, Chapter four, verse seven. But
Speaker 1: we have the treasure and earthen vessels, that the excellence
Speaker 1: of the power may be of God and not of us.
Speaker 1: We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed.
Speaker 1: We are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted but not forsaken,
Speaker 1: struck down but not destroyed. Always caring about in the
Speaker 1: body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life
Speaker 1: of Jesus also may be manifested in our body, for
Speaker 1: we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus's sake,
Speaker 1: that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our
Speaker 1: mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but
Speaker 1: life in you. Okay, And we'll stop there really quick.
Speaker 1: So treasures and jars of clay. Paul uses the metaphor
Speaker 1: of treasures and jars of clay to illustrate that the
Speaker 1: surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. And
Speaker 1: second Corinthians four, verse seven, and I think that earthern
Speaker 1: vessels is the jars and clay that's used. In a
Speaker 1: different version it says jars of clay, but here it
Speaker 1: says eurthern vessels. So I'm sure. Let's see, all right,
Speaker 1: let me check something real quick. Second Corinthians for verse
Speaker 1: seven and the let's see the NIV. Let's see what
Speaker 1: it says. Yeah. So in the NIV it says, but
Speaker 1: we have the treasure in jars of clay to show
Speaker 1: that this surpassing power of God and not from us.
Speaker 1: So yeah, so it says jars of clay and other verses,
Speaker 1: but it says earthern vessels in the New King James. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I just want to let you guys know that
Speaker 1: that's why it says that here in my notes. So
Speaker 1: it says, Paul uses the metaphor of treasure in jars
Speaker 1: of clay to illustrate that surpassing power belongs to God
Speaker 1: and not to us. This speaks of the fragilty of
Speaker 1: human vessels and the divine power within. Yeah. So, and
Speaker 1: we were made from what in the Book of Genesis
Speaker 1: were made from dust. And if you you know, if
Speaker 1: you broke our compounds down in a scientific fashion, a
Speaker 1: scientific way we have, we basically are would break down
Speaker 1: to dust. And that's what we go to too. So
Speaker 1: we do have a earthern vessel. So that's why it
Speaker 1: says that the excellent of the power may be of
Speaker 1: God and not of us. That's why it's talking about
Speaker 1: the power of God and not of us. So and
Speaker 1: then eight through nine perseverance in trials, despite being hard
Speaker 1: pressed on every side, Paul and his companions are not crushed,
Speaker 1: demonstrating resilience through God's strength. And then I told you
Speaker 1: guys about perseverance in trials, and it's actually going to
Speaker 1: be in James one Versus two through four, where it says, considered,
Speaker 1: consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you're when you
Speaker 1: encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the
Speaker 1: testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish
Speaker 1: its work. That's the end of the verse. Allow perseverance
Speaker 1: to finish at work, so that you may be mature
Speaker 1: and completely not lack and anything. I'm sorry, that's the
Speaker 1: finish of the verse that's going to be first James h.
Speaker 1: Two through four. This passage highlights that trials are a
Speaker 1: means through which God refines and matures as people. And
Speaker 1: if you were like a pottery, he was like a
Speaker 1: potter kind of putting together this pottery, then that's kind
Speaker 1: of how he's molding you is through trials and tribulations, right,
Speaker 1: And that's what happens. We go through that, and then
Speaker 1: we become stronger. You know, what doesn't kill you makes
Speaker 1: you stronger, is what some people would say. But you
Speaker 1: know that's it's it's really interesting. And then we have
Speaker 1: Romans Vibe verses three through five. It says not only that,
Speaker 1: but we also rejoice in our sufferings because we know
Speaker 1: that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character and character, hope, and
Speaker 1: hope does not disappoint us because God's love has been
Speaker 1: poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who
Speaker 1: has been given to us. Okay, yes, amen to that.
Speaker 1: So yeah, I just wanted to go over that because
Speaker 1: part of that verse is talking about perseverance and trial
Speaker 1: perseverance or sorry, perseverance in trials. Okay, so right, we
Speaker 1: have that, and let me just check my other notes
Speaker 1: and see if I have anything for four through seven.
Speaker 1: So Second Corinthians four versus seventh through Actually I'm going
Speaker 1: to do first. I'm going to do thirteen through fifteen,
Speaker 1: and then I'll go back to my notes and kind
Speaker 1: of go over a few meanings of the passage and thirteen.
Speaker 1: Second Corinthians four, verse thirteen. And since we have the
Speaker 1: same spirit of faith according to what is written, I
Speaker 1: believe that. Therefore I spoke, we also believe and therefore
Speaker 1: speak knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus
Speaker 1: will also raise us up with Jesus and will present
Speaker 1: us present us with you, for all things are for
Speaker 1: your sakes, and grace having spread through the many, may
Speaker 1: cause thanksgiving to a bound to the glory of God. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I just want to go over that. So let
Speaker 1: me just go over so sewod. Corinthians four verses seven
Speaker 1: through fifteen explains that the gospel power comes from God,
Speaker 1: not from the believers, which I talked about earlier. Despite suffering, persecution,
Speaker 1: and weakness, believers are not crust or destroyed because of
Speaker 1: the power and endure is from God. This passage encourages
Speaker 1: perseverance by showing that suffering is purposeful revealing God's power
Speaker 1: and the life of Jesus in and through believers for
Speaker 1: the benefit of others. I already talked about the treasure
Speaker 1: in the Jar's clay Believers affliction and power. Believers are
Speaker 1: afflicted in every way, but not crust. Their struggles like
Speaker 1: being perplexed, persecuted, or struck down, don't lead to total
Speaker 1: despair or destruction because the power of keep going comes
Speaker 1: from God life and death. The suffering is so that
Speaker 1: the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our
Speaker 1: mortal bodies by constantly facing hardship. Even when death, even death,
Speaker 1: the life of Jesus is powerfully revealed through them. Death
Speaker 1: is at the same time at at work in some
Speaker 1: of them, sustaining hope. The passagesters believers that they should
Speaker 1: not lose heart because the hardship are light and momentary
Speaker 1: compared to the eternal glory that awaits your hope for
Speaker 1: future glory, and the glory of God displayed now sustains
Speaker 1: them through their difficulties. Okay, so next we're going to
Speaker 1: have We're going to read sixteen through eighteen. It's going
Speaker 1: to be tewod Corinthians four, verse sixteen, seeing the invisible. Therefore,
Speaker 1: we do not lose heart, even though our outward man
Speaker 1: is perishing. Yet the inward man is being renewed day
Speaker 1: by day. For our light affliction, which is but for
Speaker 1: a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding
Speaker 1: and eternal weight of glory. While we do not look
Speaker 1: at things which are seen, but at the things which
Speaker 1: are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary,
Speaker 1: but with the things that are not seen are eternal.
Speaker 1: So obviously at the end there he's saying, for the
Speaker 1: things which are seen, like all the all the physical,
Speaker 1: the materialistic, the things that we're able to see with
Speaker 1: their eyes, they're all going to be temporary, even though
Speaker 1: we cherish those things the most in some cases, like
Speaker 1: a lot of people cherish these things they see with
Speaker 1: their eyes, their their you know, their house, their car,
Speaker 1: their brand new refrigerator, their brand new TV, their brand
Speaker 1: new vehicle outside. You know, all these things that you
Speaker 1: can physically see and touch. You know, those are the
Speaker 1: things that a lot of people put a lot of
Speaker 1: their trusts, their love, their time into. But the things
Speaker 1: that are not seen are eternal, which are going to
Speaker 1: be you know, we're supposed to be looking towards the
Speaker 1: Kingdom of heaven, you know, always we're supposed to always
Speaker 1: be building up treasures in heaven. But what happens with
Speaker 1: a lot of us is we build up all these
Speaker 1: treasures on earth and then we think that we could
Speaker 1: put them all into a U haul and kind of
Speaker 1: you know, strap it, strap it to the hearst, and
Speaker 1: be like, all right, God, I'm coming. I just got
Speaker 1: all my things from my earthly house and all these
Speaker 1: things I got to bring with me to heaven. And
Speaker 1: that's not the way it works, you know. You got
Speaker 1: to drop all those things. Even when Jesus was talking
Speaker 1: to that gentleman and said that sell everything you have
Speaker 1: to the poor and follow me, and he's like, oh,
Speaker 1: hold on, I'll come back to you. You know. You know,
Speaker 1: it's sometimes it has to be like that, you know.
Speaker 1: And I think that for a lot of us, we
Speaker 1: have idols in our lives that are sometimes preventing us
Speaker 1: from fully be invested in God, right fully concentrating on God,
Speaker 1: because we have these little idols that are holding us back.
Speaker 1: And that's usually stuff that's in the temporary, the physical
Speaker 1: world that's causing that. So I think it's important, you know,
Speaker 1: And that's that's an eternal perspective, is what that's called.
Speaker 1: And Paul contrasts the temporary nature of earthly afflictions with
Speaker 1: the eternal glory that awaits believers encourage encouraging a focus
Speaker 1: on the unseen and eternal, and that goes with sin too.
Speaker 1: That's another thing is you know, you have these fleshly
Speaker 1: desires that you have in you, and then you have
Speaker 1: a spirit in you, and sometimes you instead of following
Speaker 1: the you know, the flesh ends up being this giant
Speaker 1: pit bowl with these massive teeth, and then your spirits
Speaker 1: like a little cocker spaniel and your flesh is like,
Speaker 1: get over here. And then you're like, I'm gonna read
Speaker 1: my Bible. Your flesh is like, no, you're not. You're
Speaker 1: gonna go here. You're gonna do this, you know. And
Speaker 1: if your flesh controls you too much, or your flesh
Speaker 1: shouldn't be controlling you too much, the thing is because
Speaker 1: you're not feeding the spirit when you read the Bible
Speaker 1: like this, like we do on the show, and like
Speaker 1: you do at your house. And you know, when you're
Speaker 1: studying from pastors or you're going to church, you're starting
Speaker 1: to feed the spirit, so that that flesh that was
Speaker 1: so massive and big before starts kind of shrinking down.
Speaker 1: So now you're feeding the spirit, and then you want this,
Speaker 1: You want this flesh to stop being fed so much.
Speaker 1: That's why God talks about fasting, right. He wants you
Speaker 1: to fast because your flesh is so used to eating
Speaker 1: and eating and eating and eating that when you starve
Speaker 1: the flesh, that's when the spirit starts coming out. Right.
Speaker 1: And now I need to take my own advice because
Speaker 1: I need it fast too. I don't know, I don't
Speaker 1: know fast. But this is just an example I'm telling
Speaker 1: you of what we're talking about here. So that's what happens.
Speaker 1: You have a cocker spaniel spirit and a giant pit
Speaker 1: bull flesh. As soon as the spirit wants to go
Speaker 1: and do something that's spiritual and wants you to read
Speaker 1: the Bible, that wants you to pray, and wants you
Speaker 1: to do this, your flesh starts telling you, oh, no,
Speaker 1: you need to look at your phone. You need to
Speaker 1: look at social media. You need to watch TV. You
Speaker 1: need to watch the game. You need to go to
Speaker 1: your friend's house play Madden Football. You need to go
Speaker 1: do this like all these things start. You know, your
Speaker 1: flesh wants you to do, you know, masturbation, smoking weed,
Speaker 1: drinking with your friends, alcohol, going to the bars, all
Speaker 1: these different things your flesh wants to do. And then
Speaker 1: your spirit's over here like not just sitting in the
Speaker 1: corner because it's not being fed. And that's what this does.
Speaker 1: When you read the Bible like this, and you study
Speaker 1: the Bible, and you know what happens is that flesh
Speaker 1: starts getting starts getting starts getting stuck at the corner
Speaker 1: where he's like, help me, and then your spirits over
Speaker 1: here like the pit bull, and your flesh is like, no,
Speaker 1: don't and your spirit's like, no, you you ain't gonna
Speaker 1: take over this time. No, this is this is That's
Speaker 1: why I think that's what I try to use, you know,
Speaker 1: working out and dieting and use these certain things for
Speaker 1: that myself. I don't say you have to do that,
Speaker 1: but that's certain thing, you know, because your flesh is like,
Speaker 1: don't get up, keep sleeping, don't wake up at five o'clock,
Speaker 1: wake up before five point fifty. That way you can
Speaker 1: just go, you know, jump in the shower and go
Speaker 1: straight to work. You know, eat this, eat that, eat
Speaker 1: all these things and keep eating and eat and eat,
Speaker 1: you know. And that's what that's what your flesh wants
Speaker 1: to do. And and my spirit's telling me, no, go
Speaker 1: work out, have discipline, and use that discipline for your
Speaker 1: spiritual walk, you know, and and use it for your
Speaker 1: walk to be obedient to God for the day, you know.
