2 Corinthians 4- 1 thru 18 -Corps 27
April 20, 1983 Twenty-eighth Corps Night II Cor. 3:18 Literal according to usage: But all of us with uncovered faces as we behold the glory of the Lord in ourselves by a mirror are transfigured into that same reflected image with ever increasing glory even as from the Lord, that it the spirit. UII Cor. 4:1 Question is . . . what is, "ministry" referring to? II Cor. 3:6 talked about us becoming able ministers of the new covenant. Then it went on to explain the ministry of the old covenant in following verses and the ministry of the new covenant. The new and old covenants both pertained to Israel. II Cor. 3:3 talked about another ministry, the epistle of Christ ministered by those that minister the spirit of Christ, that is the ministry that we have which ties in II Cor. 5:18 - have the ministry of reconciliation; workers together with God in I Cor. 6:1. Each one of us has this ministry - reconciling others to God, leading them to the new birth, that they can be filled with holy spirit, having Christ within, having the epistle of Christ within themselves, written on their own hearts, not needing a letter of commendation. That is the ministry we have. Each one of us then can look in the mirror and behold ourselves, seeing the glory of the Lord and are transfigured with ever increasing glory. "mercy," = withholding of merited judgment. The Corinthians had a lot of judgement coming to them based on what is written in I Cor.. However, when you get to II Cor. 2:7, 8, we are told to forgive - confirm you love toward him. Without correction with your reproof you do not learn how to improve. "mercy," - Paul understood what mercy was because he had been a screwball before God had reproved him for a few things, and he had a lot coming to him if you want to talk about judgment. Paul was not judged! He got remission and then forgiveness of sins and that is why he was so effective in the ministry. Paul could reprove and then love them because he understood mercy. "we faint not," -
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covenant is not a part of the Church today? Verses 7-16 are a figure of speech, parembole, parenthetical addition, complete of itself. That means you can go U U from verse 6 to 17 and it should flow and that is exactly what it does. It is the spirit that makes the difference, not only today for the Church, but also for Israel in the future, that God is going to write the law in their hearts. II Cor. 3:17 U "liberty," = freedom Romans 10:4 - Christ is the end of the law. The reason he could end the law is because now you have something greater to walk by and that is the spirit of God within you. April 13, 1983 - Twenty-seventh Corps Night 147 James 1:25 - "law," = bondage "liberty," = freedom It is a paradoxal statement. You have a law of liberty. It is the law written in our hearts, it is the spirit which allows us freedom to live. You have freedom to walk by that spirit, unlimited abili