2 Corinthians 4:7-5:10

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*August 10, 2009
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



   *G. 4:7-5:10 GOD'S MOTIVATIONS FOR MINISTERS*

*1. 4:7-15 GRACE TRIUMPHS THROUGH VESSELS OF WEAKNESS*

*a. 4:7-10 LIFE IN MIDST OF PRESSURES*

Echo-men de ton th*e*-sauRON [2344] TOUton en os-traKInois [3749] SKEUe-sin
[4632],

*But we have this :treasure in earthen vessels,*

HIna h*e* hu-per-boL*E* [5236] t*e*s duNAme-*o*s *e* tou TheOU,

*that the exceeding greatness of the power be of :God,*

kai m*e* ex h*e*M*O*N;

*and not from us;*

en panTI thliBOme-noi [2346], all' ou ste-no-ch*o*ROUme-noi [4729];

*8 we are pressed on every side, yet not straitened;*

a-poROUme-noi [639], all' ouk e-xa-poROUme-noi [1820];

*perplexed, yet not over-perplexed;*

di-*o*KOme-noi [1377], all' ouk eg-ka-ta-leiPOme-noi [1459];

*9 pursued, yet not left behind;*

ka-ta-balLOme-noi [2598], all' ouk a-polLUme-noi [622];

*smitten down, yet not destroyed;*

PANto-te t*e*n NEkr*o*-sin [3500] tou 'I*e*SOU en t*o* S*O*ma-ti
[4983]pe-riPHEron-tes
[4064],

*10 always bearing about in the body the dying of :Jesus,*

HIna kai h*e* z*o*-*E* [2222] tou 'I*e*SOU en t*o* S*O*ma-ti h*e*M*O*N
pha-ne-roTH*E* [5319].

*that the life also of :Jesus be manifested in our :body.*


 *b. 4:11 LIFE FLOWS OUT OF DEATH WITH JESUS*

aEI gar h*e*MEIS hoi Z*O*Ntes eis THAna-ton [2288] pa-ra-diDOme-tha [3860]diA 'I
*e*SOUN,

*For we who live are always deliveed unto death for Jesus,*

HIna kai h*e* z*o*-*E* [2222] tou 'I*e*SOU pha-ne-r*o*TH*E* [5319] en t*e*thn
*e*T*E* sarKI h*e*M*O*N.

*that the life also of :Jesus be manifested in our mortal :flesh.*


 *c. 4:12 BUT - MENTORS RELEASE LIFE FOR DISICIPLES*

H*O*Ste ho THAna-tos en h*e*MIN e-nerGEItai [1754], h*e* de z*o*-*E* en
huMIN.

*So that :death works in us, but :life in you.*


 *d. 4:13-14 FAITH: BASIS FOR BOTH MINISTRY AND COMING RESURRECTION*

Echon-tes de to auTO PNEUma t*e*s PISte-*o*s,

*But having the same spirit of :faith,*

kaTA to ge-gramMEnon, E-PISteu-sa, di' ho eLAl*e*-sa;

*according to what is written, I believed, wherefore I spoke;*

kai h*e*MEIS pisTEUo-men [4100], di' ho kai laLOUmen;

*we also believe, wherefore also we speak;*

eiDOtes HOti ho eGEIras [1453] ton KUri-on 'I*e*SOUN

*14 knowing that who raised up the Lord Jesus*

kai h*e*MAS sun 'I*e*SOU e-geREI, kai pa-rasT*E*sei [3936] sun huMIN.

*shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.*


 *e. 4:15 MULTIPLICATION AND ABOUNDING*

ta gar PANta di' huMAS,

*For all the things are for you,*

HIna h*e* CHAris, ple-oNAsa-sa [4121] diA t*o*n pleiOn*o*n,

*that the grace, being multiplied through the many,*

t*e*n eu-cha-risTIan [2169] pe-risSEUs*e* eis [4052] t*e*n DOxan tou TheOU.

*may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of :God.*


 *2. 4:16-5:5 BECAUSE OF AN ENDURING BODY THROUGH THE SPIRIT*

*a. 4:16 INWARD MAN VERSUS OUTWARD MAN*

Di' ho ouk eg-kaKOUmen [1573]; all' ei kai ho Ex*o* h*e*M*O*N ANthr*o*-pos
di-aphTHEIre-tai [1311],

*Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward :man is decaying,*

all' ho Es*o* h*e*M*O*N a-na-kaiNOUtai [341] h*e*ME-ra kai h*e*MEra.

*yet our :inward man is renewed day by day.*


 *b. 4:17-18 TRUE PERSPECTIVE ON PRESENT AFFLICTIONS*

to gar pa-rauTIka [3910] e-laPHRON [1845] t*e*s THLIpse-*o*s [2347] kath'
hu-per-boL*E*N [5236]

*For the light momentary :affliction works for us*

eis hu-per-boL*E*N ai*O*ni-on BAros [922] DOx*e*s ka-terGAze-tai [2716] h*e*
MIN;

*more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;*

m*e* skoPOUNt*o*n [4648 h*e*M*O*N ta blePOme-na [991], alLA ta m*e*blePOme-na:

*18 while WE look not at what are seen, but at what are not seen:*

ta gar blePOme-na PROSkai-ra [4340]; ta de m*e* blePOme-na ai*O*ni-a.