Speaker 1: And I'm telling you it's a constant battle, you know,
Speaker 1: it is. And some people that are spiritually dead, they
Speaker 1: don't even care, they don't even think about it at all.
Speaker 1: And they don't even really feel convicted if they're not
Speaker 1: reading the Bible. They don't feel convicted if they're not
Speaker 1: following God, because they're just it's just not something to them.
Speaker 1: But the more you read the Bible, the more that
Speaker 1: you are understanding the Word, and the more that you're
Speaker 1: exposed to in the Word, you start being held accountable
Speaker 1: for the things that you're reading. So as you're reading
Speaker 1: these things, now you know them, and God is like, hey,
Speaker 1: you know them. Now you've read them. And as you
Speaker 1: continue to study the Word that you basically once you
Speaker 1: know the whole Bible, and then you read it again
Speaker 1: and again and again, and you learn more and more
Speaker 1: and more by then your faith is so massive that
Speaker 1: your shield is gigantic, you're able to dodge the wiles
Speaker 1: of the devil. That's the whole point of this is
Speaker 1: to get that spirit to be that pitbull and you know,
Speaker 1: flesh to be that cocker spaniel. No, I don't want
Speaker 1: you to be quiet spirits just taking bites out of
Speaker 1: the flesh like it's nothing. So I just want to
Speaker 1: go over that because I think it's so important. I
Speaker 1: don't think there's enough people understanding that. I don't honestly,
Speaker 1: and I think there's a lot of people that put
Speaker 1: so much time and effort into the temporary, and including me,
Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like I would say, I'm
Speaker 1: way less than I used to be. But you know, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, when you have kids and you grew up poor,
Speaker 1: and then you you know, you get like a pretty
Speaker 1: good job and you work in the I was in
Speaker 1: the military, and I have a better job now and
Speaker 1: I have the podcast, I have a lot of things going,
Speaker 1: and you want to build a life for your kids,
Speaker 1: So you put a lot of time and effort into
Speaker 1: that because you didn't have things when you were a kid.
Speaker 1: That's how I am. So I didn't have things when
Speaker 1: I was a kid growing up, like not saying I
Speaker 1: didn't have anything like my mom and my dad did
Speaker 1: the best they could, but I didn't have like vacations
Speaker 1: and certain things like a whole bunch of them. We did.
Speaker 1: We went on a few like Disneyland, little things here
Speaker 1: and there. But I want to be able to provide
Speaker 1: for my kids, So sometimes I put a lot of
Speaker 1: emphasis in making my kids happy, my family happy, and
Speaker 1: and I don't think that's a bad thing necessarily, but
Speaker 1: I think it's definitely way more important to build up
Speaker 1: treasures in heaven. And I'm going to do my very
Speaker 1: best to continue to spread the Gospel, read the Bible,
Speaker 1: teach the Bible, and continue to do this as much
Speaker 1: as I can, you know, because I think it's important,
Speaker 1: and I think it's It helps me, you know, and
Speaker 1: it helps you, guys, which is the main thing. God
Speaker 1: doesn't need me, though, for sure. Let's see what it
Speaker 1: says on the top. Therefore, we do not lose heart.
Speaker 1: Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward
Speaker 1: mat is being renewed day by day. So obviously our
Speaker 1: out outward man is perishing, so our body is dying,
Speaker 1: Yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
Speaker 1: How is it being renewed by reading the Word of God?
Speaker 1: Is being renewed by the Holy Spirit, It's being renewed
Speaker 1: by learning about Jesus and learning about Yahweh right, and
Speaker 1: God the Father and the Holy Spirit and Jesus, learning
Speaker 1: through the Bible, and yeah, it's just you're get to
Speaker 1: renewed day by day, which is like, let's say, if
Speaker 1: you're dying of cancer or you're dying of whatever. You
Speaker 1: know you're dying of something, but you're saved and you're
Speaker 1: reading the Bible, You're being renewed day by day. Even
Speaker 1: though you might be dying on the outside, you're being
Speaker 1: renewed day by day. And then you know when you
Speaker 1: die you're going to be seeing God anyways, so it's
Speaker 1: like you're being renewed day by day. So that's kind
Speaker 1: of an example of that. Obviously that's an extreme example.
Speaker 1: But our outward body is perishing no matter what we say,
Speaker 1: it's happening. But our inward man or woman is being
Speaker 1: renewed day by day. And then seventeen for our light affliction,
Speaker 1: which is but a moment is working for us a
Speaker 1: fall more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we
Speaker 1: do not look at the things which are seen, but
Speaker 1: at the things that are not seen. So, yeah, and
Speaker 1: what we got to understand about this as well, there's
Speaker 1: there's things that are not seen that God is doing
Speaker 1: for us that we don't even know. There's demons, there's
Speaker 1: the devil is trying to tempt us and do certain things,
Speaker 1: and God is assisting us. You know. Can you imagine
Speaker 1: there's angels that are that are that are battling principalities
Speaker 1: of evil and you don't even know it around you,
Speaker 1: you know, between here and where God's thrown is located.
Speaker 1: And when you're praying, sometimes the angel could be taking
Speaker 1: your prayer to heaven. Like like the Book of Daniel says,
Speaker 1: some things could be happening that you don't even know
Speaker 1: about because it's the unseen that is happening. And we
Speaker 1: sit here and twiddle our thumbs and think that, you know,
Speaker 1: God's not doing anything, He's not helping us, when there
Speaker 1: could be a spiritual war happening in our kitchen now
Speaker 1: we don't even know about. So we need to appreciate
Speaker 1: those things and all. So just try to focus on
Speaker 1: the things that are unseen, like the eternal building up
Speaker 1: treasure in heaven, right, which I think in the next chapter,
Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, I do believe that it talks
Speaker 1: about the being a seed of Christ in just yes,
Speaker 1: it's going to be Corinthians five, tewod Corinthians five, verses
Speaker 1: nine through eleven, which we're going to talk about. Which
Speaker 1: that's kind of something I can kind of go over
Speaker 1: with you guys about about treasures in heaven, right, So okay, perfect,
Speaker 1: So I think that's good. Let me see if I
Speaker 1: have anything to talk about. Okay, I do have some
Speaker 1: stuff on my notes, okay. An eternal perspective is a
Speaker 1: viewpoint that prioritizes the eternal truths and promises of God
Speaker 1: over the temporal concerns and fleeting pleasures of this world.
Speaker 1: This perspective is deeply rooted in teachings of Scripture, and
Speaker 1: it's essential for living a life that aligns with God's
Speaker 1: will and purposes. The concept of eternal perspective is woven
Speaker 1: throughout the Bible, encouraging believers to focus on the unseen
Speaker 1: and eternal rather than the unseen and temporary. The apostle
Speaker 1: Paul emphasizes this in Tewodchristians four, verse eighteen. So we
Speaker 1: fix our eyes not as on the scene, but the unseen,
Speaker 1: since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen
Speaker 1: is eternal. This verse highlights the transient nature of earthly
Speaker 1: life the enduring reality of the spiritual realm. Heavenly citizenship,
Speaker 1: believers are reminded that their true citizenship are in heaven
Speaker 1: in Philippians three, verse twenty. But our citizenship is in heaven,
Speaker 1: and we are eagerly await a savior from there, the
Speaker 1: Lord Jesus Christ. This heavenly citizenship calls Christians to live
Speaker 1: as ambassadors of Christ, representing his kingdom on earth while
Speaker 1: anticipating their eternal home treasures in heaven. I talked about
Speaker 1: this earlier. Jesus taught about the imports of storing up
Speaker 1: treasures in heaven rather than on earth in Matthew six
Speaker 1: nineteen through twenty one. This is something I wanted to
Speaker 1: bring up earlier, but I'm glad this popped up. Do
Speaker 1: not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moths
Speaker 1: and rusts destroy, and where thieves break in and steel,
Speaker 1: but store up for yourself's treasures in heaven, where moss
Speaker 1: and rusts, do not destroy where thieves do not break
Speaker 1: in and steal. For where your treasures is there, your
Speaker 1: heart will be. Also, you understand that said deep cuts deep.
Speaker 1: You know so true? All right? It says this teaching
Speaker 1: you crazy to believe wes to investigate eternal values and priorities,
Speaker 1: and then a conclusion. An eternal perspective is a vital
Speaker 1: aspect of the Christian faith, shaping how believers view their lives,
Speaker 1: their purpose, and their future. By focusing on the eternal
Speaker 1: truths of scripture, Christians are empowered to live with hope, purpose,
Speaker 1: and a deep sense of accountability to God. All right.
Speaker 1: So that is the end of the chapter. Chapter four.
Speaker 1: We have some practical applications. We have one, two, three,
Speaker 1: four five today. One of them is embrace God's mercy.
Speaker 1: Recognize and appreciate the mercy of God in your life
Speaker 1: and ministry, allowing it to fuel your perseverance. Okay, recognize
Speaker 1: and appreciate the mercy of God in your life and ministry,
Speaker 1: allowing it to fuel your perseverance. Amen to that, live
Speaker 1: with integrity. This is a very important one. Commit to
Speaker 1: honesty and transparency in all aspects of life. Rejecting deceitful practices.
Speaker 1: This is very important. Yes, sometimes it's hard for some
Speaker 1: of us to speak up when we're feeling some type
Speaker 1: of way. Sometimes it's hard for us to kind of
Speaker 1: express ourselves. So we need to understand that just because
Speaker 1: it's hard to express yourself doesn't mean that you need
Speaker 1: to take a different route. It'd be non transparent and
Speaker 1: doing deceitful practices. Like let's say you don't want to
Speaker 1: tell somebody something so bad it's hard for you to
Speaker 1: speak up, so then you start doing something deceitful to
Speaker 1: cover up the fact that you can't speak. Don't do that.
Speaker 1: Just try to take a deep breath, pray to God
Speaker 1: that everything's gonna be okay, and just speak, you know, speak. Today,
Speaker 1: when I was at work, something bothered me. That happened,
Speaker 1: and I'm very happy, Go lucky guy. I'm very happy.
Speaker 1: You know, I work. I'm always in a good mood.
Speaker 1: But something happened that it bothered me. You know. I
Speaker 1: was like, it had to do with a lead position,
Speaker 1: someone getting a lead position over me, which is fine,
Speaker 1: but I was promised it for two years, so I
Speaker 1: kind of had to first of all, sit back when
Speaker 1: I found that out. I was like, let me just
Speaker 1: sit back. What do I do? You know? Do I
Speaker 1: go in there talk to my boss and kind of
Speaker 1: just say, hey, what happened? Do I go in there
Speaker 1: and try to go in there with a you know,
Speaker 1: hey maybe if I if I can't, you know, if
Speaker 1: you if you don't like look at me like a
Speaker 1: lead like it should be, then maybe I should go
Speaker 1: somewhere else. Or should I just go in there speak
Speaker 1: to him and just bring up how I feel and
Speaker 1: then see how it goes. That's the better way to
Speaker 1: do it, because sometimes I don't like to I'm very nice,
Speaker 1: so it's hard for me sometimes to be how do
Speaker 1: I say it, It's hard for me to sometimes it's
Speaker 1: hard for me to be transparent. I'll just say that.
Speaker 1: But I still did it. I went in there and
Speaker 1: spoke because I felt some type of way and I
Speaker 1: felt like I was not gonna feel better unless I
Speaker 1: spoke my mind. So I talked to him about it.
Speaker 1: I brought it up, and then he kind of knows
Speaker 1: where I'm at, and it's better to do that instead
Speaker 1: of being deceitful where I'm like, all right, I'm gonna
Speaker 1: go look for another job. Now, and I'm mad at them,
Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna tell him anything. Go look for
Speaker 1: another job and then burn a bridge in a way.
Speaker 1: Just bring it up to them and tell them how
Speaker 1: you feel. Okay. So shine the Light is another one.
