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The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Corinthians
Frederic William Farrar [1831-1903] · 297,658 words · 333 reading sections
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mBy he leCt on one aide, BS probtlbly nothing Ver. 12.-J'or we oommend not ounelv91 WBB more Rbsolutely distant from the thoughts again unto you . . Still reverting to Lhe charge of St. PBul. Observe thBt eaoh is to receive that he was gmlty or Belf-praise, he BBYS ,he nRturo.1 lseues of what he ho.a done. There that h…
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presses us, nnd thC'refore keeps us irresistibly larit:m for ~el catholicity. He regBt(lS to one objc-ct (Luke xii. 50). ThlLt if one Cl~mt, not m th~ light ()f earthly reh\tion- 'died for all, then were all dead. This is an ehip~ 1tnd conditiop8, but ee the risen 1 unfortunate mist.ronslation and wrong read- glonfi…
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some expression in Eph. vi. 20, oddin~ with tion or the word, which Is not justi!icd b' fine .contrast tho.t he is "o.n o.mbassaclor in any other passage in the New Testament. fetters." As though God did beseeoh you by We cannot, as Dean Plumptre says, get u, ; ro.ther, air if God were ezhorting y01J, by beyond the …
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tencles, more exquisite in form, and with faculties the.t shall bear it into mid-heaven, When will you he. ve this body? When your soul has the life-energy to produce it. Vel'B. 8-10.-The phi7osopliy ef courage. "We are confident, I 81\Y," etc. Paul says wee.re courageous, or of good courage. Courage is often confound…
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kimllos ours. Now, this love was Paul's dominant passion; it" constrained" him• it co.rri?d him 011 like a. reRist_les~ torrent; it was ~h~ regnant im~ulse. Two thought; in relation to this new 1mpcno.l impulse. 1. It is incomprehen.,ible to those who posse.,., it not, " Whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God," e…
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Ver. 21.-<Jhrist made sin. "For he h&th made him to be sin for us, who knew no ein; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." " Him who knew n'd sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God iii him " (Revised Version). From this passage we gather three wonderfut tru…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Vere. 1---10.-.Assurance of eternal life; faith and its effectB. Death Intervenes between the present state of affliction and the glory of heaven, but death is only the destruction of the body now existing. It is not an end to bodfiy form and life. This is no speculation of the apostle's ;…
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Vers. 11-21.-Person and ministry of the aposlle further considered ; his work as a; ambassador. How was he coaducting this ministry, -0f which he had spoken so much an<l had yet more to say? It was in full view of account.ability to the day of judgment. "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men," ad…
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on, o. life in the redeeming Christ. Admitting that this passage presents the moral aspects of Ohrist's death and the obligations consequent thereupon as they act on moral sentiment, yet the fundamental idea. of the apostle is that Christ stood in thP, stead of sinners, took their guilt upon himself, and made an offeri…
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to be sin for us," made a aub~litute or ransom, an offering, whoreby the wra.lh of God WM turned away. Reoonciliation is aocomplishcd not by our repentance e.nd confC88ion of sin, nor by e.ny suffering on our part, nor by any merit of our work, but altogether by the de11th of the Lord Jeaue Christ in our behalf. God's …
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spiritual nature and, walking by the_ light which earth offers, by the mere guidance of the senses, by the mfluence of soc10ty, the approval and esteem of men by considera- tions drawn from earth and limited to earfo. This is a course of life in 'which there is no satisfacUon, no safety, and no blessed prospect. II. T…
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I. THE NATURE OF THIB OONBTBAINT. :M:en are inftuenced by many and varlou11 motives, some lower and some higher. '!'heir natural instincts and impulses, their interests, their re~ard for public opinion and their ambition, the laws of the land -these are among the admitted and powerful inducements to human conduct. But …
