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Verse 2 Corinthians 3:4. _SUCH TRUST HAVE WE_] We have the fullest
conviction that God has thus accredited our ministry; and that ye are
thus converted unto him, and are monuments of his mercy, and pr...
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AND SUCH TRUST HAVE WE - Such confidence have we that we are appointed
by God, and that he accepts our work. Such evidence have we in the
success of our labors; such irrefragable proof that God blesse...
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4. THE MINISTRY OF THE NEW COVENANT IN CONTRAST WITH THE OLD.
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The Epistle of Christ. (2 Corinthians 3:1)_
2. The True Sufficiency. (2 Corinthians 3:4)
3. The Old and New Ministry Con...
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2 Corinthians 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 4:10. THE SPLENDOUR OF THE
APOSTOLIC MINISTRY IN SPITE OF ITS OUTWARD LOWLINESS.
2 Corinthians 3:1. One of the charges laid against Paul had probably
been that of
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EACH MAN A LETTER OF CHRIST (2 Corinthians 3:1-3)...
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We can believe this with such confidence because we believe it through
Christ and in the sight of God. It is not that in our own resources we
are adequate to reckon up the effect of anything that we h...
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TRUST. confidence. Greek. _pepoithesis_. App-130.,
THROUGH. Greek. _dia._ App-104.
CHRIST. the Christ.
TO GOD-WARD. toward _(Greek. pros._ App-104.)
GOD....
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_such trust_ Better, perhaps, with the Rhemish version, CONFIDENCE
(Vulgate and Calvin _fiducia_), i.e. the confidence which St Paul had
above expressed (ch. 2 Corinthians 2:14-17) in the reality of h...
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ΠΕΠΟΊΘΗΣΙΝ ΔῈ ΤΟΙΑΎΤΗΝ ἜΧΟΜΕΝ. _And_
CONFIDENCE _of this kind we have through Christ to God-ward_ (see on 2
Corinthians 1:15). ‘We did not get it through our ability in
reference to our own work.’ The...
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1–6. These opening verses deal with a difficulty which had been
growing at Corinth. He was so often obliged to speak of himself and
his authority, that he laid himself open to the sneering reminder th...
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_EPISTLES WRITTEN IN OUR HEARTS 2 CORINTHIANS 3:1-5:_ At the close of
2 Corinthians two Paul said some good things about himself. "For we
are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved,...
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ΠΕΠΟΊΘΗΣΙΣ (G4006) доверие. Это _subst._
образовано из формы perf. от ΠΕΊΘΩ. Слово
эмфатическое по своему положению (Meyer)....
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AND SUCH TRUST HAVE WE, &C.— As if he had said, "But mistake me not,
as if I boasted of myself. This so great boasting which I use is only
my confidence in God, through Christ; for it was God who made...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 1
It Dooms The Soul (2 Corinthians 3:1-6)
3 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some
do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you? 2You yo...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Paul's Glorious Ministry Under the New Covenant
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 3:4-11. And such confidence have we through Christ to
God-ward: not that we are sufficient of ourselves,...
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And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
AND - Greek, 'But.' 'Such confidence, however (namely, of our
"sufficiency," 2 Corinthians 3:5; , to which he reverts after the
parenthesis), as m...
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21 The operation of God's Spirit is here seen under three distinct
figures: the anointing, the seal, and the earnest. Prophets and
priests and kings were anointed for their office. They were anointed...
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PARAPHRASE. 'In speaking thus highly of my motives I am not writing a
letter to commend myself, nor do I need (like these opponents of mine)
letters of recommendation either to you or from you. (2) Yo...
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This chapter is closely connected with what goes before, and carries
on the vindication of the Apostle's conduct....
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SUCH TRUST] i.e. such confidence in you as our letters of
commendation. THROUGH CHRIST TO GOD-WARD] my confidence is not in
myself, but through Christ in God: i.e. I look to Him for strength and
grace...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 3
V1 But we are not trying to recommend ourselves. And we do not need
letters to recommend us, like some people. V2 You a...
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SUCH TRUST HAVE WE. — The words carry us back to the expressions of
2 Corinthians 3:2, perhaps, also, to the assertion of his own
sincerity and sufficiency implied in 2 Corinthians 2:16. He has this
c...
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CHAPTER 9
THE TWO COVENANTS.
2 Corinthians 3:4 (R.V)
THE confidence referred to in the opening of this passage is that
which underlies the triumphant Sentences at the end of the second
chapter. The...
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HIS SUCCESS IN THE MINISTRY OF THE NEW COVENANT IS ALTOGETHER DUE TO
GOD....
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πεποίθησιν δὲ τοιαύτην κ. τ. λ.: _and such
confidence have we through Christ towards God_ (_cf._ Romans 4:2;
Romans 5:1 for a like use of πρὸς τὸν Θεόυ). That is “
_we_ are sufficient for these things...
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THE SAVOR OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST
2 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Corinthians 3:1
Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14, imagines himself as part of his Master's
procession passing through the world.
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The apostle declared that the Church is the supreme credential of the
power of the ministry. The Corinthian Christians are "known and read
of all men." This, however, was not the deepest truth. They w...
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PAUL'S LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION
It seems Paul was criticized for using personal examples in his first
epistle. The apostle makes it clear that he needs neither boasting nor
letters of commendation as...