Speaker 1: It's gonna be number three. It says, be intentional in
Speaker 1: sharing the gospel, praying for those who are spiritually blind
Speaker 1: to see the light of Christ. That's a very good point.
Speaker 1: So if people are spiritually blind, pray for them. Don't
Speaker 1: just judge them and say, all the guy's an idiot,
Speaker 1: look at me, he's a bad person. He doesn't believe
Speaker 1: the gospel. He's screw him. No, no, no, we need to
Speaker 1: pray for them because some of us that are your
Speaker 1: brothers and sisters in Christ right now, we're in that position.
Speaker 1: We were blinded by the devil. Like I said, no excuse.
Speaker 1: We were blinded because we were engaging in sin, you know,
Speaker 1: and getting further and further away from God ourselves. But
Speaker 1: just it's very important to pray for those that are
Speaker 1: blinded by the gospel, right, blinded by the word. Right,
Speaker 1: we're too blind to see the gospel. And then knowledge
Speaker 1: I could acknowledge, acknowledge your weakness, accept your human limitations,
Speaker 1: and rely on God's power to work through you. Yes,
Speaker 1: we do have a lot of human limitations, and we
Speaker 1: need to understand that we're not perfect. Even if you
Speaker 1: are going ten and oh against the devil right keeps
Speaker 1: on tempting you. I'm ten and oh, I'm doing great,
Speaker 1: you know, start saying that out loud, then you know
Speaker 1: what I mean. Like, what happens is you get your
Speaker 1: target gets bigger and then boom, you get knocked down.
Speaker 1: And we have human limitations, and we need to understand
Speaker 1: when you need to allow on God's power to work
Speaker 1: through you, maintain hope in times of trial, focus on
Speaker 1: the eternal promises of God rather than temporary hardships. Yes,
Speaker 1: in times of trial, focus on the eternal promises of God. Yeah,
Speaker 1: we gotta, we definitely have to do that. You gotta
Speaker 1: be reminded of the things in the Bible. That's why
Speaker 1: it's good to know the word of God, because if
Speaker 1: you know the word of God, you're gonna know God's
Speaker 1: promises and God cannot lie. So when you know God's promises,
Speaker 1: then when you're going through a temporary hardship, you're gonna
Speaker 1: know versus in the Bible that are gonna help you,
Speaker 1: because hey, God promised me this, and I know that
Speaker 1: God can't lie. He cannot lie Tightus one too, It's
Speaker 1: impossible for God to lie Hebrews six eighteen. When you
Speaker 1: know that and you know God's promises, the only way
Speaker 1: you're going to know God's promises if you read the
Speaker 1: Bible right and you learn it, then at times of
Speaker 1: trouble you're like, oh, I remember God promised this, so
Speaker 1: if I resist the devil, he will flee. James promised that.
Speaker 1: You know that scripture, So yes, it's good to know that,
Speaker 1: all right. So additional scriptures that connect we have Romans
Speaker 1: eight eighteen. I consider that our present sufferings are not
Speaker 1: comparable to the glory that will be revealed in US.
Speaker 1: Romans eight eighteen. Then Philippians three eight. And this might
Speaker 1: not be the version that this not the King James version.
Speaker 1: This is just a little note section that has additional scriptures.
Speaker 1: So if you read it and it's not King James
Speaker 1: or new King James, I apologize Philippians three verse eight.
Speaker 1: More than that, I count all blessings as loss compared
Speaker 1: to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ. Jesus my Lord.
Speaker 1: And then Hebrews twelve, Verses one through two. Let us
Speaker 1: run with endurance the race set out for us, fixing
Speaker 1: our eyes on Jesus, the Author and perfector of our faith.
Speaker 1: Amen to that. So now that is chapter four. We're
Speaker 1: done with that. Now we're going to be in chapter five. Perfect.
Speaker 1: Let me go to chapter five here and then I'll
Speaker 1: be doing an intro for chapter five. Here we go,
Speaker 1: all right? Perfect? So tewod Corinthians five provides us with
Speaker 1: hope and the promise of our heavenly dwelling and the
Speaker 1: reality of becoming a new creation in Christ. As we
Speaker 1: are compelled by Christ's love and reconciled to God through
Speaker 1: Christ's sacrifice, we are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation.
Speaker 1: Our transformation compels us to view others through the lens
Speaker 1: of God's love and the work of reconciliation. Okay, so
Speaker 1: let's go ahead, and who start reading. Let me take
Speaker 1: a drink? Okay. Assurance of the Resurrection two Corinthians five,
Speaker 1: Verse one. For we know that our earthly house, this tent,
Speaker 1: is destroyed. We have a building from God, a house
Speaker 1: not weighed with hands eternal in the heavens, For in
Speaker 1: this we grown earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation,
Speaker 1: which is from heaven. If indeed, having been clothed, we
Speaker 1: shall not be found naked. For we who are in
Speaker 1: this tent grown being burdened, not because we want to
Speaker 1: be unclothed, but further clothed, the morality may be swallowed
Speaker 1: up by life. Now, he who has prepared us for
Speaker 1: this very thing is God, who has also given us
Speaker 1: the spirit as a guarantee. So we are always confident,
Speaker 1: knowing that while while we are at home and the body,
Speaker 1: we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith,
Speaker 1: not by sight. We are confident, yes well pleased, rather
Speaker 1: than to be absent from the body and present with
Speaker 1: the Lord. It says, we are confident, yes well pleased,
Speaker 1: rather to be absent from the body and present with
Speaker 1: the Lord. So I know you've probably heard these verses
Speaker 1: quoted to you, especially if you have a loved one
Speaker 1: that has passed away. This one, for sure, you know
Speaker 1: one of them is going to be absent from the body,
Speaker 1: present with the Lord is one. Also, we walk by faith,
Speaker 1: not by sight. It's one of my songs if you
Speaker 1: look it up on YouTube. You'll see on my YouTube
Speaker 1: page Josh Bunny Music and Podcasts. Walk by Faith not
Speaker 1: by Sight. That's one of my songs. So I like
Speaker 1: that verse a lot. And then it says, so we
Speaker 1: are always confident knowing that while we are at home
Speaker 1: in the body, we are absent from the Lord. So
Speaker 1: as we're here on this earth and we're in this
Speaker 1: fleshly body, we are absent from the Lord. For we
Speaker 1: walk by faith not by sight. Okay, we are confident, yes,
Speaker 1: well pleased rather to be absent from the body and
Speaker 1: to be present with the Lord. So absent from the body,
Speaker 1: absent from the body, be present with the Lord. That
Speaker 1: is taken in a few different ways. Some people believe
Speaker 1: that that means that soon as you die, you're in
Speaker 1: the and you're going to go to heaven. You're in
Speaker 1: the presence of the Lord. Right, so your spirit is
Speaker 1: in the present with the Lord, present with the Lord.
Speaker 1: Now do you have your new heavenly body. Yet some
Speaker 1: people believe yes. Other people believe no, that doesn't happen
Speaker 1: until revelation. So there's a few different, few different interpretations
Speaker 1: of that. Okay. Some people believe that you stay sleeping,
Speaker 1: and you will be resurrected with Jesus when he comes back, right,
Speaker 1: So that's one of the thoughts on that. But yeah,
Speaker 1: I know that's definitely some verses that you've been quoted before.
Speaker 1: I've definitely been quoted that, and I do quote that
Speaker 1: for people that when someone does pass away, you know,
Speaker 1: absent from the body present with the Lord. Right. So
Speaker 1: that's something that I always thought and believed, but I've
Speaker 1: kind of studied deeper in it, and I've seen that
Speaker 1: other people have different interpretations of that. That's something that
Speaker 1: we need to look into. But let's look at my
Speaker 1: notes here. We have the earthly tent and eternal house
Speaker 1: Paul contrasts are temporary earthly bodies with the eternal dwelling
Speaker 1: God has prepared for us. For we know that if
Speaker 1: the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have
Speaker 1: a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not
Speaker 1: built by human hands. Let's look at a little bit
Speaker 1: more into that. The concept of earthly tent and eternal
Speaker 1: house is primary derived from the apostle Paul's writings in
Speaker 1: the New Testament, specifically in his second Letter to Corinthians.
Speaker 1: This metaphorical language is used to contrast the temporary nature
Speaker 1: of our physical bodies with the eternal nature of our
Speaker 1: heavenly dwelling biblical contexts. In Second Corinthians five, verses one
Speaker 1: through four, Paul writes, which we already read, and now
Speaker 1: we know that in an earthly tent we live, and
Speaker 1: it's dismantled. We have a building from God, an eternal
Speaker 1: house in heaven, not built with human hands, for this
Speaker 1: tent has not grown. I'm not going to read the
Speaker 1: whole thing, because we already read it. The earthly tent
Speaker 1: refers to our physical bodies, which are temporary and subject
Speaker 1: to decay. The imagery of a tent suggests something that
Speaker 1: is transient, that is not meant to last forever. In
Speaker 1: the context of Paul's ministry, tents were familiar structures often
Speaker 1: used by travelers in nomads. In fact, Paul himself was
Speaker 1: a tent maker. I think I'd gone over that with
Speaker 1: the guys when I was in Acts, Chapter eighteen, verse three.
Speaker 1: This metaphor underscores the temporary and fragile nature of human
Speaker 1: life on earth. Paul acknowledges the struggles and suffers associating
Speaker 1: with living in this tent. The groaning of that he
Speaker 1: describes reflects the human experience of pain, longing, and the
Speaker 1: desire for something more permanent and fulfilling. This groaning is
Speaker 1: not merely a complaint, but a deep yearning for the
Speaker 1: redemption and transformation promised by God. Now let's talk about
Speaker 1: the eternal House. In the contrast to the earthly tent.
Speaker 1: The eternal house represents the glorified, resurrected body that believers
Speaker 1: will receive in the afterlife. This house is not built
Speaker 1: by human hands, emphasizing its divine origin and eternal nature.
Speaker 1: It is a permanent dwelling, free from the limitations and
Speaker 1: sufferings from the earthly body. The eternal house is part
Speaker 1: of the hope and assurance that Christians hold rooted in
Speaker 1: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as Paul writes in One
Speaker 1: Corinthians fifteen forty two through forty four. So it will
Speaker 1: be the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable.
Speaker 1: It is raised imperishable. It is sown as dishonor. It
Speaker 1: is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it
Speaker 1: is raised in power. It is sown a natural body.
Speaker 1: It is raised in a spiritual body. So what is
Speaker 1: the theological implication? The contract between the earthly tent and
Speaker 1: the eternal house highlights the Christian belief and the resurrection
Speaker 1: and the life to come. It serves as a reminder
Speaker 1: of the temporary nature of earthly life and the hope
Speaker 1: of eternal life with God. This perspective encourages believers to
Speaker 1: live with an eternal mindset, focusing on the promises of
Speaker 1: God rather than the fleeting pleasures and pains of this world. Paul,
Speaker 1: what's a practical application? Understanding the metaphor of the earthly
Speaker 1: tent and eternal house can inspire believers to prioritize their
Speaker 1: spiritualize and invest in their relationship with God. It encourages
Speaker 1: a focus on eternal values and the pursuit of holiness,
Speaker 1: knowing that the present life is a preparation for the
Speaker 1: life to come. This perspective can also foster resilience and
Speaker 1: hope in the face of trials as believers trusting God's
Speaker 1: promise to the future and perishable dwelling. Okay, so that's
Speaker 1: very important for believers to know, you know, like I said,
Speaker 1: kind of the same kind of thought of focusing on
Speaker 1: the focusing on the the unseen, not the scene, right,
Speaker 1: So that's kind of goes along with that. And then
Speaker 1: living by faith, not by sight, walking by faith not
Speaker 1: by sight. The call to live by faith is emphasized
Speaker 1: as believers are to focus on the unseen eternal realities
Speaker 1: rather than the visible temporary world. For we walk by faith,
Speaker 1: not by sight. Tewo Corinthians five, verse seven. So let's
Speaker 1: go over. So we kind of went over a good
Speaker 1: amount there. Let's kind of get a little deeper, so
Speaker 1: Sewod Corinthians five, verses one through seven describes the Christian
Speaker 1: hope for the future, contrasting the temporary nature of earthly
Speaker 1: bodies tent with permanent, eternal dwelling in heaven which we
Speaker 1: talked about. Teaches that believers should live by faith or
Speaker 1: walk by faith not by sight, finding courage in the
Speaker 1: knowledge that death is not an end, but a transition
Speaker 1: to being in the Lord's presence. This hope gives us
Speaker 1: confidence despite life's trials as we look forward to a
Speaker 1: new glorified body that is superior to the current one,
Speaker 1: and then courage in the face of death. The knowledge
Speaker 1: of our future eternal home gives believers courage to face
Speaker 1: death They are confident because they know that when they
Speaker 1: are away from the body, they are immediately to be
Speaker 1: at home with the Lord. And then death is not
Speaker 1: something to be dreaded, but is a passage to glory.
