SNT 0256 II Corinthians 4 & 5
II Corinthians 4 & 5 June 12, 1966 Covers our rewards at the return of Christ and our walk now as we look to Christ. SNT – 256 2Co 4:1-4, 14, 16-18 2Co 4:18; 5:1-15 2Co 5:16-19 ___________________ DRAFT Snt-0256-2Corinthians5 SUMMARY KEYWORDS: God, ministry, Word, Christ, life, spirit, world, reconciled, lord, judgment seat, power, deceitfully, tabernacle Take your Bibles and turn to second Corinthians tonight, Second Corinthians, the fourth chapter I wish we might have time tonight to read this entire fourth chapter, but we do not have that time available at the present. But I would like to suggest to you that you read it very carefully sometime with a great alacrity and understanding. For instance, in the first verse, it says, Therefore, and whenever the Bible says, Therefore you ask yourself one question life or, and you have to go back into the previous chapters of Second Corinthians, to find out why he says there for seeing we have this ministry. As we have received mercy we faint not, but have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, 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. Apparently a tempest it's possible to handle the Word of God deceitfully, isn't it? And many places across our nation, people who are sincere are still handling the word of God deceitfully. Sincerity is no guarantee for truth. The accuracy of God's word is its own truth. And the Apostle Paul writing this tremendous revelation to the church said that he was thankful to God for His mercy, that they have allowed him to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking craftily not handling the word of God deceitfully. And so as you've gone, he says in verse three, if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are what, why verse four, because the god of this world have blinded the minds of them which believe not less the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,
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Princeton Theological Seminary from which he received a Master of Theology degree in Practical Theology. Later he completed his work for the Doctor of Theology degree. Dr. Wierwille taught the first class on Power for Abundant Living in 1953. Books by Dr. Wierwille include: Are the Dead Alive Now? published in 1971; Receiving the Holy Spirit Today published in 1972; five volumes of Studies in Abundant Living— The Bible Tells Me So (1971), The New, Dynamic Church (1971), The Word's Way (1971), God's Magnified Word (1977), Order My Steps in Thy Word (1985); Jesus Christ Is Not God (1975); Jesus Christ Our Passover (1980); and Jesus Christ Our Promised Seed (1982). Dr. Wierwille researched God's Word, taught, wrote, and traveled worldwide, holding forth the accuracy of God's "wonderful, matchless" Word. DOC AUDIO