2 Corinthians 6:1-18

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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*August 13, 2009
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  *2 CORINTHIANS 6:1-18*

*I. 6:1-10 THE APOSTOLIC PATTERN FOR MINISTRY*


 Su-nerGOUNtes [4903] de kai pa-ra-kaLOUmen [3870]

*And working together with him we entreat also*

m*e* eis keNON [2756] t*e*n CHArin tou TheOU DExas-thai [1209] huMAS,

*that you receive not the grace of :God in vain,*

LEgei gar, KaiR*O* [2540] dekT*O* [1184] eP*E*kouSA [1873] sou,

*2 for he says, At an acceptable season I hearkened to you,*

kai en h*e*MEra s*o*-t*e*RIas [4991] e-bo*E*th*e*SA [997] soi:

*And in a day of salvation I succoured you:*

iDOU, nun kaiROS euPROSdek-tos [2144]; iDOU nun h*e*MEra s*o*t*e*RIas:

*lo, now is an acceptable season; lo, now is a day of salvation:*

m*e*deMIan en m*e*deNI diDONtes pros-koP*E*N [4349],

*3 giving no occasion of stumbling in anything,*

HIna m*e* m*o*m*e*TH*E* [3469] h*e* di-a-koNIa [1248];

*that the ministration be not blamed;*

all' en panTI su-nisTAnon-tes [4921] he-auTOUS, h*o*s TheOU diAko-noi,

*4 but in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God,*

en hu-po-moN*E* [5281] polL*E*, en THLIpse-sin [2347], en aNAGkais [318], en
ste-no-ch*o*RIais [4730],

*in much patience, in tribulations, in needs, in distresses,*

en pl*e*GAIS [4127], en phu-laKAIS [5438], en a-ka-tas-taSIais [181], en
KOpois [2873],

*5 in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toils,*

en ag-rupNIais [70], en n*e*sTEIais [3521];

*in watchings, in fastings;*

en hagNOt*e*-ti [54], en GN*O*sei [1108], en ma-kro-thuMIa [3115],

*6 in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering,*

en chr*e*sTOt*e*-ti [5544], en PNEUma-ti HaGI*o*, en aGAp*e* a-nu-poKRIt*o*
[505],

*in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,*

en LOg*o* a-l*e*THEIas [225], en duNAmei TheOU;

*7 in the word of truth, in God's power;*

diA t*o*n HOPl*o*n [3696] t*e*s di-kai-oSUn*e*s [1343] t*o*n de-xi*O*N
[1188] kai a-ris-teR*O*N [710],

*through the armor of :righteousness on the right and left,*

diA DOx*e*s [1391] kai a-tiMIas [819], diA dus-ph*e*MIas [1426] kai
eu-ph*e*MIas
[2162]';

*8 through glory and dishonor, through evil report and good report;*

h*o*s PLAnoi [4108], kai a-l*e*THEIS:

*as deceivers, and true:*

h*o*s ag-noOUme-noi [50], kai e-pi-gi-n*o*sKOme-noi [1921];

*9 as unknown, and well known;*

h*o*s a-poTHN*E*Skos-tes [599], kai iDOU, Z*O*men [2198];

*as dying, and lo, we live;*

h*o*s pai-deuOme-nos [3811], kai m*e* tha-naTOUme-noi [2289];

*as chastened, and not killed;*

h*o*s luROUme-noi [3076], aEI de CHAIron-tes [5463];

*10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing;*

h*o*s pt*o*CHOI [4434], polLOUS de plouTIzon-tes [4148];

*as poor, yet making many rich;*

h*o*s m*e*DEN Echon-tes kai PANta kaTEchon-tes [2722].

*as having nothing and possessing all.*



 *J. 6:11-18 PAUL GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF AFFECTION AND SEPARATION*

*1. 6:11-13 EXAMPLE OF APOSTOLIC AFFECTION*

*a. 6:11 PAUL'S OPENNESS TO CONVERTS*

To STOma [4750] h*e*M*O*N aNE*o*-gen [455] pros huMAS,

*Our mouth is open unto you,*

KoRINthi-oi, h*e* karDIa h*e*M*O*N pePLAtun-tai [4115].

*Corinthians, our :heart enlarged.*


 *b. 6:12 YET CONVERTS CAN REFUSE SUCH LOVE*

ou ste-no-ch*o*REISthe [4729] en h*e*MIN,

*You are not straitened in us,*

ste-no-ch*o*REISthe de en tois SPLAGCHnois [4698] huM*O*N.