Speaker 1: It is a transition from a temporary, earthly existence to
Speaker 1: an eternal, glorious one in the presence of God. And
Speaker 1: then Holy Spirit is a guarantee. The Holy Spirit is
Speaker 1: given to believers as a pledge and guarantee for the
Speaker 1: future inheritance that they will receive. This helps them to
Speaker 1: persevere in faith, knowing that what is to come is
Speaker 1: more real and lasting than they experience in this life.
Speaker 1: All right, next, next up, Okay, we're gonna be talking
Speaker 1: about the judgment seat of Christ. We're going to be
Speaker 1: in Second Corinthians five, verse nine. Therefore we make it
Speaker 1: our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleased
Speaker 1: to Him, or we must all appear before the judgment
Speaker 1: seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things
Speaker 1: done in the body according to what he has done,
Speaker 1: whether good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the
Speaker 1: Lord we persuade men. But we are well known to God,
Speaker 1: and I also trust we are well known in our
Speaker 1: consciousness so the judgment seat of Christ. Paul reminds us
Speaker 1: that all believers will appear before Christ to receive what
Speaker 1: is due for their actions. We must all appear before
Speaker 1: the judgment seed of Christ, as each one one may
Speaker 1: receive its due of the things done in the body,
Speaker 1: whether good or bad. Let's read a little deeper in
Speaker 1: the judgment Seat of Christ. It's also known as the
Speaker 1: beam a seed of Christ. So if you hear it, pastors,
Speaker 1: see be am seed to Christ. It's the same thing
Speaker 1: as judgment seed to Christ. Okay. It's a significant esteological
Speaker 1: event in Christian theology where believers in Jesus Christ will
Speaker 1: stand before Him to be judged for their works and service.
Speaker 1: This judgment is distinct from the Great White Throne judgment,
Speaker 1: which is reserved for the unbelieving world. The concept of
Speaker 1: the judgment seed to Christ is primarily derived from two passages.
Speaker 1: The first one is Romans fourteen, verses ten through twelve,
Speaker 1: which we are going to look at right now, so
Speaker 1: we have a better idea. Romans fourteen, that's thirteen, ten
Speaker 1: through twelve. It says, hold on me ten through twelve. Well,
Speaker 1: why do you judge your brother or why do you
Speaker 1: show contempt for your brother. For we shall all stand
Speaker 1: before the judgment seat of Christ, where it is written,
Speaker 1: as I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow
Speaker 1: to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So
Speaker 1: then each of us shall give account to himself. Therefore,
Speaker 1: let us not judge one another, but rather resolve this,
Speaker 1: not by putting a stumbling block or calls to fall
Speaker 1: in your brother's way. So and then in two Corinthians five,
Speaker 1: verse ten nine through ten nine through eleven, I'm sorry,
Speaker 1: for we must all appear before the judgment seed of
Speaker 1: Christ to each me receive his due for the things
Speaker 1: done in the body, whether good or bad the judgment seat.
Speaker 1: What's the nature and purpose? The judgment Seat of Christ
Speaker 1: is not a judgment or condemnation, but rather an evaluation
Speaker 1: of believer's life and service. It is a time when
Speaker 1: Will assess the faithfulness, motives, and actions of his followers.
Speaker 1: The purpose is to reward believers for their faithfulness and
Speaker 1: determine the quality of their works. The judgment is based
Speaker 1: on the grace of God and the believer's response to
Speaker 1: that grace through their actions and service. The outcome of
Speaker 1: the judgment Seat of Christ involves rewards for faithful service
Speaker 1: and potential loss of rewards for unfaithful In the Apostle,
Speaker 1: paul In one Corinthians three verses twelve through fifteen uses
Speaker 1: the metaphor of building materials to describe the quality of
Speaker 1: a believer's life. If this is a tewod Corinthians three
Speaker 1: verses twelve through fifteen, If anyone builds on this foundation
Speaker 1: using gold, silver, precious stones, hay straw, or his workmanship
Speaker 1: will be evident, because the day will bring to the light.
Speaker 1: It will be revealed with fire. The fire will prove
Speaker 1: the quality of each man's work. If what he has
Speaker 1: built survives, he will receive a reward. It is if
Speaker 1: it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself
Speaker 1: will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
Speaker 1: Only as if through the flames. Okay, so you might
Speaker 1: be saved. But this is like kind of like all
Speaker 1: your works are put into a fire, and then you'll
Speaker 1: be able to you know your gifts in heaven will
Speaker 1: be given to you. Is what a lot of people believe.
Speaker 1: The judgment see the Christ is okay, so it puts
Speaker 1: your works into the fire, and it's telling you whether
Speaker 1: you did these works in vain or you didn't, you know,
Speaker 1: if you did them for the Lord, or if you
Speaker 1: did them for your own self gain, or you know,
Speaker 1: you gave money to the poor, but then you told everybody, Hey, hey, guys,
Speaker 1: I just gave twenty bucks to this bum dude. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you're so good. I gave five thousand dollars to this charity.
Speaker 1: Oh you're so good. I go online. Oh, guys, I
Speaker 1: just I just donated money to the poor, and everybody, Oh,
Speaker 1: you're so good. That's your reward. Okay. But if you
Speaker 1: give money to the poor, and you give money to
Speaker 1: people and you don't tell anybody, and it's only between
Speaker 1: you and God and that person that you give money to,
Speaker 1: that's when you at the reward in heaven. Right. So yeah,
Speaker 1: using your gifts that God has given you for good
Speaker 1: and not for self gain, you know. So yeah, it's
Speaker 1: very very important. And what's the implication for believers? The
Speaker 1: judgment sea of Christ serves as a motivation for believers
Speaker 1: to live lives of holiness, service, and dedication to the Lord,
Speaker 1: and encourages Christians to examine their motives and actions, discerning
Speaker 1: that they align with God's will and purpose. The anticipation
Speaker 1: of standing before Christ should inspire believers to pursue righteousness
Speaker 1: and to invest in eternal rather than temporal pursuits. And
Speaker 1: then the judgment See to Christ underscores the doction of
Speaker 1: eternal security, affirming that salvation is not at stake during
Speaker 1: this judgment. Believers are secure in their salvation through faith
Speaker 1: in Jesus. Christ has emphasized in Second and Ephesians to
Speaker 1: verses eight through nine. For it is by grace you
Speaker 1: have been saved through faith. It is not from yourselves.
Speaker 1: It is a gift from God, not by works. So
Speaker 1: that no one shall boast, or no man shall boast.
Speaker 1: The focus is on the believers stewardship and the rewards
Speaker 1: that follow faithful service. Conclusion, the judgment Seed to Christ
Speaker 1: is a pivotal event in the life of every believer,
Speaker 1: highlighting the importance of living a life that honors God.
Speaker 1: It is a time of accountability and reward, where the
Speaker 1: faithfulness of each believer is recognized and rewarded by Christ
Speaker 1: him self. Okay, perfect, all right, we went through that.
Speaker 1: I think that's probably like a pretty good explanation. I
Speaker 1: don't know if I even need to go through some
Speaker 1: of these other notes, I may have nine through that's five.
Speaker 1: Let's see if I have anything good available nine through eleven.
Speaker 1: So this understanding of the judgment sey to Christ should
Speaker 1: drive them to persuade others to believe in the Gospel.
Speaker 1: Because the terror of the Lord is the sobering reality
Speaker 1: of this future judgment. It should be aiming to please God.
Speaker 1: Each person we rewarded according to what they have done
Speaker 1: in life, whether it was good or bad. Motivation for ministry.
Speaker 1: The terror of the Lord is the ad inspiring reality
Speaker 1: of this future judgment which motivated the apostle. Paul and
Speaker 1: his companions will work hard to persuade others to believe
Speaker 1: the gospel. So it should definitely push you to spread
Speaker 1: the Gospel message more, you know, ultimately, and also when
Speaker 1: you do things, do it out the goodness of your heart.
Speaker 1: And if you do certain things, don't brag about it,
Speaker 1: so no man shall boast. So if you do good works,
Speaker 1: don't boast, just doom and then leave it at that
Speaker 1: and say thank you Lord for the opportunity to do that,
Speaker 1: and just move on. It's not about you getting the glory,
Speaker 1: It's about God getting the glory, and its hopefully when
Speaker 1: you do do good works for somebody, then you tell
Speaker 1: them that all glory to God. Okay, all right, So
Speaker 1: let me just go ahead and read twelve through twenty one.
Speaker 1: And I have some notes for chapter seventeen eight or
Speaker 1: verse seventeen, verse eighteen, and some other stuff from twelve
Speaker 1: through twenty one. So be reconciled to God. For we
Speaker 1: do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you
Speaker 1: an opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may
Speaker 1: have an answer for those who boast in appearance and
Speaker 1: not in heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it
Speaker 1: is for God. For if we are a sound mind,
Speaker 1: it is for you. For the love of Christ compels us.
Speaker 1: Because we judge thus. And if one died for all,
Speaker 1: then all died, and He died for all, that those
Speaker 1: who live should live longer for themselves, but for him
Speaker 1: who died for them and rose again. Okay. Therefore, from
Speaker 1: now on we regard no one according to the flesh,
Speaker 1: even through we have known Christ according to the flesh.
Speaker 1: Yet now we know him thus no longer. Therefore, if
Speaker 1: anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. All
Speaker 1: things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
Speaker 1: Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us
Speaker 1: to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the
Speaker 1: ministry of reconciliation. That is that God was in Christ
Speaker 1: reconciling the world, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing
Speaker 1: their trespasses to them, and has commuted us to the
Speaker 1: word of reconciliation. Now, then we are ambassadors for Christ,
Speaker 1: as though God were pleading through us. We implore you,
Speaker 1: on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God, for he made
Speaker 1: for He made him who knew no sin, to be
Speaker 1: sin for us, that we might become the righteous of
Speaker 1: God in Him. That last verse is pretty deep. Let
Speaker 1: me go over some other stuff first, and then we'll
Speaker 1: get to that last one. That's very deep. The new
Speaker 1: creation in Christ, the transformative power of being in Christ
Speaker 1: oops is highlighted as believers are now made a new Therefore,
Speaker 1: if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Speaker 1: The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come.
Speaker 1: Let's look a little deeper in the new Creation in Christ.
Speaker 1: The concept of new creation in Christ is a profound
Speaker 1: theological theme found in the New Testament, encapsulating the transformative
Speaker 1: work of God in the life of a believer. The
Speaker 1: transformation is not merely a moral or ethical change, but
Speaker 1: a fundamental recreation of the individual through the power of
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ and the end dwelling of the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: So what I would tell you guys is think about
Speaker 1: when you were of this world. Think about how you
Speaker 1: have changed. Okay, I am a new creation, and okay,
Speaker 1: believe me. I know I'm a new creation because I
Speaker 1: know how I was before I got saved. I know
Speaker 1: exactly how I was. And also I knew how I
Speaker 1: was before I joined the United States Army, and I
Speaker 1: knew how I was after. So what happened is I
Speaker 1: got saved before I joined the army, like right before
Speaker 1: I joined the army, and then God was working on
Speaker 1: me to get physically strong, spiritually strong, get disciplined, and
Speaker 1: kind of start focusing on him. So I kind of
Speaker 1: had four or five different things going on at once
Speaker 1: in my life. Okay, where I'm getting the civilian stripped
Speaker 1: out of me. In the army, I'm in basic training,
Speaker 1: and I'm trying to go to church there because man,
Speaker 1: that's like the most best thing in the whole world.
