Wednesday Service #46 2 Corinthians 4-7 By Josh Monday

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So if you haven't watched Sunday Service, guys, I definitely suggest you go back watch Sunday Service episode sixty two. I go over First Kings Chapter four, through seven. It was a pretty good episode. I really enjoyed going through that. And like I said, tonight, we're gonna be going over Second Corinthians chapter four, so let me just go ahead and go over the intro for that. It says Second Corinthians four shines a light on the power of God's

Gospel that transcends our weaknesses, trials, and afflictions. It encourages us to force on the eternal unseen realities and understand our sufferings in the light of the surpassing glory to come. As jars of clay, we are reminded that we carry the precious treasure of the Gospel, showcasing God's power and our frailty. So yes, interesting, I like the way Paul

puts that were jars of clay. So let me go ahead and pull up on the screen two Corinthians four, and guys, please do me a favorite, continue to comment, continue to share the show with your family and friends. I really appreciate that it assists on getting the you know, the algorithm up when it's when the show is being shared. Also when there's comments, it pushes the show up the algorithm, which is what I want. I always tell you, guys.

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do not lose heart. But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. But even if our gospel is valied, it is valied to those who are veiled. I'm sorry, even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds, whose minds the God of this age has blinded.

It's a lowercase G, so obviously it's not talking about God is talking about the God of this age has blinded who do not believe, lest the light of the Gospel, of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. So for we do not preach ourselves, but Christ, Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bond servant for jesus sake, For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shown in our hearts to live the light of the knowledge of

glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. So I like to read that whole section and kind of go over some notes. First we have Second Corinthians. Verse one. Paul begins by emphasizing the ministry he is. He and his companions have received by God's mercy. Therefore they do not lose heart. This underscores the importance of recognizing God's

grace and our calling. And then and then in verse two, Paul stresses the importance of integrity and ministry, rejecting shameful, underhanded ways and instead setting forth the truth plenty renouncing deception deception. So let me just go ahead and check look into that real quick. It's an important renouncing deception. Renouncing deception is a significant theme in the Bible, emphasizing the call for believers to live in truth and integrity.

The scriptures constant consistently highlight the importance of honesty and the rejection of falsehood, both in personal conduct and in spiritual matters. The Bible explicit condemns deception and falsehood, urgent believers to embrace truth. And Proverbs twelve twenty two, it is written, lying lips are detestable to the Lord, but those who deal faithfully are his delight. This verse underscores God's disdain for deceit and his pleasure in those who

practice honesty. The New Testament further reinforces this principle. In Ephesians four twenty five, the apostle Paul instructs, therefore, each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we all are members of one another. This command highlights the communal aspect of truthfulness, emphasizing the deception that deception harms not only the individual, but the

entire body of Christ. So the Christian community plays a vital role in supporting individuals and their commitment to truth. James five sixteen advises, therefore, confessor sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. This mutual confession in prayer foster and environment of accountability and encouragement, helping believers to resist the temptation of deceit.

In summary, renouncing deception is a fundamental aspect of the Christian life, rooted in the character of God and the teachings of the Scripture. It requires a conscious deception to reject falsehood and embrace truth, both personally and within the community of faith. All right, perfect, all right, and let's go ahead. And I had a few more things on the light of the Gospel in tewod Corinthians four, verses

three through four. The chapter highlights the spiritual blindness of unbelievers, whose minds are veiled by the God of this age, preventing them from seeing the light of the Gospel. Okay, so yeah, very interesting stuff there, And I have some more notes on on Psycho Crinthians four, verses one through six. It teaches that ministry of the Gospels should not cause

believers to become discouraged despite hardship. The passage emphasizes integrity and transparence, parency and ministry, rejecting deception and instead openly showing the truth of Jesus Christ. It explains that those who don't believe are blinded by the God of this age, but God has shone his light and the hearts of believers to give them knowledge of God's glory in the face of Christ. And what I would say is, okay,

held something happened. So some people believe that. Some people believe that verse right there that talks about the God of this age has blinded those who do not believe. Some people believe that that's speaking of God, which I don't know why they would think that, because it's actually lowercase. Let's see tewod Corinthians. For the pastor that I was

listening to seem to four verse four. Let me see the pastor that I was listening to was staying that it's so let's see if there's two different So on tewod Christians four to four, the God of this age is understood to be Satan, who blinds the minds of unbelievers to the Gospel of Christ. This, oh yeah, so that's what That's what this guy was saying. So what the pastor was saying is it's not an excuse to God, you know, just because Satan is not literally blinding you.

What he's doing is he's tempting you with sin and you're taking it and you're doing it. So this is kind of the message I kind of wanted to teach on. Sorry, I kind of I got sidetracked because I know somebody came on my show. They believe that was actually not Satan, but this. But I do think this particular verse is so so he blinds the minds of the Gospel. This phrase indicates the signific against influence over the world's presence

system and the people in it. The verse explains that Satan blinds the minds of those who do not believe, preventing them from seeing the light of the Gospel. Now, if you see there's some people that there's some people that you see that are like I was at one time, and probably a lot of us were. I know, some of you maybe you know, have probably gone to church your whole life. And you know, you wrote wrote you're raised in a Christian home and you never veered away

from the Gospel or never veered away from God. But people like me, like I was raised in a somewhat Christian home, you know, I mean, my my parents were Christian, but then they were you know, my dad was uh, my dad and my mom kind of were involved in you know, smoking weed, stuff like that. And you know, my mom was always good you know, did a great job. But I'm just saying my dad. On my dad's side, he kind of had some issues, you know, pornography, weed,

and then my parents got a divorce. You know, there's all these different things I would tell you guys about, but I don't really want to get into my testimony. But what I want to say is I veered off from the age of fourteen all the way to probably like twenty six, twenty seven. So I was being blinded by Satan as well. I was thinking that all I got to do is just say, you know, Father, God of the name of Jesus, forgive me for all my sins and the past, feature and present, and I'm good.

The next day I can continue to sin. And then right before I go to bed, just you know, case I die, Lord, please forgive me for all that sins I committed the past feature of the president boom, wake up again, keep sending the rest of the day. So I had just a whole totally was blinded to what the actual gospel message was. Okay, that's just an example of that. So it's not like I can use that as an excuse. Like God, the reason why I'm sinning is because Satan is blinding me, and he's like, Okay,

no problem, you're good. That's not the way it works. I think that that Paul's just saying that. It says, but even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled for those who are perishing, because the wages of sin is death. So we are perishing when we're sitting right Whose whose minds the God of this age has blinded? Who do not believe lest the light of the Gospel, the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. So what happens I was that

that type of person. What happened is God he kind of started slowly peeling back the onion and finally got to me and then you know, pulling me out of the sin I was in, you know. And when I went to Calbriy Chapel, I was assisted by my wife. My wife you know, had me, you know, kept telling me, you know, get up there to go to the altar. They're doing an altar call, and she keeps like nudging me,

and I'm all like, I'm not going to go. That's embarrassing, and all this other stuff, you know, basically fighting spiritual battle in my mind at the time, right, And then uh, finally I went and you know, kind of just you know, kneeled down and just felt like a way it was lifted off of me, you know. And and I'm not saved by that, okay, but that's basically just giving God an opportunity to know, like, hey, I'm ready to uh submit,

you know what I mean. So that's what I felt that was, and so he started working on me, you know, And and that's what it That's what it for me, that's what it took. Other people different, But I was blinded by by Satan, right, he was blinding me from the Gospel because I was getting blinded by the sins I was doing. And the more you sin, the more you separate from God. So that's how that Satan is blinding you. He's having you sin, you're being you're not

you're not being obedient to God. That's how you're getting blinded. So that's what's happening. And that's what happened to me. And I'm sure there's a lot of you out there that maybe did go away from God for a while and not then came back, and that's that's I feel like I was blinded. Now some of you, like I said, have been following the Lord the whole time and never

really had any issues with sin and didn't. You're not not saying that you don't sin at all, but you probably didn't have any major sins that were kind of weighing you down like I had. So yeah, so that would be an example of that. Just you know, I don't mean to get sidetracked there, but yeah, sorry, I kind of got caught up there. But when I read that verse, I was like, yeah, someone was trying to say that as God. But either I mistake that part

or whatever. But I remember the pastor I was studying did talk about that that portion, and I was thinking about myself, you know, like, wow, I've been blinded before. So anyways, hopefully you guys kind of got the message I was trying to teach there. And then let's go back to Okay that some of the key themes that we could take from Second Corinthians two or four verses one through six don't lose heart. Believers should not become discouraged because their ministry is a gift from God and

they have the hope of future glory even through suffering. Yeah, and James even talks about that going through trials and tribulations is going to create patients and and you know, and it's it's gonna you know, even going through suffering creates like a you know, like a diamond, Like is you crush a diamond or you press on a diamond. That's how when you press, press, press, it takes a lot of pressure to create a diamond. And that's kind

of how it with your salvation. Sometimes in your walk with God, you know, sometimes you go through suffering and pain and then you get closer to God. You know, it doesn't bring you further away from Him. Right. So also, instead of using deceit or shameful methods, ministers of the Gospel should plainly set forth their truth to commend themselves

to everyone's conscience. And yeah, so it also says here that the reasons some people don't accept the Gospel is not because of the message itself, but because Satan, the God of this age, has blinded their minds. And you can tell, like I mean, I do. I you know, I've debated atheists and I've debated people that don't believe in God, and you could tell that they are they are very heardhearted and stubborn about God. Right, So they're Satan is completely blinding them about any gospel message or