*but you are straitened in your :affections.*


 *c. 6:13 PAUL EXHORTS THEM TO BE LIKE HIM*

t*e*n de auT*E*N an-ti-misTHIan [489] h*o*s TEKnois [5043] LEg*o*,

*Now for a recompense in :kind I speak as to children,*

plaTUNth*e*-te [4115] kai huMEIS.

*be YOU also enlarged.*


 *2. 6:14-18 EXHORTATION: HAVE SEPARATED MINISTRY AND WALK*

*a. 6:14 A VERY CLEAR CALL TO SEPARATION!*

M*e* GInes-the [1096] he-te-ro-zuGOUNtes [3087] aPIStois [571]:

*Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers:*

tis gar me-toCH*E* [3352] di-kai-oSUn*e* kai a-noMIa [458]?

*for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity?*

*e* tis koi-n*o*NIa [2842] ph*o*TI [5457] pros SKOtos [4655]?

*or what communion has light with darkness?*


 *b. 6:15 QUESTIONS*

tis de sumPH*O*n*e*-sis [4857] ChrisTOU pros BeLIar [955]?

*And what concord has Christ with Beliar?*

*e* tis meRIS pisT*O* meTA aPIStou?

*or what portion has believer with unbeliever?*


 *c. 6:16 GOD'S SANCTUARY - FOR HIMSELF, NOT IDOLS*

tis de sun-kaTAthe-sis [4783] na*O* [3485] TheOU meTA eiD*O*l*o*n [1497]?

*And what agreement has God's sanctuary with idols?*

h*e*MEIS gar naOS TheOU es-men Z*O*Ntos;

*for we are the living God's sanctuary;*

kaTH*O*S EIpen ho TheOS [HOti] e-noiK*E*s*o* [1774] en auTOIS, kai
en-pe-ri-paT*E*s*o* [1704];

*even as :God said [that] I will dwell in them, and walk;*

kai Eso-mai auT*O*N TheOS, kai auTOI EsonTAI mou laOS [2992].

*And be their :God, and they shall be my people.*


 *d. 6:17-18 GOD'S EMPHASIS ON THE SEPARATION PRINCIPLE*

di' ho E-XELtha-te [1831] ek MEsou [3319] auT*O*N,

*Wherefore come out from their midst,*

kai a-phoRISth*e*-te [873], LEgei KUri-os,

*And be separate, says the Lord,*

kai a-kaTHARtou [169] m*e* HAPtes-the [680];

*And touch no unclean thing;*

ka' 'G*O* eisDExo-mai [1523] huMAS,

*And I will receive you, *

kai Eso-mai huMIN eis paTEra [3962],

*18 And will be Father to you,*

kai huMEIS EsesTHE moi eis huiOUS [5207] kai thu-gaTEras [2364],

*And you shall be to me sons and daughters,*

LEgei KUri-os pan-toKRAt*o*r [3841] .

*Says the Lord Almighty.*



 *NOTE**: *It is *always* the right time to make a decision for Christ.
Don't allow excuses to keep you from making the right decision *now*! It is
the enemy of our souls who would hold us back from saying a complete “Yes”
to the Lord, right now. While He is speaking through the soul-winner, or at
invitation-time in a service, or by direct working of the Holy Spirit in
your heart - Be wise! Say Yes! Believe on the Finished Work of Christ on the
Cross, and on Him. Personal, passionate devotion to Jesus is the key. Turn
your life over to Him! This is *the* one wisest decision you will ever make!
The next is the one you marry. The third is your life's vocation and where.


 Now see the example of Paul and his fellow workers as soul-sinners. What an
amazing price they were willing to pay that there would be *no* hindrance in
their lives as soul-winners. I have met a few like them . What a joy to meet
such, and how humbling to see their amazing self-sacrificing examples. These
10 verses here would be well-worthwhile memorizing, and asking the Lord
through His Spirit to make them a reality in our lives.


 But this next portion, 6:11-18, is one of the clearest New Testament words
directing us to a complete separation from the spirit of this world. We as
believers can accept invitations by unbelievers into their homes, and can
invite them also into ours - but - we *cannot* intermarry with them, nor
enter into business relations with them. We know!


 We as believers are not to dabble with any of the practices of the world
such as the occult, Ouija boards, seances, New Age, horoscopes, etc., etc.
These are “verboten” for God's people. It is a witness to the world when
they see that our love for the Lord precludes our association in these other
things.


 May the two passages above be our guide in the way we seek to please the
Lord. - J.A.W.



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