2 Corinthians 7:1-16

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

*Web: www.2rbetter.org*

*August 14, 2009
<http://www.2rbetter.org/>*



   *K. 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1-16*

*THE HUMANITY OF PAUL'S MINISTRY*

*1. 7:1 A CLEAN MINISTRY*


 TAUtas oun Echon-tes tas e-pag-geLIas [2860], a-ga-p*e*TOI [27],

*Having therefore these :promises, beloved,*

ka-thaRIs*o*-men [2511] he-auTOUS aPO panTOS mo-lusMOU [3436] sarKOS
[4561]kai PNEUma-tos
[4151],

*let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit,*

e-pi-teLOUNtes [2005] ha-gi-*o*SUn*e*n [42] en PHOb*o* [5401] TheOU.

*perfecting holiness in fear of God.*


 *2. 7:2-4 PAUL DESIRES TO BE RECEIVED*

*a. 7:2 REASONS FOR RECEIVING PAUL*

Ch*o*R*E*sa-te [5562] h*e*MAS: ouDEna *e*-diK*E*sa-men [91],

*Make room for us: we wronged none,*

ouDEna ephTHEIra-men [5351], ouDEna e-ple-o-nekT*E*sa-men [4122].

*corrupted none, took advantage of none.*


 *b. 7:3 WHY PAUL DOESN'T CONDEMN*

pros kaTAkri-sin [2633] ou LEg*o*: proEIr*e*-ka [4280] gar,

*I say it not to condemn: for I have said before,*

HOti en tais karDIais [2588] h*e*M*O*N es-te eis to su-na-po-thaNEIN
[4880]kai sunZ
*E*N.

*that you are in our :hearts :to die together and live together.*


 *c. 7:4a PAUL'S ATTITUDE TO CORINTHIANS*

polL*E* moi par-r*e*SIa [3954] pros huMAS,

*Great my boldness toward you,*

polL*E* moi KAUch*e*sis [2746] huPER huM*O*N.

*great my glorying on your behalf.*


 *d. 7:4b HOW THIS BRINGS HIM THROUGH TRIBULATION*

pepL*E*r*o*-mai [4137] t*e* pa-raKL*E*sei [3874],

*Am filled with :comfort,*

hu-per-pe-risSEUo-mai [5248] t*e* chaRA [5479] ePI PAs*e* t*e* THLIpsei
[2347] h*e*M*O*N.

*overflowed with :joy in all our :tribulation.*


 *3. 7:5-13a PAUL REJOICES BECAUSE HIS EXHORTATION ACCEPTED*

*a. 7:5 PAUL'S STATE IN MACEDONIA*

Kai gar elTHONt*o*n h*e*M*O*N eis Ma-ke-doNIan

*For even when we were come into Macedonia*

ou-deMIan ESch*e*-ken [2192] Ane-sin [425] h*e* sarx [4561] h*e*M*O*N,

*our :flesh had no relief, *

all' en panTI thliBOme-noi [2346];

*but we were afflicted on every side;*

Ex*o*-then MAchai [3163], Es*o*-then PHOboi [5401].

*fightings without, fears within.*


 *b. 7 6-7 TWO-FOLD CAUSE FOR PAUL'S COMFORT*

all' ho pa-ra-kaL*O*N [3870] tous ta-peiNOUS [5011]

*But the God who comforts the lowly*

pa-reKAle-sen [3870] h*e*MAS ho TheOS en t*e* pa-rouSIa [3952] TItou;

*comforted us with the presence of Titus;*

ou MOnon de en t*e* pa-rouSIa auTOU,

*7 and not with his :presence only,*

alLA kai en t*e* pa-raKL*E*sei [3874] h*e* pa-reKL*E*th*e* eph' huMIN,

*but also with the comfort with which he was comforted in you,*

a-nagGELl*o*n [312] h*e*MIN t*e*n huM*O*N e-piPOth*e*-sin [1972], ton huM*O*N
o-durMON [3602],

*telling us your :longing, your :mourning,*

ton huM*O*N Z*E*lon [2205] huPER eMOU; H*O*Ste me MALlon chaR*E*nai [5463].