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Ver. 20.-" .AmbasBadorsfor Ohrist." Even among the members of the Corinthian Church there were those who had offended the Lord by their inconsistency and who needed to be reconciled. How much more was and is this true of mankind at large! 'l'here is no denying the need of a gospel and of a ministry of reconciliation. …
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I. Tm-: NATURE OF THIS OONBTBAINT. Men are Influenced by many and varloua motives, some lower and some higher. 1'heir natural instincts and ln1pulscs their interests, their re!::ard for public opinion and their ambition, the laws of the land ..:._these are among the admitted and powerful induet'\lllents to human conduc…
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llberty to disregard or despise; it is an effectual ministry, for those who discharge it faithfully are unto many the "savour of life unto life."-T. Ver. 20.-" .Ambassadors/or Ohrist." Even among the members of the Corinthian Church there were those who had offended the Lord by their inconsistency and who needed to be…
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I. Tm,; NATURE OF THIB OONBTRAINT, Men are lnftucnced. by many and varloua motives, some lower a.nd some higher. 'l'hcir natural instincts and Impulses, their interests, t.heir re~ard for public opinion and their ambition, the laws of the land -thci!o are among the admitted and powerful inducements to human conduct. Bu…
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liberty to disregard or despise; it is an effectual, ministry, for those who discharge it faithfully are unto many the "savour of life unto Jife."-T. Ver. 20.-" Ambassadors/or Ohrist." Even among the members of the Corinthian Church there were those who had offended the Lord by their inconsistency and who needed to be…
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e11pecially when tbe lot is hard and the nature s11ltitual. "We ~roan longina to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from heaven ' 1 (ver. 2). The pai".°amount attmction is, however, not in the body itself, but in the fact that the union .with Chriet will be closer. We shall be present with the Lord-at home wi…
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plooo above- exobmnged for one of the lowest on earth. 2, Assumption of huma;n, nature. A vast condescension. A most striking proof of love. 3. Ufe. Miracles, acts of kindness, words, spirit. 4. Death. A transcendent proof. (1) Death for enemies. (2) Death at the hands of those he ea.me to save. (3) Most painful death,…
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Ver. 10.-Thejuagment. I. THE JUDGYENT rs CERTAIN, 1, It is a matter of most definite revelation. 2. It is necessary for the vindication of Divine justice, II. CHRIST WILL BE THE JUDGE. "The judgment-seat of Christ." 1, A very solemn f3:ct (1; for ~ose who have r~j~ted his salvation 11-nd bis rule; (2) or wb.o ·have tr…
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Ver. 20.-"Ambassadors of (Jhrist.• I. Tm: DUTIES OF AMBASSADORS OF CIIBIST. 1. Negative. (1) Not to originate their message. (2) Not to think ;lightly of their mission. (3) Not to seek their own glory. (4) Not to aim at their own comfort and plea.sure as a chief object. (5) Not to depart from their instructions. Not…
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III. THE MOOD OF HIND THAT WISHES FOB DEATH, St. Paul wrote this in dejec- tion of spirit. To his sickness, which had much enfeebled him was added at that time much anxiety about the condition of the Churches in Gre~e and their feelings toward himself. So hie heart, as tender and sensitive as it wae ardent and brave wa…
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3. Let ,,:t impel us. What we need to ovcrcotl'le out mt>ral Indolence and hl\\.iite of self-pleasing is the pressure of strong convictions and motives; and we can best get these in contemplating the love, the death, and the resnrrection of Christ. This, too, is a great security against departure from the Lord. When we…
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to press the nccoplance of them on the enemies of the King. This embassy continnes. Do not ·meet it with excuses a~d delays.-F. Ver. 1.-0ur'permanent building. 'l'aking the aposUe's worcls in a general way, a1:,, not confining them to the precise topic which he has under consideration, we are taught by' them that,'reg…
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Ver. 5.-" The earnest of the Spirit." The apostle has been referring to the great hope set before us in the gosRel, which, as he regards it, is this, that" mortality might be swa~lowed up ~f li!e." 1hat is_ the object of the Divine working in the believer, and of its final realization he has this" earnest," or pledge o…