anything biblical. When you read to them, it sounds like I'm going blah blah blah blah blah, or it's like it's annoying them. And when you talk about God, it's annoying them, and they think, Oh, they're trying to think of all these different ways to counter argument about God and things that he did in the Bible that they pick, like, you know, twenty five verses out of sixty six thousand verses, and like this is slavery. This right here, God killed

these people in the flood. God did this. He killed all the wind menament of children of this tribe. He did this. And you know, it's as you could tell that they're not they're not understanding the context of any of that. Plus they're not accepting anything that the Bible says. All they're looking for is negative things that they feel like they could bring up the people to convince them not to believe the Bible. Right, So, I see it

a lot. And then the christ centered message of this, the focus is not self promotion, but I'm proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord, and as the ministers of servants of jesus sake. So yeah, all right, So and we went ahead and read verses one through six. So now let's go to verse seven through. We'll do seven through fifteen, and then we'll stop. Cast Down but unconquered, is what

the title says. Two Christians, Chapter four, verse seven. But we have the treasure and earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed. We are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted but not forsaken,

struck down but not destroyed. Always caring about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body, for we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus's sake, that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, but life in you. Okay, And we'll stop there really quick. So treasures and jars of clay. Paul uses the metaphor of treasures and jars of clay to illustrate that the

surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. And second Corinthians four, verse seven, and I think that earthern vessels is the jars and clay that's used. In a different version it says jars of clay, but here it says eurthern vessels. So I'm sure. Let's see, all right, let me check something real quick. Second Corinthians for verse seven and the let's see the NIV. Let's see what

it says. Yeah. So in the NIV it says, but we have the treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassing power of God and not from us. So yeah, so it says jars of clay and other verses, but it says earthern vessels in the New King James. Okay, So I just want to let you guys know that that's why it says that here in my notes. So it says, Paul uses the metaphor of treasure in jars of clay to illustrate that surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. This speaks of the fragilty of

human vessels and the divine power within. Yeah. So, and we were made from what in the Book of Genesis were made from dust. And if you you know, if you broke our compounds down in a scientific fashion, a scientific way we have, we basically are would break down to dust. And that's what we go to too. So we do have a earthern vessel. So that's why it says that the excellent of the power may be of God and not of us. That's why it's talking about

the power of God and not of us. So and then eight through nine perseverance in trials, despite being hard pressed on every side, Paul and his companions are not crushed, demonstrating resilience through God's strength. And then I told you guys about perseverance in trials, and it's actually going to be in James one Versus two through four, where it says, considered, consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you're when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the

testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work. That's the end of the verse. Allow perseverance to finish at work, so that you may be mature and completely not lack and anything. I'm sorry, that's the finish of the verse that's going to be first James h. Two through four. This passage highlights that trials are a

means through which God refines and matures as people. And if you were like a pottery, he was like a potter kind of putting together this pottery, then that's kind of how he's molding you is through trials and tribulations, right, And that's what happens. We go through that, and then we become stronger. You know, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, is what some people would say. But you know that's it's it's really interesting. And then we have

Romans Vibe verses three through five. It says not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character and character, hope, and hope does not disappoint us because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. Okay, yes, amen to that. So yeah, I just wanted to go over that because part of that verse is talking about perseverance and trial

perseverance or sorry, perseverance in trials. Okay, so right, we have that, and let me just check my other notes and see if I have anything for four through seven. So Second Corinthians four versus seventh through Actually I'm going to do first. I'm going to do thirteen through fifteen, and then I'll go back to my notes and kind of go over a few meanings of the passage and thirteen.

Second Corinthians four, verse thirteen. And since we have the same spirit of faith according to what is written, I believe that. Therefore I spoke, we also believe and therefore speak knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus and will present us present us with you, for all things are for your sakes, and grace having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to a bound to the glory of God. Okay, So I just want to go over that. So let

me just go over so sewod. Corinthians four verses seven through fifteen explains that the gospel power comes from God, not from the believers, which I talked about earlier. Despite suffering, persecution, and weakness, believers are not crust or destroyed because of the power and endure is from God. This passage encourages perseverance by showing that suffering is purposeful revealing God's power and the life of Jesus in and through believers for

the benefit of others. I already talked about the treasure in the Jar's clay Believers affliction and power. Believers are afflicted in every way, but not crust. Their struggles like being perplexed, persecuted, or struck down, don't lead to total despair or destruction because the power of keep going comes from God life and death. The suffering is so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our mortal bodies by constantly facing hardship. Even when death, even death,

the life of Jesus is powerfully revealed through them. Death is at the same time at at work in some of them, sustaining hope. The passagesters believers that they should not lose heart because the hardship are light and momentary compared to the eternal glory that awaits your hope for future glory, and the glory of God displayed now sustains them through their difficulties. Okay, so next we're going to have We're going to read sixteen through eighteen. It's going

to be tewod Corinthians four, verse sixteen, seeing the invisible. Therefore, we do not lose heart, even though our outward man is perishing. Yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we do not look at things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but with the things that are not seen are eternal.

So obviously at the end there he's saying, for the things which are seen, like all the all the physical, the materialistic, the things that we're able to see with their eyes, they're all going to be temporary, even though we cherish those things the most in some cases, like a lot of people cherish these things they see with their eyes, their their you know, their house, their car, their brand new refrigerator, their brand new TV, their brand

new vehicle outside. You know, all these things that you can physically see and touch. You know, those are the things that a lot of people put a lot of their trusts, their love, their time into. But the things that are not seen are eternal, which are going to be you know, we're supposed to be looking towards the Kingdom of heaven, you know, always we're supposed to always

be building up treasures in heaven. But what happens with a lot of us is we build up all these treasures on earth and then we think that we could put them all into a U haul and kind of you know, strap it, strap it to the hearst, and be like, all right, God, I'm coming. I just got all my things from my earthly house and all these things I got to bring with me to heaven. And that's not the way it works, you know. You got

to drop all those things. Even when Jesus was talking to that gentleman and said that sell everything you have to the poor and follow me, and he's like, oh, hold on, I'll come back to you. You know. You know, it's sometimes it has to be like that, you know. And I think that for a lot of us, we have idols in our lives that are sometimes preventing us from fully be invested in God, right fully concentrating on God, because we have these little idols that are holding us back.

And that's usually stuff that's in the temporary, the physical world that's causing that. So I think it's important, you know, And that's that's an eternal perspective, is what that's called. And Paul contrasts the temporary nature of earthly afflictions with the eternal glory that awaits believers encourage encouraging a focus on the unseen and eternal, and that goes with sin too.

That's another thing is you know, you have these fleshly desires that you have in you, and then you have a spirit in you, and sometimes you instead of following the you know, the flesh ends up being this giant pit bowl with these massive teeth, and then your spirits like a little cocker spaniel and your flesh is like, get over here. And then you're like, I'm gonna read my Bible. Your flesh is like, no, you're not. You're

gonna go here. You're gonna do this, you know. And if your flesh controls you too much, or your flesh shouldn't be controlling you too much, the thing is because you're not feeding the spirit when you read the Bible like this, like we do on the show, and like you do at your house. And you know, when you're studying from pastors or you're going to church, you're starting to feed the spirit, so that that flesh that was so massive and big before starts kind of shrinking down.

So now you're feeding the spirit, and then you want this, You want this flesh to stop being fed so much. That's why God talks about fasting, right. He wants you to fast because your flesh is so used to eating and eating and eating and eating that when you starve the flesh, that's when the spirit starts coming out. Right. And now I need to take my own advice because I need it fast too. I don't know, I don't know fast. But this is just an example I'm telling

you of what we're talking about here. So that's what happens. You have a cocker spaniel spirit and a giant pit bull flesh. As soon as the spirit wants to go and do something that's spiritual and wants you to read the Bible, that wants you to pray, and wants you to do this, your flesh starts telling you, oh, no, you need to look at your phone. You need to look at social media. You need to watch TV. You need to watch the game. You need to go to

your friend's house play Madden Football. You need to go do this like all these things start. You know, your flesh wants you to do, you know, masturbation, smoking weed, drinking with your friends, alcohol, going to the bars, all these different things your flesh wants to do. And then your spirit's over here like not just sitting in the corner because it's not being fed. And that's what this does.

When you read the Bible like this, and you study the Bible, and you know what happens is that flesh starts getting starts getting starts getting stuck at the corner where he's like, help me, and then your spirits over here like the pit bull, and your flesh is like, no, don't and your spirit's like, no, you you ain't gonna take over this time. No, this is this is That's why I think that's what I try to use, you know, working out and dieting and use these certain things for

that myself. I don't say you have to do that, but that's certain thing, you know, because your flesh is like, don't get up, keep sleeping, don't wake up at five o'clock, wake up before five point fifty. That way you can just go, you know, jump in the shower and go straight to work. You know, eat this, eat that, eat all these things and keep eating and eat and eat, you know. And that's what that's what your flesh wants

to do. And and my spirit's telling me, no, go work out, have discipline, and use that discipline for your spiritual walk, you know, and and use it for your walk to be obedient to God for the day, you know. And I'm telling you it's a constant battle, you know, it is. And some people that are spiritually dead, they don't even care, they don't even think about it at all. And they don't even really feel convicted if they're not

reading the Bible. They don't feel convicted if they're not following God, because they're just it's just not something to them. But the more you read the Bible, the more that you are understanding the Word, and the more that you're exposed to in the Word, you start being held accountable for the things that you're reading. So as you're reading these things, now you know them, and God is like, hey,

you know them. Now you've read them. And as you continue to study the Word that you basically once you know the whole Bible, and then you read it again and again and again, and you learn more and more and more by then your faith is so massive that your shield is gigantic, you're able to dodge the wiles of the devil. That's the whole point of this is to get that spirit to be that pitbull and you know,

flesh to be that cocker spaniel. No, I don't want you to be quiet spirits just taking bites out of the flesh like it's nothing. So I just want to go over that because I think it's so important. I don't think there's enough people understanding that. I don't honestly, and I think there's a lot of people that put so much time and effort into the temporary, and including me, you know what I mean, Like I would say, I'm

way less than I used to be. But you know, uh, you know, when you have kids and you grew up poor, and then you you know, you get like a pretty good job and you work in the I was in the military, and I have a better job now and I have the podcast, I have a lot of things going, and you want to build a life for your kids, So you put a lot of time and effort into that because you didn't have things when you were a kid.