*your :zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more. *


 *c. 7:8-9 THE EFFECT OF THE FIRST CORINTHIAN LETTER*

HOti ei kai eLUp*e*-sa [3076] huMAS en t*e* e-pis-toL*E* [1992], ou
me-taMElo-mai [3338]:

*Because though I made you sorry with the letter, I do not regret:*

ei kai me-te-meLOm*e*n [3338] (BLEp*o* HOti h*e* e-pis-toL*E* eKEIn*e* ei
kai pros H*O*ran [5610],

*though I did regret (I see that that :letter made you sorry,*

eLUp*e*-sen huMAS),

*though but for an hour),*

nun CHAIr*o* [5463], ouch HOti e-luP*E*th*e*-te,

*9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry,*

all' HOti e-luP*E*th*e*-te eis meTAnoi-an [3341];

*but that you were made sorry unto repentance;*

e-luP*E*th*e*-te gar kaTA TheON,

*for you were made sorry according to God,*

HIna en m*e*-deNI z*e*-mi-*o*TH*E*te [2210] ex h*e*M*O*N.

*that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.*


 *d. 7:10 TWO KINDS OF REPENTANCE*

h*e* gar kaTA TheON LUp*e* [3077],

*For the sorrow, according to God,*

meTAnoi-an [3341] eis s*o*-t*e*RIan [4991] a-me-taMEl*e*-ton [276] erGAze-ta
[2716]:

*works a regretless repentance unto salvation:*

h*e* de tou KOSmou [2889] LUp*e* THAna-ton ka-terGAze-tai [2716].

*but the sorrow of the world works death.*


 *e. 7:11a PAUL DESCRIBES THEIR SORROW AND REPENTANCE*

iDOU gar, auTO TOUto,

*For lo, this self-same thing,*

to kaTA TheON lu-p*e*TH*E*nai [3076],

*that you were made sorry according to God,*

POsen ka-teirGAsa-to [2716] huMIN spouD*E*N [4710],

*what diligence it wrought in you,*

alLA apo-loGIan [627], alLA a-gaNAKt*e*-sin [24], alLA PHObon [5401],

*yes clearing, yes indignation, yes fear,*

alLA e-piPOth*e*-sin [1972], alLA Z*E*lon [2205], alLA ekDIk*e*-sin [1557]!

*yes longing, yes zeal, yes avenging!*


 *f. 7:11b THIS JUSTIFIED THEM*

en panTI su-nesT*E*sa-te [4921] he-auTOUS hagNOUS [53] EInai t*o* PRAGma-ti
[4229].

*In everything you approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.*


 *g. 7:12 PAUL'S BASIC REASON FOR WRITING*

Ara ei kai Egra-psa huMIN, ouch Ene-ken tou a-diK*E*san-tos [91],

*So although I wrote you, not for his sake that has wronged,*

all' ouDE HEne-ken tou a-di-k*e*THENtos [91],

*yet not for his sake that was wronged,*

all' HEne-ken tou pha-ne-r*o*TH*E*nai [5319] t*e*n spouD*E*N [4710] huM*O*N
t*e*n huPER huM*O*N

*but for the sake of your diligence for us being manifested*

pros huMAS eN*O*pi-on tou TheOU.

*unto you in God's sight.*


 *h. 7:13a CONCLUSION OF THE MATTER*

diA TOUto pa-ra-kekL*E*me-tha [3870].

*Therefore we have been comforted.*


 *4. 7:13b-16 THE TREATMENT OF TITUS: CAUSES CHEER TO PAUL*

*a. 7:13b GOOD TREATMENT OF FELLOW-WORKERS CAUSES COMFORT*

E-PI de t*e* pa-raKL*E*sei [3874] h*e*M*O*N

*Now in our :comfort we joyed*

pe-ris-soTEr*o* [4056] MALlon eCHAr*e*-men [5463] ePI t*e* chaRA [5479]TItou,

*the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus,*

HOti a-naPEpau-tai [373] to PNEUma auTOU aPO PANt*o*n huM*O*N.

*because his :spirit has been refreshed by you all.*


 *b. 7:14 PAUL'S TESTIMONY AT CORINTH VINDICATED*

HOti ei ti auT*O* huPER huM*O*N keKAUch*e*-mai [2744],

*For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf,*

ou ka-t*e*sCHUN-th*e*n [2617];

*I was not shamed;*

all' h*o*s PANta en a-l*e*THEIa [225] e-laL*E*sa-men huMIN,

*but as we spoke all things to you in truth,*

HOUt*o*s kai h*e* KAUch*e*-sis [2746] h*e*M*O*N ePI TItou aL*E*thei-a a-geN*
E*th*e*.

