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- 2 Corinthians 12:19-13:14II Corinthians 12, continued:
- II Corinthians 12:19 – Compare II Corinthians 5:12.
- II Corinthians 12:20-21 – See Revelation 21:8 and I Corinthians 1. Paul is here saying that he’s afraid these things may be happening.
II Corinthians 13- II Corinthians 13:1-2 – See II Corinthians 12:14. Paul did end up making this third trip and stayed in Achaia about three months. This is a quote referenced from Deuteronomy 19:15; Numbers 35:30.
- II Corinthians 13:3-4 – See Matthew 12:38-39. This is similar to the request for proof that Jesus was continually getting.
- II Corinthians 13:5-6 – The idea here is that of testing a metal to see if it is genuine. We fail this test when we forget whose spirit we are part of. Paul wanted them to test themselves against the objective standard of God’s word.
- II Corinthians 13:9-10 – Paul was hopeful for their restoration. He waited until the end to mention authority as that was not his primary tact, but he did have authority from God for his teaching.
- II Corinthians 13:11 – This is translated a number of different ways. “Farewell” vs. “rejoice.” “Be complete” vs. be “restored.”
- II Corinthians 13:12-14 – Paul’s end for the letter echoes his words in II Corinthians 1:2.
45 min - ThelemaIntroduction
- Matthew 6:9-13 – The Lord’s Prayer
- thelema – translated “will” as in, “will of God”
Exceptions!- Matthew 21:31
- John 1:12
- I Corinthians 7:37; 16:12
- Ephesians 2:3
- II Timothy 2:26
- I Peter 4:3
Jesus was perfect, sinless …- Hebrews 7:26
- II Corinthians 5:21
- I John 3:5
- Hebrews 4:15
The will of Jesus- There is a distinction between the will of God and the will of Jesus, but Jesus never sinned.
- Matthew 26:26-56
- John 5:30; 6:38
By the will of God- John 1:1-14
- Romans 1:8-10; 15:30-33
- I Corinthians 1:1
- II Corinthians 1:1; 8:5
- Ephesians 1:1
- Colossians 1:1
- II Timothy 1:1
According to the will of God- Matthew 18:10-14; 26:39, 42
- John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38-40
- Galatians 1:3-5
- Ephesians 1:3-12
- I Peter 3:14-17
- Revelation 4:11
Being in the will of God- Matthew 7:21; 12:46-50
- John 7:15-24; 9:30-34
- Romans 2:12-24
- Ephesians 5:15-21; 6:5-6
- Galatians 1:7-14; 4:12
- I Peter 2:13-15
- Hebrews 13:20-21
- I Peter 4:12-19
- I John 2:15-17
- We can be confident of the will of God even though we don’t fully understand it. God’s thoughts are much higher than our thoughts.
There is someone else- Ephesians 6:13-17
- James 1:13-14
- I Peter 5:6-10
- The devil still has abilities in modern times, although not to the degree that he did in the New Testament times.
Conclusion- I Thessalonians 4:3-8; 5:12-23
- Hebrews 10:1-39
- Luke 12:35-48
- Romans 12:1-2
- God’s will in heaven needs to be done here on earth.
34 min - 1 JohnWhy written
- I John 1:4; 2:1, 7-8, 12-14, 26; 5:13 – John tells us why he was writing. He was writing to combat Gnosticism.
Subject matter- Jesus – The first 14 verses tell you everything you need to known about Jesus and sin.
- Sin
- False teaching / teachers
- What we know.
- How we know it.
- Love
- Action
- Conditions: if
Jesus- From the beginning – I John 1:1; 2:13
- Manifested, historical figure – I John 1:2; 4:2
- Destroyed works of devil – I John 3:8
- With the Father – I John 1:2
- Blood cleanses from sin – I John 1:7; 3:6, 16
- Propitiation for sin – I John 2:2; 4:10
- Is righteous – I John 3:7
- Have spiritual life through – I John 4:9; 5:11
- Savior of the world – I John 4:14
- The Son of God – I John 4:15; 5:5
- Begotten of God – I John 5:1
- Came by water and blood – I John 5:6
- Gives us understanding – I John 5:20
- Is the true God and eternal life – I John 5:20
False teachers and teachingThe basics- I John 4:1, 2, 6 – Don’t be naïve and gullible. Study for yourself!
- Strong language
- Liars – I John 1:6; 2:4, 22; 4:20
- Children of the devil – I John 3:10
- Antichrist – I John 2:18-19, 22; 4:3 – There are many antichrists. Those that deny Christ are antichrists.