That's how I am. So I didn't have things when I was a kid growing up, like not saying I didn't have anything like my mom and my dad did the best they could, but I didn't have like vacations and certain things like a whole bunch of them. We did. We went on a few like Disneyland, little things here

and there. But I want to be able to provide for my kids, So sometimes I put a lot of emphasis in making my kids happy, my family happy, and and I don't think that's a bad thing necessarily, but I think it's definitely way more important to build up treasures in heaven. And I'm going to do my very best to continue to spread the Gospel, read the Bible, teach the Bible, and continue to do this as much as I can, you know, because I think it's important, and I think it's It helps me, you know, and

it helps you, guys, which is the main thing. God doesn't need me, though, for sure. Let's see what it says on the top. Therefore, we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward mat is being renewed day by day. So obviously our out outward man is perishing, so our body is dying, Yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. How is it being renewed by reading the Word of God?

Is being renewed by the Holy Spirit, It's being renewed by learning about Jesus and learning about Yahweh right, and God the Father and the Holy Spirit and Jesus, learning through the Bible, and yeah, it's just you're get to renewed day by day, which is like, let's say, if you're dying of cancer or you're dying of whatever. You know you're dying of something, but you're saved and you're

reading the Bible, You're being renewed day by day. Even though you might be dying on the outside, you're being renewed day by day. And then you know when you die you're going to be seeing God anyways, so it's like you're being renewed day by day. So that's kind of an example of that. Obviously that's an extreme example. But our outward body is perishing no matter what we say, it's happening. But our inward man or woman is being

renewed day by day. And then seventeen for our light affliction, which is but a moment is working for us a fall more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. While we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things that are not seen. So, yeah, and what we got to understand about this as well, there's there's things that are not seen that God is doing for us that we don't even know. There's demons, there's the devil is trying to tempt us and do certain things,

and God is assisting us. You know. Can you imagine there's angels that are that are that are battling principalities of evil and you don't even know it around you, you know, between here and where God's thrown is located. And when you're praying, sometimes the angel could be taking your prayer to heaven. Like like the Book of Daniel says, some things could be happening that you don't even know

about because it's the unseen that is happening. And we sit here and twiddle our thumbs and think that, you know, God's not doing anything, He's not helping us, when there could be a spiritual war happening in our kitchen now we don't even know about. So we need to appreciate

those things and all. So just try to focus on the things that are unseen, like the eternal building up treasure in heaven, right, which I think in the next chapter, if I'm not mistaken, I do believe that it talks about the being a seed of Christ in just yes, it's going to be Corinthians five, tewod Corinthians five, verses

nine through eleven, which we're going to talk about. Which that's kind of something I can kind of go over with you guys about about treasures in heaven, right, So okay, perfect, So I think that's good. Let me see if I have anything to talk about. Okay, I do have some stuff on my notes, okay. An eternal perspective is a viewpoint that prioritizes the eternal truths and promises of God over the temporal concerns and fleeting pleasures of this world.

This perspective is deeply rooted in teachings of Scripture, and it's essential for living a life that aligns with God's will and purposes. The concept of eternal perspective is woven throughout the Bible, encouraging believers to focus on the unseen and eternal rather than the unseen and temporary. The apostle Paul emphasizes this in Tewodchristians four, verse eighteen. So we fix our eyes not as on the scene, but the unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen

is eternal. This verse highlights the transient nature of earthly life the enduring reality of the spiritual realm. Heavenly citizenship, believers are reminded that their true citizenship are in heaven in Philippians three, verse twenty. But our citizenship is in heaven, and we are eagerly await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. This heavenly citizenship calls Christians to live as ambassadors of Christ, representing his kingdom on earth while

anticipating their eternal home treasures in heaven. I talked about this earlier. Jesus taught about the imports of storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth in Matthew six nineteen through twenty one. This is something I wanted to

bring up earlier, but I'm glad this popped up. Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moths and rusts destroy, and where thieves break in and steel, but store up for yourself's treasures in heaven, where moss and rusts, do not destroy where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasures is there, your heart will be. Also, you understand that said deep cuts deep.

You know so true? All right? It says this teaching you crazy to believe wes to investigate eternal values and priorities, and then a conclusion. An eternal perspective is a vital aspect of the Christian faith, shaping how believers view their lives, their purpose, and their future. By focusing on the eternal truths of scripture, Christians are empowered to live with hope, purpose, and a deep sense of accountability to God. All right. So that is the end of the chapter. Chapter four.

We have some practical applications. We have one, two, three, four five today. One of them is embrace God's mercy. Recognize and appreciate the mercy of God in your life and ministry, allowing it to fuel your perseverance. Okay, recognize and appreciate the mercy of God in your life and ministry, allowing it to fuel your perseverance. Amen to that, live with integrity. This is a very important one. Commit to honesty and transparency in all aspects of life. Rejecting deceitful practices.

This is very important. Yes, sometimes it's hard for some of us to speak up when we're feeling some type of way. Sometimes it's hard for us to kind of express ourselves. So we need to understand that just because it's hard to express yourself doesn't mean that you need to take a different route. It'd be non transparent and doing deceitful practices. Like let's say you don't want to tell somebody something so bad it's hard for you to speak up, so then you start doing something deceitful to

cover up the fact that you can't speak. Don't do that. Just try to take a deep breath, pray to God that everything's gonna be okay, and just speak, you know, speak. Today, when I was at work, something bothered me. That happened, and I'm very happy, Go lucky guy. I'm very happy. You know, I work. I'm always in a good mood.

But something happened that it bothered me. You know. I was like, it had to do with a lead position, someone getting a lead position over me, which is fine, but I was promised it for two years, so I kind of had to first of all, sit back when I found that out. I was like, let me just sit back. What do I do? You know? Do I go in there talk to my boss and kind of

just say, hey, what happened? Do I go in there and try to go in there with a you know, hey maybe if I if I can't, you know, if you if you don't like look at me like a lead like it should be, then maybe I should go somewhere else. Or should I just go in there speak to him and just bring up how I feel and then see how it goes. That's the better way to do it, because sometimes I don't like to I'm very nice, so it's hard for me sometimes to be how do I say it, It's hard for me to sometimes it's

hard for me to be transparent. I'll just say that. But I still did it. I went in there and spoke because I felt some type of way and I felt like I was not gonna feel better unless I spoke my mind. So I talked to him about it. I brought it up, and then he kind of knows where I'm at, and it's better to do that instead of being deceitful where I'm like, all right, I'm gonna go look for another job. Now, and I'm mad at them,

and I'm not gonna tell him anything. Go look for another job and then burn a bridge in a way. Just bring it up to them and tell them how you feel. Okay. So shine the Light is another one. It's gonna be number three. It says, be intentional in sharing the gospel, praying for those who are spiritually blind to see the light of Christ. That's a very good point. So if people are spiritually blind, pray for them. Don't just judge them and say, all the guy's an idiot,

look at me, he's a bad person. He doesn't believe the gospel. He's screw him. No, no, no, we need to pray for them because some of us that are your brothers and sisters in Christ right now, we're in that position. We were blinded by the devil. Like I said, no excuse. We were blinded because we were engaging in sin, you know, and getting further and further away from God ourselves. But just it's very important to pray for those that are blinded by the gospel, right, blinded by the word. Right,

we're too blind to see the gospel. And then knowledge I could acknowledge, acknowledge your weakness, accept your human limitations, and rely on God's power to work through you. Yes, we do have a lot of human limitations, and we need to understand that we're not perfect. Even if you are going ten and oh against the devil right keeps on tempting you. I'm ten and oh, I'm doing great, you know, start saying that out loud, then you know

what I mean. Like, what happens is you get your target gets bigger and then boom, you get knocked down. And we have human limitations, and we need to understand when you need to allow on God's power to work through you, maintain hope in times of trial, focus on the eternal promises of God rather than temporary hardships. Yes, in times of trial, focus on the eternal promises of God. Yeah, we gotta, we definitely have to do that. You gotta

be reminded of the things in the Bible. That's why it's good to know the word of God, because if you know the word of God, you're gonna know God's promises and God cannot lie. So when you know God's promises, then when you're going through a temporary hardship, you're gonna know versus in the Bible that are gonna help you, because hey, God promised me this, and I know that God can't lie. He cannot lie Tightus one too, It's

impossible for God to lie Hebrews six eighteen. When you know that and you know God's promises, the only way you're going to know God's promises if you read the Bible right and you learn it, then at times of trouble you're like, oh, I remember God promised this, so if I resist the devil, he will flee. James promised that. You know that scripture, So yes, it's good to know that, all right. So additional scriptures that connect we have Romans

eight eighteen. I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in US. Romans eight eighteen. Then Philippians three eight. And this might not be the version that this not the King James version. This is just a little note section that has additional scriptures. So if you read it and it's not King James or new King James, I apologize Philippians three verse eight. More than that, I count all blessings as loss compared

to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ. Jesus my Lord. And then Hebrews twelve, Verses one through two. Let us run with endurance the race set out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and perfector of our faith. Amen to that. So now that is chapter four. We're done with that. Now we're going to be in chapter five. Perfect. Let me go to chapter five here and then I'll be doing an intro for chapter five. Here we go,