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judgments and decisions are made, bis affections are ruled, and his conrluct is ordered by what may be gathered under the term "the fashion of this world." Sense-conr\i- tions determine his place. Sense-requirements command his allegiance. Sense-principle~ inspire .his doings and decide his relations. lie "walks'' with…
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purity. And upon onr Lord's jndgment of 118 onr foture, our eternal location and work, must depend. 'rested in this life, he will know what we can do ; and it may be tha~ he will give us trust of higher things, "authority over ten cities,"-,.R. T. Vel'll. 14, 15.-The power <I the Christian moti11e. The life of an Inte…
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olc[ln8ing e.w[ly of Iniquity, and the assure.nee, curied home to the very soul, that God loves ond would save the sinner. Despised anrl rejected of men was he? Yes; and it must ha~e been so. Sinful hu1:1anity could not bear the reproach of the presence o( perfect virtue. The forces of evil would be sure to wrestle har…
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EXPOSITION. must bee.? fruit. (Fo1 the phrase, "in vain," CB.APTER VI. see Gal. ii 2; Phu. ii 16.) What the The methods and oonditions of an apos- grace of God is meant to effect is ekotohed t.olic ministry (vere. 1-10). Appeal to the in Titus ii. 11, 12. Corinthians t.o reciprocate his affection aud Ver. 2.-J!'or h…
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rind "ot lenst in this thy day" (Luke xix. Cmse.roo were mbseqwmt to this Epistle. In 12). tumults. Those were e. uormrd incident of Vor. 9.-0iving no oft'enoe in anything. St. Po.ul's life, both up to this time and for An undor-ourront of neccsea.ry self-defence yee.rs afterwards (Acts xiii. 50; xiv. l!); runs throug…
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:By the armour of righteoUBnellB, Here firat logy, but an amazing and new ohari,m the preposition "in" (t!v) is ohanged for granted to the world, may be seen tn the •• through," "by mee.ns of" (5u\). I.Arnwur; Episf.le to the Philippians. It was written rather, arms. On the right hand and on when St. Paul was old, p…
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(Oant. v. 4; Isa. xvi. 11). Thie litomliem in Prov. vi. 12 "a naughty person" is adam is o.lwn.ye out of pince, and especially in belial. " A. son of Belia!" means " o. child Philem. 7, 12, 20. of wickedness" by a. common Hebraism Ver. 13.-Now, tor a reoompense ln the (Deut. xiii. 13; Judg. xix. 22). And hence, ae.me.…
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HOMILETICS. Vers. 1, 2.-Tlae !fMC6 of God received, in vai"- "We then, as workers together," etc. There are three topics here for meditation. . I. ~ Bul!L~R MISSION, " ~ork~rs together with him." What is the grand work in which God 1s engaged and ID which we can co-operate? He is engaged in numeroua works-works of…
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ambition, and the greed of men. The millions have come to call churches and ch!l.pel., "preaching-shopR." One of the greatest trades carried on in this commercial age is, perhaps, the trade in the gospel. Vora. 9, 10.-"ThingB are not what they seem." "As unknown, and yet well known' etc. Again8t misrepresentationR and…
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Ven!. 11-13.-GemLine Ohri,stian love. "0 ye Corinthians," etc. 'Notice-- I. lTs POWER. 'What does it do? It enlarges the heart. " Our heart is enlnrged.'1 The heart means the whole spiritual nature, and this spiritual nature is capable of indefinite expansion and Christian love, and nothing else can effect this. A m…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. ,Vers.1-10.-Appeal growing out of thtJ foregoing argument. The grace of God had been manifested m the reconciliation of which he had been treatin" • and this reconciliation had its period, or season, special as to its character and ~dvanta"es. Everything has relaUon to time. Life has in…
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Vers. 11-18.-His warmth of ajfectioo; anxiety of the apostle lest the grace of God be received in vain. The ruling thought of the chapter is twofold. St. Paul, the amba.ssa.dor, is a fellow-worker with God in Christ, and as such he is deeply concerned that the Church at Corinth should not fail to use its. means and …
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Gontilism, Reactions, no matter how wise and truthful in themselves, always involve more or lees danger. Facts are distorted, truths are mixed with prejudices and the victory is our victory. Generally, indeed, only when time ha.a befriended ot{r infirmi- ties and given us on opportunity to recover from reactions are we…