Sin- All are sinners – I John 1:8, 10
- What it is – I John 3:4; 5:17
- Two walks – I John 1:6-7
- How to avoid – I John 3:6, 9; 5:18
- Provisions for – I John 3:5; 1:7; 2:2; 4:10
- Consequences of – I John 3:6, 8, 10
- When we sin – I John 1:9; 2:1
0 min - "Mom and Dad, show me how."Introduction
- I John 3:16
- How do we as parents teach our kids spiritual lessons?
- Philippians 2:5
- I Peter 2:21
Examples are powerful – just look at Jesus.- Luke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18, 29; 11:1
- Philippians 4:9
- Titus 2:7
- I Timothy 4:12
- I Peter 5:3
It’s our job to show them WHAT is possible.- I Thessalonians 1:6
- I Timothy 1:15-16
- II Timothy 3:15
- James 5:10
- Roger Bannister ran a four-minute mile, showing that it could be done. Now, more than a thousand people have done it!
It’s our job to show them HOW to do it.- John 13:5, 14 – Jesus showed them directly how to do what He was commanding. The apostles probably remembered this for the rest of their lives!
- John 13:34
- Acts 20:17-21, 31-34 – Paul showed them how to behave.
- Acts 17:24-27, 30-31 – It’s possible to honor God as Creator in this world!
27 min - 2 Corinthians 11:30-12:18II Corinthians 11, continued
- II Corinthians 11:30-33 – Damascus was Paul’s original destination when he was blinded on the road, leading to his conversion. From the time of his conversion, there were threats on his life. See Galatians 1:17. Paul uses this as an illustration of the threats he was under.
II Corinthians 12- II Corinthians 12:1-2 – See Galatians 1:12; 2:1. Paul received the gospel via direct revelation. In their way of speaking, the first heaven was the sky, the second heaven was the domain of the sun, moon, and stars, and the third heaven was paradise, the abode of God.
- II Corinthians 12:3-4 – Paul’s vision happened about 42 A.D. This would be about ten years after his conversion.
- II Corinthians 12:5-6 – Paul did not tell more to prevent accusations of boasting from his opponents.
- II Corinthians 12:7-8 – Paul was given a thorn in the flesh to torment him. It was a painful experience to prevent pride.
- II Corinthians 12:9-10 – God’s power is perfected in man’s weakness. We must not view our troubles as impediments but as ways that God is helping perfect us.
- II Corinthians 12:11-13 – Paul is reminding them that they were taught by someone with authority.
- II Corinthians 12:14-15 – Paul was again going to refuse to accept support from them. See I Corinthians 4:15; II Corinthians 6:13. Paul saw himself as their parent. He was coming to give, not to take.
- II Corinthians 12:16-18 – Paul is using sarcasm and irony here to refute the claim that he sent in to take advantage of them.
46 min - ProphetsIntroduction
- Hebrews 1:1
- Prophets were God’s spokesmen. They did more than just tell the future.
- Ezekiel 4
- There are sixteen or seventeen books of prophecy in the Old Testament, depending on precisely which ones you count. There were many more prophets who did not have their own books.
Time of prophecyLiterary prophetsDivided KingdomAmos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Nahum, HabakkukExileEzekiel, DanielReturn and rebuildingHaggai, Zechariah, Malachi(Difficult to date)Joel, Amos, Obadiah- II Peter 1:20
God loves us!- Ezekiel 18:23, 27-32
- Jeremiah 26:1-3
- II Peter 3:9
- Jonah 4:1-11 – Jonah had compassion on the plant, but not on the people of the city. God expects us to love souls like He does.
We need His love when times are hard.- I Kings 18:3-4 – When times were hard, God had hundreds of prophets.
- Jeremiah 6:10
- II Chronicles 24:19
- Hosea 4:6
- When we are in difficult times, we must seek God the most!
With God, there is always something to look forward to.- Malachi 4:1-6
- Jeremiah 31:31
- We’re looking forward to our salvation with God in heaven.
29 min - Righteous Living: CourageIntroduction
- Courage: Acting despite our fear.
- Mark 15:43
- Deuteronomy 31:1-7, 23
- Joshua 1:5-9 – God would be with Joshua.
- I Chronicles 28:20
To stand for the truth despite consequences.- John 9:22, 30-34 – The blind man had courage!