all right? Perfect? So tewod Corinthians five provides us with hope and the promise of our heavenly dwelling and the reality of becoming a new creation in Christ. As we are compelled by Christ's love and reconciled to God through Christ's sacrifice, we are entrusted with the ministry of reconciliation. Our transformation compels us to view others through the lens of God's love and the work of reconciliation. Okay, so let's go ahead, and who start reading. Let me take

a drink? Okay. Assurance of the Resurrection two Corinthians five, Verse one. For we know that our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed. We have a building from God, a house not weighed with hands eternal in the heavens, For in this we grown earnestly desiring to be clothed with our habitation, which is from heaven. If indeed, having been clothed, we

shall not be found naked. For we who are in this tent grown being burdened, not because we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, the morality may be swallowed up by life. Now, he who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has also given us the spirit as a guarantee. So we are always confident, knowing that while while we are at home and the body, we are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith,

not by sight. We are confident, yes well pleased, rather than to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. It says, we are confident, yes well pleased, rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord. So I know you've probably heard these verses quoted to you, especially if you have a loved one that has passed away. This one, for sure, you know one of them is going to be absent from the body, present with the Lord is one. Also, we walk by faith,

not by sight. It's one of my songs if you look it up on YouTube. You'll see on my YouTube page Josh Bunny Music and Podcasts. Walk by Faith not by Sight. That's one of my songs. So I like that verse a lot. And then it says, so we are always confident knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord. So as we're here on this earth and we're in this fleshly body, we are absent from the Lord. For we

walk by faith not by sight. Okay, we are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. So absent from the body, absent from the body, be present with the Lord. That is taken in a few different ways. Some people believe that that means that soon as you die, you're in the and you're going to go to heaven. You're in the presence of the Lord. Right, so your spirit is in the present with the Lord, present with the Lord.

Now do you have your new heavenly body. Yet some people believe yes. Other people believe no, that doesn't happen until revelation. So there's a few different, few different interpretations of that. Okay. Some people believe that you stay sleeping, and you will be resurrected with Jesus when he comes back, right, So that's one of the thoughts on that. But yeah, I know that's definitely some verses that you've been quoted before.

I've definitely been quoted that, and I do quote that for people that when someone does pass away, you know, absent from the body present with the Lord. Right. So that's something that I always thought and believed, but I've kind of studied deeper in it, and I've seen that other people have different interpretations of that. That's something that we need to look into. But let's look at my

notes here. We have the earthly tent and eternal house Paul contrasts are temporary earthly bodies with the eternal dwelling God has prepared for us. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Let's look at a little bit

more into that. The concept of earthly tent and eternal house is primary derived from the apostle Paul's writings in the New Testament, specifically in his second Letter to Corinthians. This metaphorical language is used to contrast the temporary nature of our physical bodies with the eternal nature of our heavenly dwelling biblical contexts. In Second Corinthians five, verses one through four, Paul writes, which we already read, and now we know that in an earthly tent we live, and

it's dismantled. We have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built with human hands, for this tent has not grown. I'm not going to read the whole thing, because we already read it. The earthly tent refers to our physical bodies, which are temporary and subject to decay. The imagery of a tent suggests something that is transient, that is not meant to last forever. In the context of Paul's ministry, tents were familiar structures often

used by travelers in nomads. In fact, Paul himself was a tent maker. I think I'd gone over that with the guys when I was in Acts, Chapter eighteen, verse three. This metaphor underscores the temporary and fragile nature of human life on earth. Paul acknowledges the struggles and suffers associating with living in this tent. The groaning of that he describes reflects the human experience of pain, longing, and the

desire for something more permanent and fulfilling. This groaning is not merely a complaint, but a deep yearning for the redemption and transformation promised by God. Now let's talk about the eternal House. In the contrast to the earthly tent. The eternal house represents the glorified, resurrected body that believers will receive in the afterlife. This house is not built by human hands, emphasizing its divine origin and eternal nature. It is a permanent dwelling, free from the limitations and

sufferings from the earthly body. The eternal house is part of the hope and assurance that Christians hold rooted in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as Paul writes in One Corinthians fifteen forty two through forty four. So it will be the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable. It is raised imperishable. It is sown as dishonor. It is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body. It is raised in a spiritual body. So what is

the theological implication? The contract between the earthly tent and the eternal house highlights the Christian belief and the resurrection and the life to come. It serves as a reminder of the temporary nature of earthly life and the hope of eternal life with God. This perspective encourages believers to live with an eternal mindset, focusing on the promises of God rather than the fleeting pleasures and pains of this world. Paul,

what's a practical application? Understanding the metaphor of the earthly tent and eternal house can inspire believers to prioritize their spiritualize and invest in their relationship with God. It encourages a focus on eternal values and the pursuit of holiness, knowing that the present life is a preparation for the life to come. This perspective can also foster resilience and hope in the face of trials as believers trusting God's

promise to the future and perishable dwelling. Okay, so that's very important for believers to know, you know, like I said, kind of the same kind of thought of focusing on the focusing on the the unseen, not the scene, right, So that's kind of goes along with that. And then living by faith, not by sight, walking by faith not by sight. The call to live by faith is emphasized as believers are to focus on the unseen eternal realities rather than the visible temporary world. For we walk by faith,

not by sight. Tewo Corinthians five, verse seven. So let's go over. So we kind of went over a good amount there. Let's kind of get a little deeper, so Sewod Corinthians five, verses one through seven describes the Christian hope for the future, contrasting the temporary nature of earthly bodies tent with permanent, eternal dwelling in heaven which we

talked about. Teaches that believers should live by faith or walk by faith not by sight, finding courage in the knowledge that death is not an end, but a transition to being in the Lord's presence. This hope gives us confidence despite life's trials as we look forward to a new glorified body that is superior to the current one,

and then courage in the face of death. The knowledge of our future eternal home gives believers courage to face death They are confident because they know that when they are away from the body, they are immediately to be at home with the Lord. And then death is not something to be dreaded, but is a passage to glory. It is a transition from a temporary, earthly existence to an eternal, glorious one in the presence of God. And

then Holy Spirit is a guarantee. The Holy Spirit is given to believers as a pledge and guarantee for the future inheritance that they will receive. This helps them to persevere in faith, knowing that what is to come is more real and lasting than they experience in this life. All right, next, next up, Okay, we're gonna be talking about the judgment seat of Christ. We're going to be

in Second Corinthians five, verse nine. Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleased to Him, or we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men. But we are well known to God, and I also trust we are well known in our

consciousness so the judgment seat of Christ. Paul reminds us that all believers will appear before Christ to receive what is due for their actions. We must all appear before the judgment seed of Christ, as each one one may receive its due of the things done in the body, whether good or bad. Let's read a little deeper in the judgment Seat of Christ. It's also known as the beam a seed of Christ. So if you hear it, pastors, see be am seed to Christ. It's the same thing

as judgment seed to Christ. Okay. It's a significant esteological event in Christian theology where believers in Jesus Christ will stand before Him to be judged for their works and service. This judgment is distinct from the Great White Throne judgment, which is reserved for the unbelieving world. The concept of the judgment seed to Christ is primarily derived from two passages. The first one is Romans fourteen, verses ten through twelve, which we are going to look at right now, so

we have a better idea. Romans fourteen, that's thirteen, ten through twelve. It says, hold on me ten through twelve. Well, why do you judge your brother or why do you show contempt for your brother. For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ, where it is written, as I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. So

then each of us shall give account to himself. Therefore, let us not judge one another, but rather resolve this, not by putting a stumbling block or calls to fall in your brother's way. So and then in two Corinthians five, verse ten nine through ten nine through eleven, I'm sorry, for we must all appear before the judgment seed of Christ to each me receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad the judgment seat.

What's the nature and purpose? The judgment Seat of Christ is not a judgment or condemnation, but rather an evaluation of believer's life and service. It is a time when Will assess the faithfulness, motives, and actions of his followers. The purpose is to reward believers for their faithfulness and determine the quality of their works. The judgment is based on the grace of God and the believer's response to

that grace through their actions and service. The outcome of the judgment Seat of Christ involves rewards for faithful service and potential loss of rewards for unfaithful In the Apostle, paul In one Corinthians three verses twelve through fifteen uses the metaphor of building materials to describe the quality of

a believer's life. If this is a tewod Corinthians three verses twelve through fifteen, If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, hay straw, or his workmanship will be evident, because the day will bring to the light. It will be revealed with fire. The fire will prove the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives, he will receive a reward. It is if it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

Only as if through the flames. Okay, so you might be saved. But this is like kind of like all your works are put into a fire, and then you'll be able to you know your gifts in heaven will be given to you. Is what a lot of people believe.

The judgment see the Christ is okay, so it puts your works into the fire, and it's telling you whether you did these works in vain or you didn't, you know, if you did them for the Lord, or if you did them for your own self gain, or you know, you gave money to the poor, but then you told everybody, Hey, hey, guys, I just gave twenty bucks to this bum dude. Yeah, you're so good. I gave five thousand dollars to this charity.

Oh you're so good. I go online. Oh, guys, I just I just donated money to the poor, and everybody, Oh, you're so good. That's your reward. Okay. But if you give money to the poor, and you give money to people and you don't tell anybody, and it's only between you and God and that person that you give money to, that's when you at the reward in heaven. Right. So yeah, using your gifts that God has given you for good and not for self gain, you know. So yeah, it's

very very important. And what's the implication for believers? The judgment sea of Christ serves as a motivation for believers to live lives of holiness, service, and dedication to the Lord, and encourages Christians to examine their motives and actions, discerning that they align with God's will and purpose. The anticipation of standing before Christ should inspire believers to pursue righteousness

and to invest in eternal rather than temporal pursuits. And then the judgment See to Christ underscores the doction of eternal security, affirming that salvation is not at stake during this judgment. Believers are secure in their salvation through faith in Jesus. Christ has emphasized in Second and Ephesians to verses eight through nine. For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. It is not from yourselves.