*so our glorying also beforeTitus came to be in truth.*


 *c. 7:15 THE GOOD EFFECT OF CORINTH TO TITUS*

kai ta SPLAGCHna [4698] auTOU pe-ris-soTEr*o*s [4056] eis huMAS es-tin,

*And his :affection is more abundantly toward you,*

a-na-mim-n*e*s-koMEnou [363] t*e*n PANt*o*n huM*O*N hu-pa-ko*E*N [5218],

*while he remembers the obedience of you all,*

h*o*s meTA PHObou kai TROmou [5156] eDExas-the auTON.

*how with fear and trembling you received him.*


 *d. 7:16 REJOICING: FINAL END OF THE MATTER*

CHAIr*o* HOti en panTI tharR*O* [2292] en huMIN.

*I rejoice that in everything I am of good cheer concerning you.*



 *NOTE:** *There is no portion of Scripture that does not have nuggets to be
found - if only we take the time to first enter into the presence of God -
then to meditate over a portion verse by verse - then to pray it back to God
in our own words with thanksgiving - and lastly to allow the Holy Spirit as
our Teacher to speak to our hearts. This is mixing the Word of God with *
faith*. This is the pathway to constant intimacy with God. To master Oswald
Chambers' “My Utmost for His Highest”, is to enter into that place of
“Personal, Passionate devotion to Jesus!” No one will ever regret the
discipline that brings him into this relationship.


 Then look at 7:8-13a. Here we find the holy Spirit through Paul clearly
contrasting the two types of repentance. “I'm sorry I got caught, found out
and exposed,” works *no change* in character or temperament. But the
repentance that leads to a “change of mind” that is set forth in Romans
12:1-2 - *that* kind of repentance leads to a renewing of mind that brings
us into “thinking God's thoughts” after Him. This is the repentance that
came to David in Psalm 51, after Nathan confronted him. *This* is the kind
of repentance that made David “a man after God's own heart!” Was he
sinlessly perfect? Of course not, and neither are we! But his repentance
when confronted in his sin, brought him into this high testimony which he
received from God.


 This morning, Friday, August 14, 2009, this thought came to me in my
devotional time with God: “Could we have in the US an illegal President who
is willing to spend trillions of our dollars on the illegals of our country?
My wife Marie and I went through severe testings to enter the U.S. and
become citizens of this country. Should the barriers now be removed? Is this
fair? Is it right?


 This man certainly does not walk in the spirit of our Founding Fathers!
Look into “The Teaching Company” and those dealing with our history to see
the spirit of our founders. He does not walk in the spirit of our
Constitution. His associates of the past and present do not generate
confidence in us. My mother often said, “Birds of a feather, flock
together.” I personally have deep concern with all of the above. It seems to
me that we might have voted in a “Trojan Horse,” and in secret at night the
belly will be opened up to let loose men who will be set on the destruction
of our nation.


 Do I yet pray for him? Of course! Paul by the Spirit exhorts us to! I pray
Job 33:13-18, that God will give him dreams and visions such as He gave
Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar, and plant “the fear of God” in his heart. His
pressure upon Israel is a most fearful thing. He needs God, the Living God,
desperately. Join with me in praying for our President, the U.S. president.
It would seem that we have him as the merciful judgment of God, to waken the
professing Christians of our nation, to waken to God and His purposes and
thinking for us. Then a man like Titus can be encouraged and comforted in
America in these last days.


 For new readers: Please turn to our Website *<www.2rbetter.org> - *Click on
*“Interlinear” * on the Top Bar, and you will find an introduction to the
above Interlinear Numeric Greek NT. entitled *“Notes on the Numeric
Interlinear Greek NT by Ivan Panin.” *This in 12 parts will explain the
uniqueness of the text above. For those yet more interested, click on the *URL
*at the end of this article, and you will find my aritcle *“Reaching
Unbelievers by Bible Numerics,” *published by the “Evangelical Fellowship of
Canada.” - J.A.W.



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