Speaker 1: When you get to go to church on Sunday at
Speaker 1: basic training, it's the greatest. You get to go for
Speaker 1: one hour and you're just like craving God because you're
Speaker 1: getting treated so bad by these drill sergeants, Right, But
Speaker 1: you know, so yeah, I just know that I am
Speaker 1: a new creation. Okay. I could tell some of you, maybe,
Speaker 1: like I said, some of you might have been toting
Speaker 1: that line your whole life. And let's say you weren't
Speaker 1: a Christian, you were still toting the line. You weren't
Speaker 1: really sending that off there. I mean, I guess we
Speaker 1: all live different lives, but mine was pretty out of control.
Speaker 1: Party animal, wrapper, jumping on stage, you know, hosting hot
Speaker 1: body contests where women are dancing all around me. I'm
Speaker 1: up there wrapping and you know, on stage, trying to
Speaker 1: get all this just doing all this crazy stuff. Man,
Speaker 1: snorting cocaine before I go on stage and going up there,
Speaker 1: freestyling for people and trying to boast and brag and
Speaker 1: all the stupid stuff that comes with that kind of life.
Speaker 1: Drinking alcohol, all the drugs, lost, all this different things.
Speaker 1: All I'm just like now a new creation, you know.
Speaker 1: Now do I deal with spiritual battle still? Of course.
Speaker 1: But before I mean it's I mean, I was sinning
Speaker 1: like NonStop all the time, you know. So now it's
Speaker 1: just like God, I'm a new creation. The Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: is here and he's guiding me, and I have a
Speaker 1: moral compass and I know, you know, just you just
Speaker 1: kind of know how to navigate now, right, It really
Speaker 1: helps you, your new creation. And this is beautiful. God
Speaker 1: is so great. The theological significance of being a new
Speaker 1: creation is rooted in the redentive work of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: Through his death and resurrection, believers are not only forgiven
Speaker 1: for their sins, but also given a new identity. This
Speaker 1: transformation is described in Ephesians four twenty two through twenty four,
Speaker 1: which I wanted to go over for you, guys. Put
Speaker 1: off your formal way of life, your old self, which
Speaker 1: is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be renewed
Speaker 1: in the spirit of your minds, and to be put
Speaker 1: in a new self created to be like God in
Speaker 1: our true righteousness and holiness. The new creation is also
Speaker 1: linked to the concept of regeneration or being born again,
Speaker 1: as Jesus explained to Nicodemus in John three three through seven.
Speaker 1: The spiritual rebirth is the work of the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: who imparts new life to the believer, enabling them to
Speaker 1: live in accordance with God's will. In summary, the new
Speaker 1: creation in Christ is a central tenet of Christian faith,
Speaker 1: emphasizing the transformed power of the Gospel and the believer's
Speaker 1: new identity and purpose in Christ. It is both a
Speaker 1: present reality and a future hope, sharing the believer's life
Speaker 1: and destiny perfect So when over that and then in
Speaker 1: two Corinthians five, verse eighteen, Paul speaks of the ministry
Speaker 1: and trusted to us to reconcile others to God through Christ.
Speaker 1: All this is from God who reconciled us in himself
Speaker 1: through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. So
Speaker 1: what is the ministry of reconciliation? The concept of the
Speaker 1: ministry of reconciliation is deeply rooted in the New Testament,
Speaker 1: particularly in the writings of Apostle Paul. It refers to
Speaker 1: the divine mandate given to believers to restore the broken
Speaker 1: relationship between God and humanity through the message of the Gospel.
Speaker 1: This ministry is a central theme in Christian theology, emphasized
Speaker 1: in the Transformed and power of Christ atoning work on
Speaker 1: the Cross. So what does that mean to what does
Speaker 1: it mean to restore the broken relationship between God and humanity? Well,
Speaker 1: the broken relationship is that we are sin We're sinful, right,
Speaker 1: so we can't be in the presence of God. We're
Speaker 1: not holy. God is holy, right, So the only way
Speaker 1: that we could be in the presence of God and
Speaker 1: pray to God and speak to God is for what
Speaker 1: Jesus did on the cross. He became the mediator between
Speaker 1: us and God. So we're speaking in the name of
Speaker 1: Jesus to pray to God. I always talk about this, right,
Speaker 1: He bridged the chasm between us and God through his
Speaker 1: death and resurrection. That is one of the central themes
Speaker 1: in Christian theology that I think a lot of people
Speaker 1: forget about. They know about the Gospel, they know that
Speaker 1: we're forgiven for our sins. They that's all fine and dandy,
Speaker 1: But go back to Leviticus, go back to Deuteronomy, go
Speaker 1: back to David. What do you have to do? He
Speaker 1: had to put on the etho right, so and and
Speaker 1: kind of go on the temple to speak to God
Speaker 1: like it was kind of not the temple. I'm sorry
Speaker 1: he had to put the ephot and like kind of
Speaker 1: act as if he's a high priest like and he
Speaker 1: was speaking to God. So we got to understand it.
Speaker 1: It's a little different than back then where they had
Speaker 1: to have a high priest speak to God, and you
Speaker 1: know they had to It's just you know, now we
Speaker 1: have a high priest, which is Jesus Christ. You know,
Speaker 1: he's our high priest, right says in the Hebrews. So
Speaker 1: we have an eternal high priest and we're able to
Speaker 1: speak to God now. So he bridged the gap or
Speaker 1: the restored the broken relationship between God and humanity. I
Speaker 1: think that's kind of enough there. So what's the role
Speaker 1: of the church in ministry of reconciliation? The Church as
Speaker 1: a body of Christ plays a pivotal role in the
Speaker 1: ministry of reconciliation. It serves as a community or The
Speaker 1: reconciling work of Christ is both proclaimed and practiced through preaching, teaching,
Speaker 1: and acts of service. The church is called to be
Speaker 1: living testimony of God's reconciling power. In summary, the ministry
Speaker 1: of reconciliation is a divine calling for believers to participate
Speaker 1: in God's reductive plan, sharing the message of peace and
Speaker 1: restoration through Jesus Christ with a word in need of
Speaker 1: hope and healing. Okay, so very important, and let's see
Speaker 1: if I have anything else here. I got a couple
Speaker 1: of key themes so that the new creation which when
Speaker 1: someone in Christ, wait, let me see them make sure. Yeah,
Speaker 1: when someone in Christ, there are a new creation, which
Speaker 1: changes how they view themselves and others. This means not
Speaker 1: judging by outward appearance or hourly success, but by God's
Speaker 1: work and reconciliation. Being ambassadors for Christ. Believers are called
Speaker 1: to be ambassadors for Christ, delivering a message of reconciliation
Speaker 1: from God, not trying to please the people they are
Speaker 1: speaking to, but the King who sent them reconciliation. The core.
Speaker 1: We already talk about that substitutionary atonement. This is the
Speaker 1: concept in verse twenty one. It says for we are
Speaker 1: made Oh yeah, I like that. Let's see what's up
Speaker 1: with this. This is a concept in verse twenty where Jesus,
Speaker 1: who was without sin, took the punishment and wrath of
Speaker 1: human sin so that believers can be made righteous in
Speaker 1: God's eyes. It's exactly what I was talking about. Where God,
Speaker 1: where Jesus bridged the gap between us and God. He's
Speaker 1: a mediator. He's like a bridge. Now we're able to
Speaker 1: speak to God straight. Let's go straight to the source.
Speaker 1: A new perspective on suffering that the passage also addresses
Speaker 1: the believer's mortal vulnerability. Paul compares the body to a tent,
Speaker 1: a temporary earthly house. Even if the tent is destroyed,
Speaker 1: there's eternal hope of a permanent building from God in heaven. Okay,
Speaker 1: so we completed Two Corinthians five, chapter five, and see
Speaker 1: what it says. For He made him who knew no
Speaker 1: sin be sin for us, to be sin for us. Well,
Speaker 1: so he took on all of our sin on that
Speaker 1: cross and made it so we could be forgiven. Then
Speaker 1: we might become the righteous, be the righteous of God
Speaker 1: and Him. Yes, we are righteous through Jesus. Very important,
Speaker 1: So let's go over some practical applications. We have five
Speaker 1: embraced eternal perspective. Live with the awareness that our true
Speaker 1: home is in heaven, which should influence our priorities and
Speaker 1: decisions on earth. Number two, cultivate faith over sight. Practice
Speaker 1: trusting God in all circumstances, even when the path is unclear,
Speaker 1: knowing that He is faithful. Number three, Prepare for accountability.
Speaker 1: Reflect on your life and actions, understanding that you will
Speaker 1: you will give an account to Christ for how you lived.
Speaker 1: Number four. Live as a new creation. Let go of
Speaker 1: past sins. Embrace your identity in Christ, allowing His spirit
Speaker 1: to transform your life. Number five. Engage in reconciliation. Actively
Speaker 1: participate in sharing the message of reconciliation, seeking to bring
Speaker 1: others into a relationship with God through Christ. Those are
Speaker 1: five there, okay, and next next would be additional scriptures
Speaker 1: that connect We have eternal perspective is found in Philippians
Speaker 1: three twenty through twenty one, talks about how our citizenship
Speaker 1: is in heaven of faith over sight. He was a
Speaker 1: eleven one. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for.
Speaker 1: And then we have accountability in Romans fourteen ten through twelve,
Speaker 1: which we went over earlier. We will all stand before
Speaker 1: the judgment seat new creation Galatians six fifteen. What counts
Speaker 1: as the new creation and reconciliation is a found in
Speaker 1: Colossians one twenty. Christ reconcile all things to himself, and
Speaker 1: that's in Colossians one, verse twenty. Okay, so there we go.
Speaker 1: We went over verse five. Now we're on verse six.
Speaker 1: Let me go ahead and not verse six. I'm sorry
Speaker 1: I went over chapter five. Now we're in chapter six. Yes,
Speaker 1: once again, I'm very tired. I'll try to do my
Speaker 1: best to finish this off strong. Okay. So Second Corinthian
Speaker 1: six underlines that this is the intro. Second Corinthian six
Speaker 1: underslines the depth of commitment and perspective and genuine Christian ministry,
Speaker 1: as well as the stark contrast between believers and non believers.
Speaker 1: As Christians, we are called to receive and reflects God's grace,
Speaker 1: to withstand challenges with faith and integrity, to love generously,
Speaker 1: and to separate ourselves from the world's corruption in a
Speaker 1: pursuit of holiness. Okay. The ministry of reconciliation. Paul emphasizes
Speaker 1: the urgency of accepting God's grace, stating for he says,
Speaker 1: in the time of favor, I heard you, and in
Speaker 1: the day of salvation I helped you. Oh sorry, I'm
Speaker 1: reading notes. All right, here we go, tewod. Corinthian six
Speaker 1: marks the ministry. Let's go ahead and read from the Bible,
Speaker 1: not my notes. Okay. Second Corinthian six, when then, as
Speaker 1: workers together with him, also plead with you not to
Speaker 1: receive the grace of God in vain. For he says,
Speaker 1: in an acceptable time I have heard you, and in
Speaker 1: the day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, Now
Speaker 1: is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation.
Speaker 1: So we'll stop there. The ministry of reconciliation, Paul emphasizes
Speaker 1: the urgency of accepting God's grace, stating for he says,
Speaker 1: in the time of favor, I heard you. In the
Speaker 1: day of salvation, I helped you. Behold, now is the
Speaker 1: time of favor. Now is the day of salvation. Tewod
Speaker 1: Corinthians six, verse two. This highlights the immediacy of responding
Speaker 1: to God's call. I think that's very important. Let's continue.
Speaker 1: Verse three says we will go. We give no offense
Speaker 1: in anything that our ministry may not be blamed. But
Speaker 1: in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God
Speaker 1: in much patience and tribulations and needs and distresses and
Speaker 1: stripes and imprisonments and tumults and labor and sleeplessness and fastings,
Speaker 1: by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the Word of truth,
Speaker 1: by the power of God, by the army of righteousness
Speaker 1: on the right hand and on the left, by honor
Speaker 1: and dishonor by evil report and good report, as deceivers,
Speaker 1: and yet true, as a known, and yet well known,
Speaker 1: as dying. And behold, we live as chastin and yet
Speaker 1: not killed, as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing, as poor, yet
Speaker 1: making any make many rich, as having nothing, and yet
Speaker 1: possessing all things. Okay, so let's see what's going on here,
Speaker 1: so verses four and five. We have endurance through trials.