It is a gift from God, not by works. So that no one shall boast, or no man shall boast. The focus is on the believers stewardship and the rewards that follow faithful service. Conclusion, the judgment Seed to Christ is a pivotal event in the life of every believer, highlighting the importance of living a life that honors God. It is a time of accountability and reward, where the faithfulness of each believer is recognized and rewarded by Christ

him self. Okay, perfect, all right, we went through that. I think that's probably like a pretty good explanation. I don't know if I even need to go through some of these other notes, I may have nine through that's five. Let's see if I have anything good available nine through eleven. So this understanding of the judgment sey to Christ should drive them to persuade others to believe in the Gospel. Because the terror of the Lord is the sobering reality

of this future judgment. It should be aiming to please God. Each person we rewarded according to what they have done in life, whether it was good or bad. Motivation for ministry. The terror of the Lord is the ad inspiring reality of this future judgment which motivated the apostle. Paul and his companions will work hard to persuade others to believe

the gospel. So it should definitely push you to spread the Gospel message more, you know, ultimately, and also when you do things, do it out the goodness of your heart. And if you do certain things, don't brag about it, so no man shall boast. So if you do good works, don't boast, just doom and then leave it at that and say thank you Lord for the opportunity to do that,

and just move on. It's not about you getting the glory, It's about God getting the glory, and its hopefully when you do do good works for somebody, then you tell them that all glory to God. Okay, all right, So let me just go ahead and read twelve through twenty one. And I have some notes for chapter seventeen eight or verse seventeen, verse eighteen, and some other stuff from twelve

through twenty one. So be reconciled to God. For we do not commend ourselves again to you, but give you an opportunity to boast on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart. For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God. For if we are a sound mind, it is for you. For the love of Christ compels us. Because we judge thus. And if one died for all, then all died, and He died for all, that those who live should live longer for themselves, but for him

who died for them and rose again. Okay. Therefore, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh, even through we have known Christ according to the flesh. Yet now we know him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. All things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the

ministry of reconciliation. That is that God was in Christ reconciling the world, reconciling the world to himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has commuted us to the word of reconciliation. Now, then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us. We implore you, on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God, for he made for He made him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteous of

God in Him. That last verse is pretty deep. Let me go over some other stuff first, and then we'll get to that last one. That's very deep. The new creation in Christ, the transformative power of being in Christ oops is highlighted as believers are now made a new Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come. Let's look a little deeper in the new Creation in Christ.

The concept of new creation in Christ is a profound theological theme found in the New Testament, encapsulating the transformative work of God in the life of a believer. The transformation is not merely a moral or ethical change, but a fundamental recreation of the individual through the power of Jesus Christ and the end dwelling of the Holy Spirit. So what I would tell you guys is think about when you were of this world. Think about how you have changed. Okay, I am a new creation, and okay,

believe me. I know I'm a new creation because I know how I was before I got saved. I know exactly how I was. And also I knew how I was before I joined the United States Army, and I knew how I was after. So what happened is I got saved before I joined the army, like right before I joined the army, and then God was working on me to get physically strong, spiritually strong, get disciplined, and kind of start focusing on him. So I kind of had four or five different things going on at once

in my life. Okay, where I'm getting the civilian stripped out of me. In the army, I'm in basic training, and I'm trying to go to church there because man, that's like the most best thing in the whole world. When you get to go to church on Sunday at basic training, it's the greatest. You get to go for one hour and you're just like craving God because you're getting treated so bad by these drill sergeants, Right, But you know, so yeah, I just know that I am

a new creation. Okay. I could tell some of you, maybe, like I said, some of you might have been toting that line your whole life. And let's say you weren't a Christian, you were still toting the line. You weren't really sending that off there. I mean, I guess we all live different lives, but mine was pretty out of control. Party animal, wrapper, jumping on stage, you know, hosting hot body contests where women are dancing all around me. I'm up there wrapping and you know, on stage, trying to

get all this just doing all this crazy stuff. Man, snorting cocaine before I go on stage and going up there, freestyling for people and trying to boast and brag and all the stupid stuff that comes with that kind of life. Drinking alcohol, all the drugs, lost, all this different things. All I'm just like now a new creation, you know. Now do I deal with spiritual battle still? Of course. But before I mean it's I mean, I was sinning like NonStop all the time, you know. So now it's

just like God, I'm a new creation. The Holy Spirit is here and he's guiding me, and I have a moral compass and I know, you know, just you just kind of know how to navigate now, right, It really helps you, your new creation. And this is beautiful. God is so great. The theological significance of being a new creation is rooted in the redentive work of Jesus Christ. Through his death and resurrection, believers are not only forgiven

for their sins, but also given a new identity. This transformation is described in Ephesians four twenty two through twenty four, which I wanted to go over for you, guys. Put off your formal way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires, to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to be put in a new self created to be like God in

our true righteousness and holiness. The new creation is also linked to the concept of regeneration or being born again, as Jesus explained to Nicodemus in John three three through seven. The spiritual rebirth is the work of the Holy Spirit, who imparts new life to the believer, enabling them to live in accordance with God's will. In summary, the new creation in Christ is a central tenet of Christian faith, emphasizing the transformed power of the Gospel and the believer's

new identity and purpose in Christ. It is both a present reality and a future hope, sharing the believer's life and destiny perfect So when over that and then in two Corinthians five, verse eighteen, Paul speaks of the ministry and trusted to us to reconcile others to God through Christ. All this is from God who reconciled us in himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation. So

what is the ministry of reconciliation? The concept of the ministry of reconciliation is deeply rooted in the New Testament, particularly in the writings of Apostle Paul. It refers to the divine mandate given to believers to restore the broken relationship between God and humanity through the message of the Gospel. This ministry is a central theme in Christian theology, emphasized in the Transformed and power of Christ atoning work on the Cross. So what does that mean to what does

it mean to restore the broken relationship between God and humanity? Well, the broken relationship is that we are sin We're sinful, right, so we can't be in the presence of God. We're not holy. God is holy, right, So the only way that we could be in the presence of God and pray to God and speak to God is for what Jesus did on the cross. He became the mediator between us and God. So we're speaking in the name of

Jesus to pray to God. I always talk about this, right, He bridged the chasm between us and God through his death and resurrection. That is one of the central themes in Christian theology that I think a lot of people forget about. They know about the Gospel, they know that we're forgiven for our sins. They that's all fine and dandy, But go back to Leviticus, go back to Deuteronomy, go

back to David. What do you have to do? He had to put on the etho right, so and and kind of go on the temple to speak to God like it was kind of not the temple. I'm sorry he had to put the ephot and like kind of act as if he's a high priest like and he was speaking to God. So we got to understand it. It's a little different than back then where they had to have a high priest speak to God, and you know they had to It's just you know, now we have a high priest, which is Jesus Christ. You know,

he's our high priest, right says in the Hebrews. So we have an eternal high priest and we're able to speak to God now. So he bridged the gap or the restored the broken relationship between God and humanity. I think that's kind of enough there. So what's the role of the church in ministry of reconciliation? The Church as a body of Christ plays a pivotal role in the

ministry of reconciliation. It serves as a community or The reconciling work of Christ is both proclaimed and practiced through preaching, teaching, and acts of service. The church is called to be living testimony of God's reconciling power. In summary, the ministry of reconciliation is a divine calling for believers to participate in God's reductive plan, sharing the message of peace and restoration through Jesus Christ with a word in need of

hope and healing. Okay, so very important, and let's see if I have anything else here. I got a couple of key themes so that the new creation which when someone in Christ, wait, let me see them make sure. Yeah, when someone in Christ, there are a new creation, which changes how they view themselves and others. This means not judging by outward appearance or hourly success, but by God's

work and reconciliation. Being ambassadors for Christ. Believers are called to be ambassadors for Christ, delivering a message of reconciliation from God, not trying to please the people they are speaking to, but the King who sent them reconciliation. The core. We already talk about that substitutionary atonement. This is the concept in verse twenty one. It says for we are made Oh yeah, I like that. Let's see what's up

with this. This is a concept in verse twenty where Jesus, who was without sin, took the punishment and wrath of human sin so that believers can be made righteous in God's eyes. It's exactly what I was talking about. Where God, where Jesus bridged the gap between us and God. He's a mediator. He's like a bridge. Now we're able to speak to God straight. Let's go straight to the source. A new perspective on suffering that the passage also addresses

the believer's mortal vulnerability. Paul compares the body to a tent, a temporary earthly house. Even if the tent is destroyed, there's eternal hope of a permanent building from God in heaven. Okay, so we completed Two Corinthians five, chapter five, and see what it says. For He made him who knew no sin be sin for us, to be sin for us. Well, so he took on all of our sin on that cross and made it so we could be forgiven. Then we might become the righteous, be the righteous of God

and Him. Yes, we are righteous through Jesus. Very important, So let's go over some practical applications. We have five embraced eternal perspective. Live with the awareness that our true home is in heaven, which should influence our priorities and decisions on earth. Number two, cultivate faith over sight. Practice trusting God in all circumstances, even when the path is unclear, knowing that He is faithful. Number three, Prepare for accountability.

