2 Corinthians 4:2 The Self-Evidencing Nature of Divine Truth. I. (1) By the statement that the truths of revelation commend themselves to the conscience or consciousness of man, it is not implied that man, by the unaided exercise of his consciousness, could have discovered them. The power to recogn... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:3 The Gospel the Manifestation of God. I. St. Paul speaks of the gospel or good news being hid from those to whom it was proclaimed. St. Paul is not declaring what may be the consequences of rejecting the gospel, but what was the cause of its rejection. He is explaining a fact that... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:5 I. The Church is the union of believers, outwardly manifested by the sacraments, but having its essence in the personal union of each believer's soul with Christ. I see the gates of the New Testament open outward. That life which had been taking shape within the little world which... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:6 I suppose each one has his own ideal Christ. As you think of Him He appears with the face your imagination loves to give Him. If we do not know much about the actual outline of His face, there are many things that we do know concerning it, and I want to turn a few lights of Script... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:8 The Broken Life. The mystery of evil has many aspects. There is one which is contained in that sad word, waste. How much that was born with each one of us must pass unused and undeveloped into the grave! Who is there that has begun to think, and has passed the entrance on actual... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:13 Faith, the Ear of the Soul. Every Christian has heard what is worthy of repetition. I. Jesus Christ is Himself a word. Jesus spake not His lips, but Himself. His nature, His presence, His character, His deeds were voice not echo. He was the living word of the living God. II. B... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:15 I. The text teaches this glorious fact, that "all things are yours" or "for your sakes." Every process of godly advancement is all to our advantage. Christ is heir of all things. Then if Christ is yours all things are yours. Let us understand and do justice to that expression ''a... [ Continue Reading ]
2 Corinthians 4:18 Things Temporal and Things Eternal. I. There is a truth which we all know equally well whether we are learned or ignorant, old or young; we are all equally well assured of the truth that the things which we see are temporal only for a time and fast passing away. And yet, though w... [ Continue Reading ]