Speaker 1: Endurance through trials, Paul visits various hardships facing in ministry,
Speaker 1: including in troubles, hardships and calamities and beatings, imprisonments and riots,
Speaker 1: and labor, sleep is nice, and hunger. In tewod Corinthians six,
Speaker 1: Verses four through five, these trials are met with perseverance,
Speaker 1: demonstrating the strength found in Christ. Okay, So, endurance and
Speaker 1: trials is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible. Were emphasizing
Speaker 1: the importance of steadfastness faithfulness in the face of adversity.
Speaker 1: This concept is deeply rooted in the understanding that trials
Speaker 1: serve a divine purpose, refining and strengthening the believer's faith.
Speaker 1: The Old Testament provides numerous examples of endurance and trials.
Speaker 1: Job is perhaps the most notable figure and enduring immense
Speaker 1: suffering while maintaining his faith in God despite losing, despite
Speaker 1: losing his wealth, health, and family, Job declares, through though
Speaker 1: he slays me, I will hope in him. His account
Speaker 1: illustrates the belief that God is sovereign and that human
Speaker 1: understanding is limited. Okay, we also have The Psalms also
Speaker 1: reflect the theme of endurance. David often pursued by pursued
Speaker 1: by enemies as facing personal turmoil. Rights wait patiently for
Speaker 1: the Lord to be strong and curacious, courageous, wait patiently
Speaker 1: for the Lord, Psalms twenty seven fourteen. This call to
Speaker 1: patience encouraged in the face of trials is a reoccurring
Speaker 1: exortation exhortation throughout the Psalms, and then James one verses
Speaker 1: two through three we read earlier about it's talking about
Speaker 1: emphasizing that trials or opportunity for joy because that refines
Speaker 1: the mature. The mature the believer refines and matures the
Speaker 1: believer's faith. Hebrews eleven also highlights the end of it
Speaker 1: in the in the Faith Hall of Fame highlights individuals
Speaker 1: who endure trials through faith, and then in summary, enduring
Speaker 1: and trials is a central theme that cause believers to
Speaker 1: remain steadfast and faith trusting in God's purposes and promises.
Speaker 1: Through the examples of biblical figures, the teachings of Jesus
Speaker 1: and the Apostles, and the ultimate example of Christ, believers
Speaker 1: are encouraged to view trials as opportunities for growth and
Speaker 1: deeper reliance on God. Okay, so all right, what else
Speaker 1: do we got? We got Characteristics of a godly life.
Speaker 1: In verse six, it says the passage outlines virtues such
Speaker 1: as purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness, and the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: and in severe love. These qualities are essential for effective
Speaker 1: ministry and personal holiness. Characteristics of a godly life. I
Speaker 1: could look a little deeper into that. A godly life
Speaker 1: is one that reflects the character and teachings of God
Speaker 1: as revealed in the Bible. It is marked by a
Speaker 1: transformation of heart mind, leading to actions and attitude that
Speaker 1: align with God's will. The following are key characteristics of
Speaker 1: godly life, supported by scriptural references from them from the
Speaker 1: Bible love for God and others. That's Matthew twenty seven
Speaker 1: thirty seven through thirty nine. Love the Lord your God
Speaker 1: with all your heart, and with your soul, and with
Speaker 1: your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment, and
Speaker 1: the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Speaker 1: Then we have obedience to God's word. A godly life
Speaker 1: is characterized by obedience to God's commandments. In John fourteen fifteen,
Speaker 1: humility and Second Philippians two, verses three through four, do
Speaker 1: not be out of do nothing out of selfless ambition
Speaker 1: or empty pride, But in humility, consider others more important
Speaker 1: than yourselves. Faithfulness he was eleven six. And without faith
Speaker 1: it is impossible to please God. Righteousness and holiness that's
Speaker 1: found in One Peter one fifteen through sixteen. But just
Speaker 1: as we as he who called us, but just as
Speaker 1: he who called you is holy, so be holy in
Speaker 1: all you do, for it is written, be holy because
Speaker 1: I am holy. And then prayerfulness, a life of prayer
Speaker 1: is vital for maintaining a close relationship with God. First,
Speaker 1: Thessalonians five sixteen through eighteen encourages believers to rejoice, always
Speaker 1: pray without seizing give thanks in every circumstance for those
Speaker 1: for this is God's will for you and Christ Jesus.
Speaker 1: Forgiveness is a critical aspect of a godly life. So
Speaker 1: forgiveness is the next one. If He's in four thirty
Speaker 1: two instructs be kind, tender hearted to one another for
Speaker 1: giving each other just as Christ forgave you. Then we
Speaker 1: have self control that's found in Galatians five twenty two
Speaker 1: through twenty three. And then we have generosity that's found
Speaker 1: in Corinthians nine, verse seven, and then perseverance that's found
Speaker 1: in James one twelve. Blesses the man who perseveres on
Speaker 1: a trial. Because he has stood the test, he will
Speaker 1: receive the crown of life that God has p almis
Speaker 1: to those who love him. And then second Corinthians nine seven,
Speaker 1: which is coming up. Each should give what he has
Speaker 1: decided in is hard to give, not out a regret,
Speaker 1: a compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. These characters
Speaker 1: rooted in the scripture provide a framework for living a
Speaker 1: life that honors God and reflects his nature. And now
Speaker 1: that's that's just good teaching points to go over. But
Speaker 1: the characteristics of a God in life Second Corinthian six
Speaker 1: is talking about purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness in the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. Okay, that's that's what it says in uh.
Speaker 1: Second Corinthians chapter six, verse six, if you read it, okay,
Speaker 1: all right, perfect, and then let's see if I have
Speaker 1: more notes on the section. Okay. So Second Corinthians six,
Speaker 1: verses one through ten serves as Paul's defense of his ministry,
Speaker 1: urgent believers to live as a worthy recipient of God's
Speaker 1: grace without receiving it in vain. The passage emphasizes the
Speaker 1: emphasizes the urgency of salvation, and includes Paul's resume of
Speaker 1: his apostolic hardship, beatings, imprisonment, riots, labors, and sleepness, along
Speaker 1: with his virtues purity, kindness, that love to show the
Speaker 1: sincerity and trustfulness of his work. Ultimately, it calls for
Speaker 1: believers to be holy and separate, to live out God's
Speaker 1: grace through actions, not just words. All right, there's a
Speaker 1: couple key themes urgency of salvation. Paul just Corinthians not
Speaker 1: to delay or waste grace that they have been given.
Speaker 1: Citing Isaiah forty nine to eight in the time of favor,
Speaker 1: I heard you in the day of Salvation, I helped you.
Speaker 1: Paul's ministry and hardship, Yeah, he talks about that. We
Speaker 1: already talked about that. The beatings, imprisonments, and riots. Paul's virtue.
Speaker 1: He perishes suffering with positive qualities to improve intagrity with
Speaker 1: his ministry. This includes purity, knowledge, patient's kind of the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit, genuine love, and faithful truth, which we already
Speaker 1: talked about. The believer's identity. The passage describes believers as
Speaker 1: poor but making many rich and having nothing and yet
Speaker 1: possessing everything, highlighting the paradox of Christian wealth and poverty.
Speaker 1: Living out God's grace, Believers are a called to make
Speaker 1: their salvation count through their actions in a life that
Speaker 1: reflects God's favor rather than receiving it in vain. Amen
Speaker 1: to that. So let's go ahead and continue. Now we're
Speaker 1: going to read eleven through eighteen. Be holy, It says,
Speaker 1: Oh Corinthians, we have spoken openly to you. Our heart
Speaker 1: is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but
Speaker 1: you're restricted by your own affections. Now, in return for
Speaker 1: the same, I speak to you as children, you also
Speaker 1: be open. Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers.
Speaker 1: For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion
Speaker 1: has light with darkness? And what a chord has Christ
Speaker 1: with belile? Or what part has a believer with the unbeliever?
Speaker 1: And what agreement has the temple of God with idols?
Speaker 1: For you are the temple of the Living God. As
Speaker 1: God has said, I dwell in them and walk among them.
Speaker 1: I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore,
Speaker 1: come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord.
Speaker 1: Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.
Speaker 1: I will be a father to you, and you shall
Speaker 1: be my sons and daughters, says the Lord all Mighty.
Speaker 1: So this is definitely a call to holiness, all right,
Speaker 1: So I'll go over a few things. So tewod Corinthian
Speaker 1: six verses eleven through sixteen is an exhortation from Paul
Speaker 1: to the Corinthian believers to be spiritually pure and separate
Speaker 1: from unbelievers, primarily not to be unequally yoked in close
Speaker 1: relationships like marriage and business partners. So real quick, I'll
Speaker 1: stop there. It is an uphill battle for those that
Speaker 1: are young that's not married dead listening. When you marry
Speaker 1: a woman and you are unequally yoked, you were going
Speaker 1: to have the biggest uphill battle. Because what you have
Speaker 1: to think about is when you have children. When you
Speaker 1: have children, you are and you're the man of the home,
Speaker 1: for example, and the woman is unequally yoke with you.
Speaker 1: And you want to raise your children up spiritually, and
Speaker 1: you want to start teaching them the Bible. And if
Speaker 1: you marry a woman that's a Muslim and you're a
Speaker 1: Christian because she's beautiful and you think she's hot or something,
Speaker 1: and you're like, cool, I want to marry her because
Speaker 1: I think I love her. And then you marry this woman.
Speaker 1: First of all, her whole family might be Muslim, and
Speaker 1: I'm just picking Muslim because that's unequally yoke between a
Speaker 1: Christian Muslim. Her family's gonna want you to convert to
Speaker 1: becoming a Muslim, and you're like, I'm Christian. So now
Speaker 1: you're sitting here with that type of thing going on.
Speaker 1: The woman's probably gonna want you to show the kids
Speaker 1: the Koran and raise them up Muslim, and you're gonna say, no,
Speaker 1: I want to raise them up Christian. So now you
Speaker 1: got this ongoing fight happening, Okay, And you know the woman,
Speaker 1: you're gonna want to make the Hopefully you can get
Speaker 1: the woman to convert to Christianity. Right, you're gonna have
Speaker 1: that's an uphill battle you're gonna have to fight. And
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to fight an uphill battle of her
Speaker 1: teaching the kids the Koran and you're teaching them the Bible.
Speaker 1: Now you got confused kids here, which one should I believe?
Speaker 1: So now you have some issues there. And the man,
Speaker 1: you're supposed to be the spiritual leader of the home,
Speaker 1: and now you're trying to lead the home and you
Speaker 1: can't because the woman's not coming with you. Now you
Speaker 1: want to take the family to church, and the woman's Muslim.
Speaker 1: She's like, I can't go to Christian church. I gotta
Speaker 1: go to my Muslim church. Now you got the wife
Speaker 1: going one way, you going the other ways. So it's
Speaker 1: not good to be to marry people that are not
Speaker 1: of the faith. Now, if a woman as a non
Speaker 1: believer and you're a non believer and you guys get
Speaker 1: together and then you guys get saved together, that's something different.
Speaker 1: But if you're a Christian and you're you're focused on
Speaker 1: on the Bible and you're following the word of God,
Speaker 1: and you're and and and then you're gonna you know,
Speaker 1: and now you're gonna be ready to meet a woman
Speaker 1: that's different, you know what I mean. Uh, you're gonna
Speaker 1: want to make sure that you you don't if you're
Speaker 1: saved and you're focusing on the Lord and you're you're
Speaker 1: not sinning and you're not and you're like basically, uh,
Speaker 1: fully saved and you're not married yet. Now you need
Speaker 1: to focus on finding someone that's equally yoked. Okay, Uh,
Speaker 1: don't go to a bar, just marry some get get
Speaker 1: with some girl and just you know, and and do that.
Speaker 1: That's not the type of lifestyle you want to live anymore.
Speaker 1: You want to make sure that you're finding someone that's
Speaker 1: that you're equally yoked with. Okay. Obviously, people are married
Speaker 1: right now that's probably listening to this show, and maybe
Speaker 1: they're they're a wife that maybe they're saved and their
Speaker 1: husband's not saved yet, and maybe he's not going to
Speaker 1: church or vice versa. Maybe the husband maybe I'm listening,
Speaker 1: maybe I'm speaking to a husband and the wife is
Speaker 1: not saved yet and she's not you know, ready to
Speaker 1: commit yet. You know, so you just got to kind
Speaker 1: of work on it. You know. Obviously you're already married,
Speaker 1: and you if you already have kids, now you're really deep.