Reflect on your life and actions, understanding that you will you will give an account to Christ for how you lived. Number four. Live as a new creation. Let go of past sins. Embrace your identity in Christ, allowing His spirit to transform your life. Number five. Engage in reconciliation. Actively participate in sharing the message of reconciliation, seeking to bring

others into a relationship with God through Christ. Those are five there, okay, and next next would be additional scriptures that connect We have eternal perspective is found in Philippians three twenty through twenty one, talks about how our citizenship is in heaven of faith over sight. He was a eleven one. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. And then we have accountability in Romans fourteen ten through twelve, which we went over earlier. We will all stand before

the judgment seat new creation Galatians six fifteen. What counts as the new creation and reconciliation is a found in Colossians one twenty. Christ reconcile all things to himself, and that's in Colossians one, verse twenty. Okay, so there we go. We went over verse five. Now we're on verse six. Let me go ahead and not verse six. I'm sorry I went over chapter five. Now we're in chapter six. Yes, once again, I'm very tired. I'll try to do my

best to finish this off strong. Okay. So Second Corinthian six underlines that this is the intro. Second Corinthian six underslines the depth of commitment and perspective and genuine Christian ministry, as well as the stark contrast between believers and non believers. As Christians, we are called to receive and reflects God's grace, to withstand challenges with faith and integrity, to love generously, and to separate ourselves from the world's corruption in a

pursuit of holiness. Okay. The ministry of reconciliation. Paul emphasizes the urgency of accepting God's grace, stating for he says, in the time of favor, I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. Oh sorry, I'm reading notes. All right, here we go, tewod. Corinthian six marks the ministry. Let's go ahead and read from the Bible, not my notes. Okay. Second Corinthian six, when then, as workers together with him, also plead with you not to

receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, in an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, Now is the accepted time. Behold, now is the day of salvation. So we'll stop there. The ministry of reconciliation, Paul emphasizes the urgency of accepting God's grace, stating for he says, in the time of favor, I heard you. In the day of salvation, I helped you. Behold, now is the time of favor. Now is the day of salvation. Tewod

Corinthians six, verse two. This highlights the immediacy of responding to God's call. I think that's very important. Let's continue. Verse three says we will go. We give no offense

in anything that our ministry may not be blamed. But in all things we commend ourselves as ministers of God in much patience and tribulations and needs and distresses and stripes and imprisonments and tumults and labor and sleeplessness and fastings, by purity, by knowledge, by long suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the Word of truth, by the power of God, by the army of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor

and dishonor by evil report and good report, as deceivers, and yet true, as a known, and yet well known, as dying. And behold, we live as chastin and yet not killed, as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing, as poor, yet making any make many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. Okay, so let's see what's going on here, so verses four and five. We have endurance through trials.

Endurance through trials, Paul visits various hardships facing in ministry, including in troubles, hardships and calamities and beatings, imprisonments and riots, and labor, sleep is nice, and hunger. In tewod Corinthians six, Verses four through five, these trials are met with perseverance, demonstrating the strength found in Christ. Okay, So, endurance and trials is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible. Were emphasizing the importance of steadfastness faithfulness in the face of adversity.

This concept is deeply rooted in the understanding that trials serve a divine purpose, refining and strengthening the believer's faith. The Old Testament provides numerous examples of endurance and trials. Job is perhaps the most notable figure and enduring immense suffering while maintaining his faith in God despite losing, despite losing his wealth, health, and family, Job declares, through though

he slays me, I will hope in him. His account illustrates the belief that God is sovereign and that human understanding is limited. Okay, we also have The Psalms also reflect the theme of endurance. David often pursued by pursued by enemies as facing personal turmoil. Rights wait patiently for the Lord to be strong and curacious, courageous, wait patiently

for the Lord, Psalms twenty seven fourteen. This call to patience encouraged in the face of trials is a reoccurring exortation exhortation throughout the Psalms, and then James one verses two through three we read earlier about it's talking about emphasizing that trials or opportunity for joy because that refines the mature. The mature the believer refines and matures the

believer's faith. Hebrews eleven also highlights the end of it in the in the Faith Hall of Fame highlights individuals who endure trials through faith, and then in summary, enduring and trials is a central theme that cause believers to remain steadfast and faith trusting in God's purposes and promises. Through the examples of biblical figures, the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles, and the ultimate example of Christ, believers are encouraged to view trials as opportunities for growth and

deeper reliance on God. Okay, so all right, what else do we got? We got Characteristics of a godly life. In verse six, it says the passage outlines virtues such as purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness, and the Holy Spirit and in severe love. These qualities are essential for effective ministry and personal holiness. Characteristics of a godly life. I could look a little deeper into that. A godly life is one that reflects the character and teachings of God

as revealed in the Bible. It is marked by a transformation of heart mind, leading to actions and attitude that align with God's will. The following are key characteristics of godly life, supported by scriptural references from them from the Bible love for God and others. That's Matthew twenty seven thirty seven through thirty nine. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with your soul, and with your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment, and

the second is like it. Love your neighbor as yourself. Then we have obedience to God's word. A godly life is characterized by obedience to God's commandments. In John fourteen fifteen, humility and Second Philippians two, verses three through four, do not be out of do nothing out of selfless ambition or empty pride, But in humility, consider others more important than yourselves. Faithfulness he was eleven six. And without faith it is impossible to please God. Righteousness and holiness that's

found in One Peter one fifteen through sixteen. But just as we as he who called us, but just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written, be holy because I am holy. And then prayerfulness, a life of prayer is vital for maintaining a close relationship with God. First, Thessalonians five sixteen through eighteen encourages believers to rejoice, always pray without seizing give thanks in every circumstance for those for this is God's will for you and Christ Jesus.

Forgiveness is a critical aspect of a godly life. So forgiveness is the next one. If He's in four thirty two instructs be kind, tender hearted to one another for giving each other just as Christ forgave you. Then we have self control that's found in Galatians five twenty two through twenty three. And then we have generosity that's found in Corinthians nine, verse seven, and then perseverance that's found in James one twelve. Blesses the man who perseveres on

a trial. Because he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has p almis to those who love him. And then second Corinthians nine seven, which is coming up. Each should give what he has decided in is hard to give, not out a regret, a compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. These characters rooted in the scripture provide a framework for living a life that honors God and reflects his nature. And now

that's that's just good teaching points to go over. But the characteristics of a God in life Second Corinthian six is talking about purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness in the Holy Spirit. Okay, that's that's what it says in uh. Second Corinthians chapter six, verse six, if you read it, okay, all right, perfect, and then let's see if I have

more notes on the section. Okay. So Second Corinthians six, verses one through ten serves as Paul's defense of his ministry, urgent believers to live as a worthy recipient of God's grace without receiving it in vain. The passage emphasizes the emphasizes the urgency of salvation, and includes Paul's resume of his apostolic hardship, beatings, imprisonment, riots, labors, and sleepness, along with his virtues purity, kindness, that love to show the

sincerity and trustfulness of his work. Ultimately, it calls for believers to be holy and separate, to live out God's grace through actions, not just words. All right, there's a couple key themes urgency of salvation. Paul just Corinthians not to delay or waste grace that they have been given. Citing Isaiah forty nine to eight in the time of favor, I heard you in the day of Salvation, I helped you. Paul's ministry and hardship, Yeah, he talks about that. We

already talked about that. The beatings, imprisonments, and riots. Paul's virtue. He perishes suffering with positive qualities to improve intagrity with his ministry. This includes purity, knowledge, patient's kind of the Holy Spirit, genuine love, and faithful truth, which we already talked about. The believer's identity. The passage describes believers as poor but making many rich and having nothing and yet possessing everything, highlighting the paradox of Christian wealth and poverty.

Living out God's grace, Believers are a called to make their salvation count through their actions in a life that reflects God's favor rather than receiving it in vain. Amen to that. So let's go ahead and continue. Now we're going to read eleven through eighteen. Be holy, It says, Oh Corinthians, we have spoken openly to you. Our heart is wide open. You are not restricted by us, but you're restricted by your own affections. Now, in return for the same, I speak to you as children, you also

be open. Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what a chord has Christ with belile? Or what part has a believer with the unbeliever? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the Living God. As God has said, I dwell in them and walk among them.

I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you. I will be a father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord all Mighty. So this is definitely a call to holiness, all right,

So I'll go over a few things. So tewod Corinthian six verses eleven through sixteen is an exhortation from Paul to the Corinthian believers to be spiritually pure and separate from unbelievers, primarily not to be unequally yoked in close relationships like marriage and business partners. So real quick, I'll stop there. It is an uphill battle for those that are young that's not married dead listening. When you marry a woman and you are unequally yoked, you were going

to have the biggest uphill battle. Because what you have to think about is when you have children. When you have children, you are and you're the man of the home, for example, and the woman is unequally yoke with you. And you want to raise your children up spiritually, and you want to start teaching them the Bible. And if you marry a woman that's a Muslim and you're a Christian because she's beautiful and you think she's hot or something, and you're like, cool, I want to marry her because

I think I love her. And then you marry this woman. First of all, her whole family might be Muslim, and I'm just picking Muslim because that's unequally yoke between a Christian Muslim. Her family's gonna want you to convert to becoming a Muslim, and you're like, I'm Christian. So now you're sitting here with that type of thing going on. The woman's probably gonna want you to show the kids the Koran and raise them up Muslim, and you're gonna say, no,

I want to raise them up Christian. So now you got this ongoing fight happening, Okay, And you know the woman, you're gonna want to make the Hopefully you can get the woman to convert to Christianity. Right, you're gonna have that's an uphill battle you're gonna have to fight. And you're gonna have to fight an uphill battle of her teaching the kids the Koran and you're teaching them the Bible. Now you got confused kids here, which one should I believe?