*for what are seen are temporal; but what are not seen are eternal.*


 *c. 5:1 OUR FUTURE BODY*

OIda-men gar HOti eAN h*e* ePIgei-os [1919] h*e*M*O*N oiKIa tou SK*E*nous
[4636] ka-ta-luTH*E* [2647],

*For we know that if the earthly house of our :tabernacle be dissoloved,*

oi-ko-doM*E*N ek TheOU Echo-men,

*we have a building from God,*

oiKIan a-chei-roPOI*e*ton [886], ai*O*ni-on [166], en tois ou-raNOIS.

*a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.*


 *d. 5:2-3 UNDERSTANDING THIS PRESENT CONFLICT*

kai gar en TOUt*o** *steNAzo-men [4727], to oi-k*e*T*E*ri-on [3613] h*e*M*O*
N

*For verily in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon*

to ex ou-raNOU e-penDUsas-thai [1902] e-pi-poTHOUNtes [1971]:

*with our :habitation which is from heaven:*

ei ge kai en-duSAme-noi [1746] ou gumNOI 1131] heu-re-th*e*SOme-tha [2147].

*3 if so be that clothed we shall not be found naked.*


 *e. 5:4 OUR HOPE: OUR RESURRECTED BODY*

kai gar hoi ONtes en t*o* SK*E*nei [4636] steNAzo-men [4727], baROUme-noi
[916];

*For verily we that are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened;*

eph' h*o* ou THElo-men ekDUsas-thai [1562],

*not for that we would be unclothed,*

all' e-penDUsas-thai [1902],

*but that we would be clothed upon,*

HIna ka-ta-poTH*E* [2666] to thn*e*TON [2349] huPO t*e*s z*o*-*E*S.

*that the mortal be swallowed up of the life.*


 *f. 5:5 GOD'S PLAN UNDERGIRDED BY THE DOWN-PAYMENT OF SPIRIT*

ho de ka-ter-gaSAme-nos [1716] h*e*MAS eis auTO TOUto TheOS,

*Now who wrought us for this very thing is God,*

ho dous h*e*MIN ton ar-raB*O*na [728] tou PNEUma-tos.

*who gave us the earnest of the Spirit.*


 *3. 5:6-10 A COURAGEOUS MINISTRY BECAUSE OF FAITH*

*a. 5:6-8 CONTRAST: PRESENT BODY VERSUS FUTURE STATE*

TharROUNtes [2292] oun PANto-te, kai eiDOtes HOti,

*Always therefore of good courage, and knowing that,*

en-d*e*MOUNtes [1736] en t*o* S*O*ma-ti,

*while we are at home in the body,*

ek-d*e*MOUmen [1553] aPO tou KuRIou

*we are away from home from the Lord*

(diA PISte-*o*s gar pe-ri-paTOUmen, ou diA EIdous [1491]) -

*7 (for we walk through faith, not through sight) -*

tharROUmen [2292] de, kai eu-doKOUmen [2106]

*8 we are of good courage, and are pleased*

MALlon ek-d*e*M*E*sai [1553] ek tou S*O*ma-tos,

*rather to be away from home from the body,*

kai en-d*e*M*E*sai pros ton KUri-on.

*and to be at home with the Lord.*


 *b. 5:9 YET: PLEASING TO LORD IN WHATEVER STATE*

di' ho kai phi-lo-tiMOUme-tha [5389],

*Wherefore also we are ambitious,*

EIte en-d*e*MOUNtes [1736] EIte ek-d*e*MOUNtes [1553], euAres-toi [2102] auT
*O* EInai.

*whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.*


 *c. 5:10 A SOBER REALITY: CHRIST'S COMING JUDGMENT SEAT!*

tous gar PANtas h*e*MAS pha-ne-r*o*TH*E*nai [5319] dei EMpros-then tou
B*E*ma-tos
[968] tou ChrisTOU;

*For we must all be manifested before the judgment-seat of the Christ;*

HIna koMIs*e*-tai [2865] HEkas-tos ta diA tou S*O*ma-tos,

*that each receive the things done through the body,*

pros ha Epra-xen [4238], EIte a-gaTHON [18] EIte PHAUlon [2556].

*according to what he has done, whether good or bad.*



 *NOTE**: *God is a *Jealous* God, and will have *no other gods* before Him.
He moves to keep us as His people - *humble* and *submissive*, that His
power and glory might be manifested through us. Brother Yun of China, Oswald
Chambers, Rees Howells and George Muller of Bristol, are but 4 who learned
the liberating secret of letting God completely loose in their lives. By all
means procure the biography of “Brother Yun, the Heavenly Man” by Paul
Hattaway. It can transform the life of any reader. *This* is the reason God
allows us to have this treasure in earthen vessels.


 This whole passage before us is but an unfolding of the supreme purpose of
God on our behalf. By and large, our Western Church has failed to grasp this
secret, that the persecuted Asian and African churches are all too familiar
with. Did you know that our Western World is the chief prayer target for
revival in the persecuted churches? They feel we are more desperately in
need of revival than any other part of the world. We have a lightness in our
worship, and an attitude to the gifts of the Spirit, that must deeply grieve
the heart of God. In the light of this, can He yet send us revival? Most
certainly. But it might come from the fruit of intercessors in other parts
of the world more than from our homeland.


 I have been in 4 revivals in the last 65 years. I treasure all 4. I have
learned much from each one. When I read a passage as the above, 2
Corinthians 4:7-5:10, my spirit mourns in the light of what I hear and see
in our conferences, church services, and Christian lives. God have mercy on
us! And God *will* have mercy on us! We deserve not the *least* of His
mercies. They are *all* of grace based on the finished work of Christ. God's
call to us is to be identified with His suffering Son in His life down here:
His death, burial, resurrection, ascension and soon coming again. It is
difficult to see God's Christ and Son in much taking place in our church
today.


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