- John 12:42-43 – The rulers were afraid to confess Jesus. They lacked courage to face the potential consequences.
- John 18:17, 25-27 – Peter lacked courage to confess Christ. Peter had legitimate reasons to be afraid.
To be alone.- I Kings 18:22; 19:10 – Elijah
- Daniel 3:16-18 – Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stood alone before Nebuchadnezzar.
To confront our own sins.- Psalms 32:1-5 – David was willing to confront his own sins.
- Psalms 51:12
To clearly expose error even among brethren.- Numbers 13:31; 14:1-10 – The ten spies discourage the people. Caleb and Joshua stand up against them.
- II Timothy 4:14-18 – Paul showed great courage.
- Galatians 2:11-12 – Paul had the courage to call out Peter for his sin.
41 min - Being Content With God's TimingIntroduction
- I Peter 5:7
- Romans 12:12
- I John 5:14-15
Waiting allows us to build our trust in Him.- Genesis 12:2, 4; 21:5 – Abraham and Sarah waited a long time for Isaac.
- I Samuel 16:12; II Samuel 5:4 – David waited a long time before becoming king.
- Sometimes God expects us just to wait.
Suffering produces endurances.- James 1:2
- Job 42:6; 40:1-2; 42:7-8 – Job handled himself very well. God repeatedly calls him, “my servant Job” – a great compliment!
- James 5:10-11
Sometimes God simply says “No,” and we should remember that He knows all, and we don’t.- II Kings 6:15-17
- II Corinthians 12:7-10 – God said no to keep Paul from exalting himself.
- Ephesians 1:16-19; 6:18-20
- Note: Praying does not relieve us of responsibility. We must pray, then get up and get to work.
27 min - 2 Corinthians 11:4-29II Corinthians 11
- II Corinthians 11:3-4 – Compare Galatians 1:8-9.
- II Corinthians 11:5-6 – Who are these “super-apostles” (ESV)? Compare Acts 15:24. It’s possible he is defending against the caricature of the original twelve apostles that false teachers were using.
- II Corinthians 11:7-8 – Some false teachers were apparently boasting that because they were taking money for preaching, they were more authoritative that Paul. Paul did not take money for his work from the Corinthians to try to prevent controversy, but it ended up being turned into ammunition for the false teachers.
- II Corinthians 11:11-12 – Paul continued to not accept support so that people could not hold that against him.
- II Corinthians 11:13-15 – Paul identifies his opponents as false apostles. Compare Matthew 7:15.
- II Corinthians 11:16-18 – Paul regarded himself as a fool for even having to talk about this, but felt that it was necessary to counter the false teachers.
- II Corinthians 11:19-21 – Paul speaks with irony here. He was too weak to mistreat them!
- II Corinthians 11:22-23 – Paul is making the case that he is genuinely Jewish.
- II Corinthians 11:24-27 – Paul suffered tremendously to spread the gospel. See Acts 9:15-16.
47 min - Seven Quick Facts About the BibleIntroduction
- I Timothy 4:13-16
English Bibles are translations.- Word-for-word versus thought-for-thought translations.
- Examples:
- John 3:16
- Matthew 19:9
- II Thessalonians 3:12
Bibles are published and packaged in lots of different ways.- Deuteronomy 17:18-20
- Reference Bibles – include cross-references and footnotes
- Study Bibles – include commentary
- Devotional Bibles – include short articles, usually targeted at a specific group.
- Children’s Bibles
Jesus didn’t write any of the books.- John 4:1-2
- John 14:25
- John 16:13-15
- I Thessalonians 2:13
- Words from Jesus’ inspired messengers carry His authority.
- II Peter 1:19-21
It was divided into chapters and verses a few centuries ago.- Romans 14:12-13, 22-15:2, 7 – The same thought continues across chapters.
- The chapter and verse divisions are not inspired.
The Bible has been preserved very accurately.- Isaiah 1:1
- We have tremendous evidence that the Bible has been accurately preserved.
- 1947 – Dead Sea Scrolls discovered. Previously, the oldest Old Testament manuscript we had was the Masoretic Text, dating to about 980 A.D. The Dead Sea Scrolls date from the 100s B.C. Comparison between them showed only a five percent difference, all of which was either spelling changes or obvious slips of the pen. The other 95% was identical between the two.
Since it’s God’s Word, it contains the best wisdom and teaching on earth.- Psalms 119:97-100
- II Timothy 3:16-17
It’s not just good advice; it’s what we’ll be judged by.- Hebrews 1:1
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