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(1) Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some
others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation
from you? (2) Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and re...
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4._And such confidence _As it was a magnificent commendation, that
Paul had pronounced to the honor of himself and his Apostleship, lest
he should seem to speak of himself more confidently than was
be...
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These words give rise to an exposition of the gospel in contrast with
the law, which the false teachers mixed up with the gospel. He gives
this exposition with the most touching appeal to the heart of...
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AND SUCH TRUST HAVE WE,.... This refers to what he had said in the
latter end of the foregoing chapter, and the beginning of this; as
that they made manifest the savoury knowledge of God and Christ
ev...
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And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:
Ver. 4. _Such trust have we_] _i.e._ Such boldness of holy boasting.
If Cicero could say, Two things I have to bear me bold upon, the
knowledge of g...
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_Forasmuch as ye_ Some of whom were once so immoral, but who are now
so pious and virtuous; _are manifestly declared to be the epistle of
Christ_ Which he has formed and published to the world; _minis...
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SUCH TRUST HAVE WE; in regard to the success of our ministry, as just
stated.
THROUGH CHRIST; not through our own power.
TO GOD - WARD; in regard to God. In these words the apostle represents
himsel...
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The spirit contrasted with the letter:...
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AND SUCH TRUST HAVE WE THROUGH CHRIST TO GOD-WARD;...
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Did the Corinthians assume that Paul was merely commending himself or
defending himself in penning the last verse of chapter 2? It was not
so; but necessity demanded that they should recognize that he...
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1-11 Even the appearance of self-praise and courting human applause,
is painful to the humble and spiritual mind. Nothing is more
delightful to faithful ministers, or more to their praise, than the
s...
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We are not infallible in the case; but I tell you what confidence we
have, hoping in God concerning you, through the merits of Jesus
Christ....
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And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:...
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2 Corinthians 3:4 And G1161 have G2192 (G5719) such G5108 trust G4006
through G1223 Christ G5547 toward G4314
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HE IS NOT SPEAKING LIKE THIS TO COMMEND HIMSELF. INDEED THE
CORINTHIANS THEMSELVES ARE HIS LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION, WRITTEN BY
THE SPIRIT OF GOD (2 CORINTHIANS 3:1).
He firmly points out that he does...
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‘And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward. Not that we
are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves;
but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as...
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2 Corinthians 3:4. AND SUCH CONFIDENCE HAVE WE THROUGH CHRIST... NOT
THAT WE ARE SUFFICIENT OF (‘from') OURSELVES TO ACCOUNT ANYTHING AS
FROM (‘out of') OURSELVES as though we were the source of our o...
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THROUGH CHRIST
(δια του Χριστου). It is not self-conceit on Paul's part,
but through Christ....
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2 Corinthians 3:1
I. There is a peculiar writing on the tablet of the Christian's soul.
The old covenant, with its precepts and penalties, was engraven upon
slabs of stone; but the new covenant, with...
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2 Corinthians 3:4
The Divine Sufficiency.
I. Here we have a conception of the Christian ministry what it is in
its range, in its demands, in its difficulties, and in its trust upon
God. The first wor...
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CONTENTS: The ministry of Christ accredited. Its spiritual and
glorious character.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Moses.
CONCLUSION: True ministers are Christ's instruments, for He is th...
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2 Corinthians 3:1. _Do we begin again to commend ourselves?_ A happy
mode of recovery, as though he had slidden unawares into
self-applause, when contrasting his ministry with that of false
teachers....
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WE SAY THIS. "This kind of a boast, that you are a copy of our letter
of recommendation, we have in the presence of God through the
assistance of Christ!...
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_Do we begin again to commend ourselves?_
or need we … epistles of commendation?
A PASTOR’S CLAIM
1. The voluntary relations of men are founded upon mutual confidence,
and even those which are invol...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 3:1 Paul makes it clear that, as
an apostle, he was called to mediate the Spirit in fulfillment of the
new covenant.
⇐...
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CHAPTER III.
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. Paul asserts that he does not seek or need the praise of men, as
the Judaising false apostles sought it: the fruit of his preaching is,
he says, sufficient co...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
N.B. A _continuous outpour_ of argument and appeal, all “alive,”
and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, _from_ 2 Corinthians
2:17 _to_ 2 Corinthians 6:10.
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EXPOSITION
Defence against the charge of self-recommendation, which St. Paul does
not need (2 Corinthians 3:1). His sufficiency comes from God (2
Corinthians 3:4), who has made him minister of a coven...
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Shall we turn tonight to the third chapter of II Corinthians.
Paul the apostle, it seemed, had the detractors to his ministry, men
that followed him around seeking to discredit him. There are always
t...
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1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Exodus 18:19; Philippians 1:6...
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Confidence. In the fact that he may appeal to them, notwithstanding
their weaknesses and errors.
Through Christ to God - ward [δ ι α τ ο υ χ ρ ι σ τ ο υ
π ρ ο ς τ ο ν θ ε ο ν]. Through Christ who eng...
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Such trust have we in God — That is, we trust in God that this is
so....
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Observe here, How the apostle encourages himself, from the experience
he had of the present success of his ministry, to hope for the favour
of farther and future success: SUCH TRUST or confidence have...