2 CORINTHIANS 6
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2 Corinthians 6:1-10
SO, YOU'RE A SERVANT OF CHRIST!
If you have trusted Christ as your Savior, you are His
servant (Romans 12:1). We, who are
Christ's servants are in good company. One of our fellow servants was the Apostle Paul.
Paul gives us a very good description of what being a servant of Christ is all
about.
PASSION FOR MINISTRY - Vss. 1-2 - Beseeching
Paul had such a passion for ministry that he beseeched
the saved and unsaved alike. Time is short. People need to be won to Christ,
and then living for Christ. We need passion for the Spiritual well-being of
others.
PREVENTION IN MINISTRY - Vs. 3 - "Giving no
offense."
Paul wanted to do nothing that would bring blame on
his ministry for Christ.
PROOF OF MINISTRY - Vss. 4-10 - "Approving
ourselves as the ministers of God."
The "in" of CONDITIONS - Vss. 4-5
"...in much patience, in afflictions, in
necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in
imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;"
The "by" of CONDUCT - Vss. 6-8a
"By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, By the word of truth, by the
power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report:"
The "as" of CONTRAST - Vss. 8b-10
"...as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and
yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having
nothing, and yet possessing all things."
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2 Corinthians 6:3-10
HE PROVED IT!
How do we show ourselves
to be the true servants of God! Like Paul, we prove it!
IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS
Vss. 4-5
"But in all things
approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions,
in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in
labours, in watchings, in fastings;"
Paul faced all sorts of
problems for the cause of Christ. You might want to refer to some of the things
he talks about in 2 Corinthians 11:24-33.
WITH VITAL STRENGTH Vss.
6-7
"By pureness, by
knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
By the word of truth, by
the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the
left,"
Paul relied on God for
the strength he needed during trying times.
WITH VICTORIOUS
SUPERIORITY Vss. 8-10
"By honour and
dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we
live; as chastened, and not killed;
As sorrowful, yet alway
rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing,
and yet possessing all things."
Paul had victory in God
that made him superior in every situation that he faced.
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2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
SPECIAL LIVING
POINTED COMMAND
6:14a - Be ye not
unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
PIERCING QUESTIONS
6:14b-16a - Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion
hath light with darkness? [15] And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? [16]
And what agreement hath the
PRECIOUS PROMISES
Vss. 16b-18 - …for
ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them,
and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [17]
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and
touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, [18] And will be a Father
unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
PERSONAL RESPONSE
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God.
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A CASE FOR
SEPARATION
We often quote 2
Corinthians
Although this is a
healthy application, the believer needs to be separated from the influence of
the unsaved in any number of ways.
Here is Paul's
case for living a life separated unto God.
INSISTENCE - "Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers." - Vs. 14a.
INQUIRY -
6:14b-16a
1.
"What fellowship hath
righteousness with unrighteousness?"
2.
"What communion hath light
with darkness?"
3.
"What concord hath Christ
with Belial (Probably means the devil.)?"
4.
"What part hath he that
believeth with an infidel?"
5.
"What agreement hath the
IDENTITY - "Ye
are the temple of the living God…" 6:16b
INVITATION -
"Come out from among them and be ye separate…"
INSTRUCTION -
Because of the promises of Vss. 17-18, Paul instructs the Corinthians,
"…let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God." 7:1
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2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
THAT’S GREAT!
GREAT CHALLENGE – Vs. 14a
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:
Great Considerations Vss. 14b-16a
… for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness? And what
concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he
that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the
GREAT COMFORT – Vss. 16b-18
… for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I
will dwell in them, and walk in them;
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And
will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the
Lord Almighty.
GREAT CLEANSING – 7:1
Having
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all
filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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