So now you have some issues there. And the man, you're supposed to be the spiritual leader of the home, and now you're trying to lead the home and you can't because the woman's not coming with you. Now you want to take the family to church, and the woman's Muslim. She's like, I can't go to Christian church. I gotta go to my Muslim church. Now you got the wife going one way, you going the other ways. So it's not good to be to marry people that are not

of the faith. Now, if a woman as a non believer and you're a non believer and you guys get together and then you guys get saved together, that's something different. But if you're a Christian and you're you're focused on on the Bible and you're following the word of God, and you're and and and then you're gonna you know, and now you're gonna be ready to meet a woman

that's different, you know what I mean. Uh, you're gonna want to make sure that you you don't if you're saved and you're focusing on the Lord and you're you're not sinning and you're not and you're like basically, uh, fully saved and you're not married yet. Now you need to focus on finding someone that's equally yoked. Okay, Uh, don't go to a bar, just marry some get get with some girl and just you know, and and do that. That's not the type of lifestyle you want to live anymore.

You want to make sure that you're finding someone that's that you're equally yoked with. Okay. Obviously, people are married right now that's probably listening to this show, and maybe they're they're a wife that maybe they're saved and their husband's not saved yet, and maybe he's not going to church or vice versa. Maybe the husband maybe I'm listening, maybe I'm speaking to a husband and the wife is not saved yet and she's not you know, ready to commit yet. You know, so you just got to kind

of work on it. You know. Obviously you're already married, and you if you already have kids, now you're really deep. So I'm not saying to go and divorce somebody if they're not equally yoked with you. I'm just telling you that if you are saved and you're not married yet, you need to understand, do not get with someone that you're unequally yoked with. It is not going to be good for you. It's not gonna be good for you, and it's not gonna be good for your children in

the future, believe me. But if you are married with somebody already, and you're already married and you know you're you're saved now and they're not, you just got to do your very best to work on it, you know. And you have to do your very best to be the spiritual leader of the home, and you also have to do your very best to be the spiritual leader

of your children, all right. And the woman if you're if the woman is saved and the man is not, now the woman has to take that role because the husband isn't and she needs to be the spiritual leader of the home, and she needs to teach the kids until the husband sees you as an example and wants to follow that example, which should happen. You know, he should start feeling some type of way convicted. If the wife is taking the kids to church and he's sitting

at home watching football and drinking. At some point, hopefully he feels convicted. But I see it a lot. You know where the wife is taking the kids to church and she's committed and she's going to Bible study and all this stuff, and the husband could care less, and you know what happens, and vice versa. You know where the wife is like that. So I'm just saying, guys, be very wise when making your decisions and choices in life. It can affect you for the rest of your life.

Because if you meet a woman that is equally yoked and she knows Corinthians or certain parts of the Bible that talks about marriage and Ephesians, and she understands God's way of a marriage, you were gonna have a one million time easier, hopefully easier marriage. I'm not saying that every woman is going to be great. That's maybe Christian. I'm just saying, as long as she knows her role in the marriage, then it's going to help you tremendously.

And in husbands. If a woman's going to meet a guy that's Christian, hopefully you know he's following in the Bible. He knows his role, she knows her role. Now that the marriage is going to be like how God wants it to work, and God will bless that marriage, you know.

So yeah, And then with business partnerships as well, if you are unequally yoked with your business partner, usually hopefully people that are Christian have integrity and are not trying to be deceitful, and hopefully they follow some type of moral compass that the Bible teaches. So if you become a business partner with another Christian that you know is solid, you're gonna have a way better time handling a partner like that than having some dude that's a pagan or

some dude that's a non believer. And then you're a believer and you're trying to do all this stuff and be nice to them, and that person's kind of not following integrity or having a moral compass, it's gonna be you're gonna be butting heads often. So Paul has some very good points here close relationships like marriage and business partnerships. Now, do you want to separate yourself from unbelievers at all times?

How hard is that going to be? If you try to separate yourself from unbelievers at all times in this day and age, you're gonna be sitting in your home twiddling your thumbs because there's non believers everywhere. You walk out of your door, there's gonna be unbelievers everywhere saying, hey, how's it going, neighbor. And if you were like, oh,

I'll talk to unbelievers. Sorry, you know, you gonna want to be a light in you in those people's lives, and you want to make sure that you are very good and nice to them, and you know, be good to them, and you make it so that you're a light for them to see, so that that Christ is shining through you, so that the unbeliever wants to become a believer. Okay. So Paul or just believers to separate

themselves from worldly influences. And he's talking to the Corinthians at this time, there must have been something going on where the unbelievers were, uh, we're having an effect on these Corinthian church members. Okay, and we're it's a little different nowadays. There's so many you want to separate yourself from world. The influence is sure, but there's so many non believers in this world right now, in the United States especially, it'd be hard to not, you know, to

separate yourself from from all unbelievers. You know, so, but but you don't want to be like best friends with a bunch of bes. And what's going to happen is eventually they're going to suck you into doing what they're doing, which is probably up to no good in some areas. Not saying that all non believers are no good, I'm just saying that, you know, there's a lot of non believers that don't have a moral compass, so they'll end up being like, hey, buddy, let's go out and drink.

I don't drink. We'll just come with us, you know, just come to the bar is one time, no big deal. Your wife's not going to cary. You start going to the bar, and then all this other stuff starts happening. So you just want to be careful with that. And then so that's kind of what Paul's talking about there. Do not be unequally go together with unbelievers. For what fellowship as righteouses with lawlessness? So yeah, so a lot

of unbelievers would have lawlessness. And communion has light with darkness? And what a chord has Christ with bleo or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? And what agreement has the Temple of God with idols? For you are a temple as a living God. As God said, I will dwell in them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and you shall be their people. So yeah, So and he's talking about Oh, Corinthians, we have spoken openly to what the heart is open districted

by us. So he's speaking to the Corinthians here. Okay. So something was happening in the Corinthian church that was causing this to happen. Okay, So he was trying to you know, I think that there was a lot of unbelievers that were causing issues in the church. So with the believers. So this is a call to holiness, be holy. So the concept of holiness is a central therem in the Christian faith, representing both the divine attribute and a

calling for believers. Holiness is an essence, signifies being set apart, consecrated and dedicated to God. The call to holiness is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, urging believers to reflect God's character in their lives. Okay, so I just wanted to go over that. The call the holiness pol his believers is said, right themselves from worldly influency, and do not be only gally. Ok Yeah, we read about that. Okay, perfect,

All right, let's continue. The passage emphasizes that believers are a temple of the living God. This is in my notes. She'll live as his sons and daughters, separate sin and idle worship. The separation is not about avoiding all contact with non believers, That's what I was talking about, but avoiding compromising partnerships that would lead to spiritual decline. That's

a good way to put it. You know, it's not yes, if there's if there's any way that sin is happening around you and you're compromising, you know, and you're starting to kind of just because you're around your worldly friends, you start compromising and doing their sin. Like I talked about drinking, going to the bar, maybe hanging out with your friends that are all looking at bad stuff and watching bad movies and all this other stuff that can

happen when you get her on. You know, non believers avoid compromising partnerships that would lead to spiritual decline, meaning an interpretation be separate. The core message is a call to separation from sin and worldliness. Believers are urged to come out from among them and be separate because their righteousness has no fellowship with lawlessness, and light has no

communion with darkness. Unequally yoked this metaphor from the context of a agricultural work where animals of different types of strengths are yoked together, refers to forming close, compromising relationship partnerships with unbelievers. Relationships this particularly applies to marriage, where a union with an unbeliever can lead to spiritual disagreement

and compromise. That's what I was talking about, guys. There will be some spiritual disagreements, and she's not going to know her role in the marriage, not going to know the role in the marriage that God says for, you know, it's not going to know the role that God would want. Business. It also extends to the business relationship where a believer might be put in a position to compromise their faith, like, yeah,

let's say they want to do some fraudulent activity. Let's say they want to do something where an paying back the bank, or they're doing something where they're lying to the bank, and it's all about money, you know. So you're like, oh, okay, go ahead, and now you're compromising your faith. There be the temple. The passage reinforces the idea that believers are the temple of the living God

and dwelt by God himself. Therefore, they should not be defiled by contact with the unclean or their spiritual pursuits. The promise because believers are God's people, he promises to receive them as a father to them and to have them with his son and daughters. They obey and separate themselves nuanced a contract. While warning against compromise, the passage does not mean believers should avoid all contact when I'm believes you talked about that already. And then okay, well perfect,

that is the end of chapter six. As you see on the screen, it's fairly quick. Okay, that one's not gonna take as long. So let's go ahead and go over some practical applications and then I may or may not finish Chapter seven, depends on how long it is. Practical applications. Embrace the present opportunity. Recognize the urgency of sharing the Gospel and living out your faith today, as now is the time of favor, now is the day

of salvation. Tewod Corinthians six, verse two. Preserve through challenges, draw strength from God to endure trials and hardships, knowing that they refine your character and witness. Cultivate godly virtues. Actively pursue purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness, and your interactions with others. Rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance. Living a set apart life, evaluate your relationship and influence, ensuring they align with your commitment to Christ and his righteousness.

And last, but not least, we're going to be going over connecting scriptures. Did I already go past those? My God? There we go? Isaiah forty nine, verse eight. The Old Testament prophecy is echoed in Tewo Corinthians six, verse two, which is right here in acceptance time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation, I've helped you. That

is Isaiah forty nine, verse eight. And then Romans twelve, verse two encourages believers to be transformed by the renewing of their minds, aligning with the call to holiness and tewod. Corinthian six, verse fourteen and then one Peter two verse nine reinforces the identity of believers as the chosen people called to declare God's praises, similar to the call in Second Corinthians six. There we go, all right, So that is chapter six. Let me check chapter seven real quick,

see as quick as this one is. Yeah, it's fairly quick. We got twelve minutes, so let me just see what I could do, all right, So Second Corinthian seven intro. Second Cristian seven is a testament to the transformative power of godly sorrow leading to true repentance and joy that comes with reconciliation. It serves as a reminder that January repentance is a central part of our walk with God and a key to experience in His comfort and peace.