Speaker 1: So I'm not saying to go and divorce somebody if
Speaker 1: they're not equally yoked with you. I'm just telling you
Speaker 1: that if you are saved and you're not married yet,
Speaker 1: you need to understand, do not get with someone that
Speaker 1: you're unequally yoked with. It is not going to be
Speaker 1: good for you. It's not gonna be good for you,
Speaker 1: and it's not gonna be good for your children in
Speaker 1: the future, believe me. But if you are married with
Speaker 1: somebody already, and you're already married and you know you're
Speaker 1: you're saved now and they're not, you just got to
Speaker 1: do your very best to work on it, you know.
Speaker 1: And you have to do your very best to be
Speaker 1: the spiritual leader of the home, and you also have
Speaker 1: to do your very best to be the spiritual leader
Speaker 1: of your children, all right. And the woman if you're
Speaker 1: if the woman is saved and the man is not,
Speaker 1: now the woman has to take that role because the
Speaker 1: husband isn't and she needs to be the spiritual leader
Speaker 1: of the home, and she needs to teach the kids
Speaker 1: until the husband sees you as an example and wants
Speaker 1: to follow that example, which should happen. You know, he
Speaker 1: should start feeling some type of way convicted. If the
Speaker 1: wife is taking the kids to church and he's sitting
Speaker 1: at home watching football and drinking. At some point, hopefully
Speaker 1: he feels convicted. But I see it a lot. You
Speaker 1: know where the wife is taking the kids to church
Speaker 1: and she's committed and she's going to Bible study and
Speaker 1: all this stuff, and the husband could care less, and
Speaker 1: you know what happens, and vice versa. You know where
Speaker 1: the wife is like that. So I'm just saying, guys,
Speaker 1: be very wise when making your decisions and choices in life.
Speaker 1: It can affect you for the rest of your life.
Speaker 1: Because if you meet a woman that is equally yoked
Speaker 1: and she knows Corinthians or certain parts of the Bible
Speaker 1: that talks about marriage and Ephesians, and she understands God's
Speaker 1: way of a marriage, you were gonna have a one
Speaker 1: million time easier, hopefully easier marriage. I'm not saying that
Speaker 1: every woman is going to be great. That's maybe Christian.
Speaker 1: I'm just saying, as long as she knows her role
Speaker 1: in the marriage, then it's going to help you tremendously.
Speaker 1: And in husbands. If a woman's going to meet a
Speaker 1: guy that's Christian, hopefully you know he's following in the Bible.
Speaker 1: He knows his role, she knows her role. Now that
Speaker 1: the marriage is going to be like how God wants
Speaker 1: it to work, and God will bless that marriage, you know.
Speaker 1: So yeah, And then with business partnerships as well, if
Speaker 1: you are unequally yoked with your business partner, usually hopefully
Speaker 1: people that are Christian have integrity and are not trying
Speaker 1: to be deceitful, and hopefully they follow some type of
Speaker 1: moral compass that the Bible teaches. So if you become
Speaker 1: a business partner with another Christian that you know is solid,
Speaker 1: you're gonna have a way better time handling a partner
Speaker 1: like that than having some dude that's a pagan or
Speaker 1: some dude that's a non believer. And then you're a
Speaker 1: believer and you're trying to do all this stuff and
Speaker 1: be nice to them, and that person's kind of not
Speaker 1: following integrity or having a moral compass, it's gonna be
Speaker 1: you're gonna be butting heads often. So Paul has some
Speaker 1: very good points here close relationships like marriage and business partnerships. Now,
Speaker 1: do you want to separate yourself from unbelievers at all times?
Speaker 1: How hard is that going to be? If you try
Speaker 1: to separate yourself from unbelievers at all times in this
Speaker 1: day and age, you're gonna be sitting in your home
Speaker 1: twiddling your thumbs because there's non believers everywhere. You walk
Speaker 1: out of your door, there's gonna be unbelievers everywhere saying, hey,
Speaker 1: how's it going, neighbor. And if you were like, oh,
Speaker 1: I'll talk to unbelievers. Sorry, you know, you gonna want
Speaker 1: to be a light in you in those people's lives,
Speaker 1: and you want to make sure that you are very
Speaker 1: good and nice to them, and you know, be good
Speaker 1: to them, and you make it so that you're a
Speaker 1: light for them to see, so that that Christ is
Speaker 1: shining through you, so that the unbeliever wants to become
Speaker 1: a believer. Okay. So Paul or just believers to separate
Speaker 1: themselves from worldly influences. And he's talking to the Corinthians
Speaker 1: at this time, there must have been something going on
Speaker 1: where the unbelievers were, uh, we're having an effect on
Speaker 1: these Corinthian church members. Okay, and we're it's a little
Speaker 1: different nowadays. There's so many you want to separate yourself
Speaker 1: from world. The influence is sure, but there's so many
Speaker 1: non believers in this world right now, in the United
Speaker 1: States especially, it'd be hard to not, you know, to
Speaker 1: separate yourself from from all unbelievers. You know, so, but
Speaker 1: but you don't want to be like best friends with
Speaker 1: a bunch of bes. And what's going to happen is
Speaker 1: eventually they're going to suck you into doing what they're doing,
Speaker 1: which is probably up to no good in some areas.
Speaker 1: Not saying that all non believers are no good, I'm
Speaker 1: just saying that, you know, there's a lot of non
Speaker 1: believers that don't have a moral compass, so they'll end
Speaker 1: up being like, hey, buddy, let's go out and drink.
Speaker 1: I don't drink. We'll just come with us, you know,
Speaker 1: just come to the bar is one time, no big deal.
Speaker 1: Your wife's not going to cary. You start going to
Speaker 1: the bar, and then all this other stuff starts happening.
Speaker 1: So you just want to be careful with that. And
Speaker 1: then so that's kind of what Paul's talking about there.
Speaker 1: Do not be unequally go together with unbelievers. For what
Speaker 1: fellowship as righteouses with lawlessness? So yeah, so a lot
Speaker 1: of unbelievers would have lawlessness. And communion has light with darkness?
Speaker 1: And what a chord has Christ with bleo or what
Speaker 1: part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement
Speaker 1: has the Temple of God with idols? For you are
Speaker 1: a temple as a living God. As God said, I
Speaker 1: will dwell in them and walk among them, and I
Speaker 1: will be their God, and you shall be their people.
Speaker 1: So yeah, So and he's talking about Oh, Corinthians, we
Speaker 1: have spoken openly to what the heart is open districted
Speaker 1: by us. So he's speaking to the Corinthians here. Okay.
Speaker 1: So something was happening in the Corinthian church that was
Speaker 1: causing this to happen. Okay, So he was trying to
Speaker 1: you know, I think that there was a lot of
Speaker 1: unbelievers that were causing issues in the church. So with
Speaker 1: the believers. So this is a call to holiness, be holy.
Speaker 1: So the concept of holiness is a central therem in
Speaker 1: the Christian faith, representing both the divine attribute and a
Speaker 1: calling for believers. Holiness is an essence, signifies being set apart,
Speaker 1: consecrated and dedicated to God. The call to holiness is
Speaker 1: a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, urging believers to reflect
Speaker 1: God's character in their lives. Okay, so I just wanted
Speaker 1: to go over that. The call the holiness pol his
Speaker 1: believers is said, right themselves from worldly influency, and do
Speaker 1: not be only gally. Ok Yeah, we read about that. Okay, perfect,
Speaker 1: All right, let's continue. The passage emphasizes that believers are
Speaker 1: a temple of the living God. This is in my notes.
Speaker 1: She'll live as his sons and daughters, separate sin and
Speaker 1: idle worship. The separation is not about avoiding all contact
Speaker 1: with non believers, That's what I was talking about, but
Speaker 1: avoiding compromising partnerships that would lead to spiritual decline. That's
Speaker 1: a good way to put it. You know, it's not yes,
Speaker 1: if there's if there's any way that sin is happening
Speaker 1: around you and you're compromising, you know, and you're starting
Speaker 1: to kind of just because you're around your worldly friends,
Speaker 1: you start compromising and doing their sin. Like I talked
Speaker 1: about drinking, going to the bar, maybe hanging out with
Speaker 1: your friends that are all looking at bad stuff and
Speaker 1: watching bad movies and all this other stuff that can
Speaker 1: happen when you get her on. You know, non believers
Speaker 1: avoid compromising partnerships that would lead to spiritual decline, meaning
Speaker 1: an interpretation be separate. The core message is a call
Speaker 1: to separation from sin and worldliness. Believers are urged to
Speaker 1: come out from among them and be separate because their
Speaker 1: righteousness has no fellowship with lawlessness, and light has no
Speaker 1: communion with darkness. Unequally yoked this metaphor from the context
Speaker 1: of a agricultural work where animals of different types of
Speaker 1: strengths are yoked together, refers to forming close, compromising relationship
Speaker 1: partnerships with unbelievers. Relationships this particularly applies to marriage, where
Speaker 1: a union with an unbeliever can lead to spiritual disagreement
Speaker 1: and compromise. That's what I was talking about, guys. There
Speaker 1: will be some spiritual disagreements, and she's not going to
Speaker 1: know her role in the marriage, not going to know
Speaker 1: the role in the marriage that God says for, you know,
Speaker 1: it's not going to know the role that God would want. Business.
Speaker 1: It also extends to the business relationship where a believer
Speaker 1: might be put in a position to compromise their faith, like, yeah,
Speaker 1: let's say they want to do some fraudulent activity. Let's
Speaker 1: say they want to do something where an paying back
Speaker 1: the bank, or they're doing something where they're lying to
Speaker 1: the bank, and it's all about money, you know. So
Speaker 1: you're like, oh, okay, go ahead, and now you're compromising
Speaker 1: your faith. There be the temple. The passage reinforces the
Speaker 1: idea that believers are the temple of the living God
Speaker 1: and dwelt by God himself. Therefore, they should not be
Speaker 1: defiled by contact with the unclean or their spiritual pursuits.
Speaker 1: The promise because believers are God's people, he promises to
Speaker 1: receive them as a father to them and to have
Speaker 1: them with his son and daughters. They obey and separate
Speaker 1: themselves nuanced a contract. While warning against compromise, the passage
Speaker 1: does not mean believers should avoid all contact when I'm
Speaker 1: believes you talked about that already. And then okay, well perfect,
Speaker 1: that is the end of chapter six. As you see
Speaker 1: on the screen, it's fairly quick. Okay, that one's not
Speaker 1: gonna take as long. So let's go ahead and go
Speaker 1: over some practical applications and then I may or may
Speaker 1: not finish Chapter seven, depends on how long it is.
Speaker 1: Practical applications. Embrace the present opportunity. Recognize the urgency of
Speaker 1: sharing the Gospel and living out your faith today, as
Speaker 1: now is the time of favor, now is the day
Speaker 1: of salvation. Tewod Corinthians six, verse two. Preserve through challenges,
Speaker 1: draw strength from God to endure trials and hardships, knowing
Speaker 1: that they refine your character and witness. Cultivate godly virtues.
Speaker 1: Actively pursue purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness, and your interactions
Speaker 1: with others. Rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance. Living
Speaker 1: a set apart life, evaluate your relationship and influence, ensuring
Speaker 1: they align with your commitment to Christ and his righteousness.
Speaker 1: And last, but not least, we're going to be going
Speaker 1: over connecting scriptures. Did I already go past those? My God?
Speaker 1: There we go? Isaiah forty nine, verse eight. The Old
Speaker 1: Testament prophecy is echoed in Tewo Corinthians six, verse two,
Speaker 1: which is right here in acceptance time I have heard you,
Speaker 1: and in the day of salvation, I've helped you. That
Speaker 1: is Isaiah forty nine, verse eight. And then Romans twelve,
Speaker 1: verse two encourages believers to be transformed by the renewing
Speaker 1: of their minds, aligning with the call to holiness and tewod.
Speaker 1: Corinthian six, verse fourteen and then one Peter two verse
Speaker 1: nine reinforces the identity of believers as the chosen people
Speaker 1: called to declare God's praises, similar to the call in
Speaker 1: Second Corinthians six. There we go, all right, So that
Speaker 1: is chapter six. Let me check chapter seven real quick,
Speaker 1: see as quick as this one is. Yeah, it's fairly quick.
Speaker 1: We got twelve minutes, so let me just see what
Speaker 1: I could do, all right, So Second Corinthian seven intro.
Speaker 1: Second Cristian seven is a testament to the transformative power
Speaker 1: of godly sorrow leading to true repentance and joy that
Speaker 1: comes with reconciliation. It serves as a reminder that January
Speaker 1: repentance is a central part of our walk with God
Speaker 1: and a key to experience in His comfort and peace.
Speaker 1: The chapter also highlights the beauty of deep and sincere
Speaker 1: relationship with the Body of Christ. Amen to that. And
Speaker 1: we have a couple of teaching points four. Okay, we'll
Speaker 1: try to get through this fairly quickly. The Corinthians repentance. Therefore,
Speaker 1: having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all
Speaker 1: filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
Speaker 1: fear of God. And we're I was talking to you
Speaker 1: guys about earlier, about the flesh and about the spirit.
Speaker 1: It right, the Corinthians, repentance, Open your hearts to us.
Speaker 1: We have wronged no one. We have corrupted no one.
Speaker 1: We have cheated no one. I do not say this
Speaker 1: to condemn, for I have said before that you are
Speaker 1: in our hearts to die together and to live together.
Speaker 1: Great is my boldness, my speech toward you. Great is
Speaker 1: my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort.
Speaker 1: I am exceedingly joyful in all tribulation. For indeed we
Speaker 1: have came to Macedonia. Our hearts had no rest, but
Speaker 1: we have troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside
Speaker 1: were fears. Nevertheless, God, who confronts the downcast, confronted us
Speaker 1: by the comfort of Titus, and not only by his coming,
Speaker 1: but also by the consolation with which He has comforted
Speaker 1: in you when he told us our enemy's earnest desires,
Speaker 1: your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced
Speaker 1: even more. For even if I made you sorry with
Speaker 1: my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did
Speaker 1: regret it, for I perceived that the same epistle made
Speaker 1: you sorry, though only for a while. Now I rejoiced
Speaker 1: that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led
Speaker 1: to repentance, For you were made sorry in a godly manner,
Speaker 1: that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For
Speaker 1: godly sorrow produces repentance, leading to salvation, not to be regretted,
Speaker 1: but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe
Speaker 1: this very thing, that you sorrow in a godly manner.
Speaker 1: What diligence is produced in you? What clearing of yourselves?
Speaker 1: What indignation, what fear, what veverent desire, what zeal? What vindication?
Speaker 1: And all things? You proved yourselves to be clear in
Speaker 1: this matter. Therefore, although you wrote, I wrote to you,
Speaker 1: I did not do it for the sake of him
Speaker 1: who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of
Speaker 1: him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you
Speaker 1: in the sight of God might appear to you. Okay,
Speaker 1: So we have godly sorrow versus worldly sorrow. Paul distinguishes
Speaker 1: between godly sorrow, which leads to repentance in salvation, and
Speaker 1: worldly sorrow, which leads to death Tewod Corinthian seven to ten.
Speaker 1: Understanding this difference is crucial for spiritual death, for spiritual growth.
Speaker 1: So for godly sorrow producers repentance leading to salvation, not
Speaker 1: to be regretted. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
Speaker 1: That's what it's talking about here. So the godly sorrow
Speaker 1: is a concept rooted in the transformative power of repentance
Speaker 1: and the pursuit of righteousness. It is a sorrow that
Speaker 1: aligns with the will of God, leading individuals to a
Speaker 1: deeper relationship with Him through genuine repentance and a change
Speaker 1: of heart. The apostle Paul addresses this in second Corinthian seven,
Speaker 1: verse ten, which we just talked about. Worldly sorrow. In contrast,
Speaker 1: worldly sorrow is a former regret that is self centered
Speaker 1: and lacks the transformative power of true repentance. It has
Speaker 1: often driven by the consequences of sin rather than a
Speaker 1: genuine recognition of wrongdoing before God. Worldly sorrow may manifest
Speaker 1: as regret over being caught or suffering negative outcomes, rather
Speaker 1: than a sincere desire to change one's ways. Tell me
Speaker 1: you haven't heard that before, all right, and then the
Speaker 1: joy of reconciliation is spoken about in Sewod Corinthians seven,
Speaker 1: verse seven. Paul expresses immense joy upon hearing the Corinthians repentance,
Speaker 1: and they're longing to restore their relationship with him Second
Speaker 1: Critians seven, verse seven. This highlights the importance of reconciliation
Speaker 1: in the Christian community. And then the role of encouragement,
Speaker 1: which is talked about in Second Corinthians seven, verses six
Speaker 1: and seven. Paul was con comforted by the arrival of
Speaker 1: Titus and the good news he brought about the good
Speaker 1: news that he brought about to the Corinthians change of heart.
Speaker 1: Encouragement from fellowble levers plays a vital role in our
Speaker 1: spiritual well being. And we haven't read, oh do we
Speaker 1: read eleven? Yep? We did, okay. And then in Tewod
Speaker 1: Corinthians seven, verse eleven, which we read for observance of
Speaker 1: this thing that you sorrow by godly matter, what diligence
Speaker 1: producing you, what clearing yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what
Speaker 1: vehement desire, what zeal? What vindication? And all things you
Speaker 1: proved yourself to be clear in this manner. That's so
Speaker 1: what I'm talking about. The Corinthians earnest and eagerness to
Speaker 1: clear themselves demonstrate the transformative power of true repentance. Repentance
Speaker 1: is not just about feeling sorry, but involves a change
Speaker 1: in behavior and attitude, which is spoken about Second Corinthians seven,
Speaker 1: verse eleven, which we just went over, all right, I
Speaker 1: think that's a good amount to kind of go over there.
Speaker 1: Now we'll go over the joy of well, actually, you
Speaker 1: know what, I'm sorry. I do have a little bit
Speaker 1: here too, a little bit more notes. So we read
Speaker 1: Tewod Corinthia is seven two through twelve. It describes Paul's
Speaker 1: joy over the Corinthian church genuinely repentance in response to
Speaker 1: his previous letter. Paul begins by assuring them of this
Speaker 1: integrity and love, followed by recounting his anxiety before hearing
Speaker 1: from them and the comfort he received from Titus reporting
Speaker 1: their positive response. The core message is their godly sorrow
Speaker 1: produced repentance and earn earnedness, earnestness, leading Paul to feel
Speaker 1: vindicated and not regret the pain his letter caused, although
Speaker 1: he did feel regret at the time. Paul's personal situation
Speaker 1: a reassurance of integrity. Paul begins by telling the Corinthians,
Speaker 1: they can make room for us in our hearts because
Speaker 1: he was wronged, corrupted, or exploited. No one among them
Speaker 1: Paul's anxiety and comfort. He shares his worry and lack
Speaker 1: of rest while in Macedonia, but his anxiety was replaced
Speaker 1: by comfort when he was reunited with Titus. Joy from
Speaker 1: the response Titus brought news to the Corinthians longing for Paul,
Speaker 1: their sorrow and their eagerness to please him, which brought
Speaker 1: Paul great joy. And then in verses eight through twelve,
Speaker 1: sorrow that leads to repentance. Paul explains that even though
Speaker 1: the letter caused them sorrow, it is not the worldly
Speaker 1: sorrow that leads to spiritual death, godly sorrow and it's fruits.
Speaker 1: He rejoices because their godly sorrow produced repentance in a
Speaker 1: host of positive actions, including eagerness, our earnestness, ardor, and
Speaker 1: the zeal to clear themselves. And then sixteen through thirteen
Speaker 1: or thirteen through sixteen we haven't read yet. We're going
Speaker 1: to go over that right now, okay, tewod Corinthian seven,
Speaker 1: verse thirteen, the joy of Titus. Therefore we have been
Speaker 1: comforted in your comfort and rejoice succeedingly more for the
Speaker 1: joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by
Speaker 1: you all. For if in anything I have boasted to
Speaker 1: him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we
Speaker 1: speak all things in truth, even so are boasting to
Speaker 1: Titus was found true, and his affections are greater for you,
Speaker 1: as he remembers the obedience of all of you. All
Speaker 1: how with fear and trembling you received him. Therefore our
Speaker 1: rejoice that I have confidence in you and everything perfect
Speaker 1: the joy of Titus. So in six thirteen through sixteen,
Speaker 1: Paul further Paul's further encouragement. The chapter concludes with Paul
Speaker 1: expressing his comfort and joy and seeing the Corinthian sincerity
Speaker 1: and eagerness to comply with instruction, holiness and separation. The
Speaker 1: passage underscores the importance of perfect holiness and a spirit
Speaker 1: of fear, of reverence for God, which involves cleansing oneself
Speaker 1: that is which is impure. And then tewod Corinthians seven
Speaker 1: thirteenth to fifteen, Paul expresses, as great joy of the
Speaker 1: crinthonser penance over your profously rebuked them for their sins.
Speaker 1: He was comforted by the positive report from Titus, and
Speaker 1: the affection with the Crinsions deepened upon seeing their obedience
Speaker 1: and generally which he had previously boasted to Titus about
Speaker 1: the passage emphasize in themes of encouragement, godly sorrow leading
Speaker 1: to repentance, and the strengthening of bonds within the church community,
Speaker 1: as he explained. As explained, Okay, perfect, So we went ahead.
Speaker 1: We kind of knocked out chapter seven fairly quickly. Okay, guys,
Speaker 1: I just wanted to get it done because it's a
Speaker 1: very small chapter and I feel like we had like
Speaker 1: an extra ten minutes to spare. Okay, so let's go
Speaker 1: over some practical applications and we will wrap up the show.
Speaker 1: And guys, thank you so much for listening. Okay, before
Speaker 1: I finish this up, thank you. I'm trying to do
Speaker 1: my best to make these studies understandable. I'm trying to
Speaker 1: do my best to have some commentary on them and
Speaker 1: also have some pretty good notes. So hopefully you're enjoying it.
Speaker 1: If you are, please comment on Spotify. Okay, practical applications,
Speaker 1: Examine your sorrow. Reflect on whether your sorrow over sin
Speaker 1: is godly or worldly. Seek godly sorrow that leads to
Speaker 1: January repentance and transformation instead of worldly sorrow. Okay, pursue reconciliation.
Speaker 1: If there are broken relationships in your life, take steps
Speaker 1: towards reconciliation, following the example of the Corinthians and Paul,
Speaker 1: encourage others. Be a source of encouragement of fellow believers,
Speaker 1: especially those who may be struggling or in need of support.
Speaker 1: Embrace repentance. Regularly practice repentance in your spiritual life, allowing
Speaker 1: it to lead to growth and a deeper relationship with God.
Speaker 1: All right, and all right, So additional scriptures that connect
Speaker 1: We have Psalms fifty one, verse seventeen. The sacrifices of
Speaker 1: God are a broken spirit, a broken and contral heart.
Speaker 1: Oh God, you will not despise. This verse underscores the
Speaker 1: value of genuine repentance. Then we have Matthew five twenty
Speaker 1: three through twenty four. Jesus teaches about the importance of
Speaker 1: reconciliation with others, offering gifts at the altar, aligning with
Speaker 1: Paul's emphasis on restored relationships. Then we have five verse sixteen. Therefore,
Speaker 1: confess your sins to each other and pray for each other.
Speaker 1: So that you may be healed. This verse highlights the
Speaker 1: healing power of confession and repentance within the community. And
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Speaker 1: because we don't want the flesh to be taken over
Speaker 1: our life. Lord, so please allow us to do that.
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Speaker 1: you spiritually, supernaturally get involved in their marriage and assist
Speaker 1: the husband to be the spiritual leader and the wife
Speaker 1: to follow, Lord, and for the kids to grow in
Speaker 1: you in the Lord, Lord, and assist them to be
Speaker 1: the best that they could be in their to their
Speaker 1: wives and to their husbands and to their children. Lord,
Speaker 1: and the children to be to their parents. So thank you, Lord,
Speaker 1: We love you and appreciate you. In Jesus' name. Amen,
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