The chapter also highlights the beauty of deep and sincere relationship with the Body of Christ. Amen to that. And we have a couple of teaching points four. Okay, we'll try to get through this fairly quickly. The Corinthians repentance. Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. And we're I was talking to you guys about earlier, about the flesh and about the spirit.

It right, the Corinthians, repentance, Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one. We have corrupted no one. We have cheated no one. I do not say this to condemn, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together. Great is my boldness, my speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all tribulation. For indeed we have came to Macedonia. Our hearts had no rest, but

we have troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. Nevertheless, God, who confronts the downcast, confronted us by the comfort of Titus, and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which He has comforted in you when he told us our enemy's earnest desires, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more. For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it, for I perceived that the same epistle made

you sorry, though only for a while. Now I rejoiced that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance, For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. For godly sorrow produces repentance, leading to salvation, not to be regretted, but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing, that you sorrow in a godly manner. What diligence is produced in you? What clearing of yourselves?

What indignation, what fear, what veverent desire, what zeal? What vindication? And all things? You proved yourselves to be clear in this matter. Therefore, although you wrote, I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you. Okay,

So we have godly sorrow versus worldly sorrow. Paul distinguishes between godly sorrow, which leads to repentance in salvation, and worldly sorrow, which leads to death Tewod Corinthian seven to ten. Understanding this difference is crucial for spiritual death, for spiritual growth. So for godly sorrow producers repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted. But the sorrow of the world produces death.

That's what it's talking about here. So the godly sorrow is a concept rooted in the transformative power of repentance and the pursuit of righteousness. It is a sorrow that aligns with the will of God, leading individuals to a deeper relationship with Him through genuine repentance and a change of heart. The apostle Paul addresses this in second Corinthian seven, verse ten, which we just talked about. Worldly sorrow. In contrast, worldly sorrow is a former regret that is self centered

and lacks the transformative power of true repentance. It has often driven by the consequences of sin rather than a genuine recognition of wrongdoing before God. Worldly sorrow may manifest as regret over being caught or suffering negative outcomes, rather than a sincere desire to change one's ways. Tell me you haven't heard that before, all right, and then the joy of reconciliation is spoken about in Sewod Corinthians seven,

verse seven. Paul expresses immense joy upon hearing the Corinthians repentance, and they're longing to restore their relationship with him Second Critians seven, verse seven. This highlights the importance of reconciliation in the Christian community. And then the role of encouragement, which is talked about in Second Corinthians seven, verses six

and seven. Paul was con comforted by the arrival of Titus and the good news he brought about the good news that he brought about to the Corinthians change of heart. Encouragement from fellowble levers plays a vital role in our spiritual well being. And we haven't read, oh do we

read eleven? Yep? We did, okay. And then in Tewod Corinthians seven, verse eleven, which we read for observance of this thing that you sorrow by godly matter, what diligence producing you, what clearing yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal? What vindication? And all things you proved yourself to be clear in this manner. That's so what I'm talking about. The Corinthians earnest and eagerness to

clear themselves demonstrate the transformative power of true repentance. Repentance is not just about feeling sorry, but involves a change in behavior and attitude, which is spoken about Second Corinthians seven, verse eleven, which we just went over, all right, I think that's a good amount to kind of go over there. Now we'll go over the joy of well, actually, you know what, I'm sorry. I do have a little bit here too, a little bit more notes. So we read

Tewod Corinthia is seven two through twelve. It describes Paul's joy over the Corinthian church genuinely repentance in response to his previous letter. Paul begins by assuring them of this integrity and love, followed by recounting his anxiety before hearing from them and the comfort he received from Titus reporting

their positive response. The core message is their godly sorrow produced repentance and earn earnedness, earnestness, leading Paul to feel vindicated and not regret the pain his letter caused, although he did feel regret at the time. Paul's personal situation a reassurance of integrity. Paul begins by telling the Corinthians, they can make room for us in our hearts because he was wronged, corrupted, or exploited. No one among them

Paul's anxiety and comfort. He shares his worry and lack of rest while in Macedonia, but his anxiety was replaced by comfort when he was reunited with Titus. Joy from the response Titus brought news to the Corinthians longing for Paul, their sorrow and their eagerness to please him, which brought Paul great joy. And then in verses eight through twelve,

sorrow that leads to repentance. Paul explains that even though the letter caused them sorrow, it is not the worldly sorrow that leads to spiritual death, godly sorrow and it's fruits. He rejoices because their godly sorrow produced repentance in a host of positive actions, including eagerness, our earnestness, ardor, and the zeal to clear themselves. And then sixteen through thirteen

or thirteen through sixteen we haven't read yet. We're going to go over that right now, okay, tewod Corinthian seven, verse thirteen, the joy of Titus. Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort and rejoice succeedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we speak all things in truth, even so are boasting to Titus was found true, and his affections are greater for you,

as he remembers the obedience of all of you. All how with fear and trembling you received him. Therefore our rejoice that I have confidence in you and everything perfect the joy of Titus. So in six thirteen through sixteen, Paul further Paul's further encouragement. The chapter concludes with Paul expressing his comfort and joy and seeing the Corinthian sincerity

and eagerness to comply with instruction, holiness and separation. The passage underscores the importance of perfect holiness and a spirit of fear, of reverence for God, which involves cleansing oneself that is which is impure. And then tewod Corinthians seven thirteenth to fifteen, Paul expresses, as great joy of the crinthonser penance over your profously rebuked them for their sins.

He was comforted by the positive report from Titus, and the affection with the Crinsions deepened upon seeing their obedience and generally which he had previously boasted to Titus about the passage emphasize in themes of encouragement, godly sorrow leading to repentance, and the strengthening of bonds within the church community, as he explained. As explained, Okay, perfect, So we went ahead.

We kind of knocked out chapter seven fairly quickly. Okay, guys, I just wanted to get it done because it's a very small chapter and I feel like we had like an extra ten minutes to spare. Okay, so let's go over some practical applications and we will wrap up the show. And guys, thank you so much for listening. Okay, before I finish this up, thank you. I'm trying to do my best to make these studies understandable. I'm trying to do my best to have some commentary on them and

also have some pretty good notes. So hopefully you're enjoying it. If you are, please comment on Spotify. Okay, practical applications, Examine your sorrow. Reflect on whether your sorrow over sin is godly or worldly. Seek godly sorrow that leads to January repentance and transformation instead of worldly sorrow. Okay, pursue reconciliation. If there are broken relationships in your life, take steps towards reconciliation, following the example of the Corinthians and Paul,

encourage others. Be a source of encouragement of fellow believers, especially those who may be struggling or in need of support. Embrace repentance. Regularly practice repentance in your spiritual life, allowing it to lead to growth and a deeper relationship with God. All right, and all right, So additional scriptures that connect We have Psalms fifty one, verse seventeen. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contral heart.

Oh God, you will not despise. This verse underscores the value of genuine repentance. Then we have Matthew five twenty three through twenty four. Jesus teaches about the importance of reconciliation with others, offering gifts at the altar, aligning with Paul's emphasis on restored relationships. Then we have five verse sixteen. Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other. So that you may be healed. This verse highlights the

healing power of confession and repentance within the community. And that was a perfect two hours. Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you. Let me just go ahead and stop the screenshare. And like I said, thank you for tuning in. I really appreciate you. If you haven't yet, go to my YouTube, Josh Monday Music and Podcast, please subscribe to my channel. And also if you come check out my shows on Josh Monday Christian Conspiracy Podcast, I would really appreciate it.

Check out my interviews. I got a whole bunch of them on different subjects from Christian to conspiracy, to Christian and conspiracy to you know, different different stuff we go through. And then also I'm slowly releasing these Bible studies on there. I have a few of you guys commenting on Spotify that are from this show, which I really appreciate. And yeah, thank you, And like I always do, I'm going to end this in prayer. So Father God, in the name

of Jesus, thank you for this glory time. Lord, I ask for strength when I'm doing these Bible studies. Lord, I need energy and strength, Lord, because sometimes I feel exhausted. Sometimes I feel very tired from working, but today I appreciate you. Lord. You gave me the strength and you allowed me to start early enough for the tiredness not

to kick in. Thank you, and also everybody that's listening. Lord, I know that some people are going through spiritual battles and they're going through, you know, maybe putting a lot of effort into worldly things instead of spiritual things. Lord, Please help us to strengthen our spirit and to allow the spirit to take over the flesh, and help us to feed our spirit and try to starve the flesh, because we don't want the flesh to be taken over our life. Lord, so please allow us to do that.

Help some of us to fast in certain areas that we need to fast to feed the spirit and starve the flesh. And that's including me. Lord, And thank you for everything you do for us. We really appreciate you. And thank you for this Bible study. Lord. Thank you for giving me time to do this and the energy to Thank you, God, and we appreciate you. And I

just want to pray for everybody out there. Everybody's marriage, everybody's any relationships, they have business relationships, any kind of relationships that anybody has out there, if there was somebody that's unequally yoked, or they're both yoked, whatever, everybody's marriage

that's out there that's listening. Lord, please I ask it you spiritually, supernaturally get involved in their marriage and assist the husband to be the spiritual leader and the wife to follow, Lord, and for the kids to grow in you in the Lord, Lord, and assist them to be the best that they could be in their to their wives and to their husbands and to their children. Lord, and the children to be to their parents. So thank you, Lord, We love you and appreciate you. In Jesus' name. Amen,

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