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while we hne no warrant to say this of believers, we ,nay safely affirm that it is the :reconoiled man in Christ, "made the righteousnoss of God in him," who is the object of Satan's sharpest assaults. To destroy the power of grace in the child of God is his unceasing effort. Now, this grace is received through two …
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Heave~. 1. I_n the_r~cognltion of this _lies.the labourer's stre11gth. 2. And the dignity attach10g to hie pos1t1on and office, which is not personal, bul, ministerial. 3. And the responsibility of all for whose welfare the Christian laho11rer toils. Snch are bound to consider, not the human minister merely, but the Di…
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Ver. 7.-" The armour of riglitea'IM'T1e.~s." There 'W&S something soldierly both 1n the nature and in the life-course of the Apostle Paul. His resolution, courl\ge, forti- tude, capacity for endurancr, fidelity to his spiritual Commander, were all high military qualities. We do not wonder that he made in his writings…
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Ver. 18.-Fatlier and children. No human relation is close enough and no human language is strong enough to set forth the union which subsists between God and his people. They are the temple, he is the Deity inhabiting, inspiring, and glorifying the sacred and spiritual edifice. Nay, he is the Father, 11nd they the sons…
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Vers. 3-10.-Not hinilering the gospel. I. PAUL'S GREAT ANXIETY NOT TO HINDER THE GOSPEL. He preached the gospel faithfully and with utmost earnestness, but: L He guarded anxiously against lessening the effect of his preaching by,his conduct. 2. He realized that life speaks as well as verbal utterance, 3. 'l'hat what …
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human theories, but Divino revelations, Holding to the "one thing" and not carried ab,,ut by every wind of doctrine, The weathercock preacher may ~ amusin"' but he will do little to advance the gospel. (8) The power of God. Upon this Pa~i relied. To this he submiUed himself. He humbled himself into nothingness, that Go…
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hody, his disciples, his ransomed people. The other, folloivers of Belia!, the childnln of the wicked one, sen·ing him daily. (4) The one, the temple of God (vcr. Hi), con- secrated to God, God dwelling in tbem. The other, the temple of idols-of the idols ol sin, made into gods. God in the one, the devil in the other. …
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is an emergency on which all the future &ecretly depends, and which if one let slip be may wring his hands and curse his folly, but will never find a remerly. ' II. INDICATIONS OF 0PP0nTUNITY. The favourable day for spiritual life is not so easily recognized as that of worldly advantage. In external aspect it is as ot…
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II. YET ALWAYB REJOIOING. The Man of sorrows had joy in his Father's love• though it is his affliction that is made prominent in the account of his state ol humiliation. There was also a joy set before him, and in thls he no,v sits at the right hand of God. As his followers, we too have joy now amidst sorrow, and fulne…
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right-hearted men, A groat Christian is one to whom the Lord has given ''largeness" of heart. Paul, Uhrysostom, Bengel, Baxter, Whitefield, Chalmcrs,-were these great Christiane? And what had they in common? Great hearts, large generosity of soul, the caracity of loving much, and of enlisting the love and sympathy of o…
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sensuality in that better ternpie which is now the habitation of God in tho Spirit. So rnuch of incompatibilities and contrasts. 'l'hen the apostle, who did not address him• self to the heathen, bidding them stand otf, but wrote to the Christians, urging them to avoid entan~lement with the heathen, gave them a charg…
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Insecurity of the return of such another opportunity. Others wo may have, but this precise one will never come again. There is only one round of seasons in each life. Spring-time never comes but once, with its encouraging assnrance "They that seek me ee.rly shall find me." Bummer-time and autumn-time come but' once, an…
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Ver. 12.- Wiiere are men straitened, The apostle, in an intense outburst of feelinO' had just said," 0 ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged!: He was referring to that opening of his ministry, and disclosure of his love for them which filled the previous part of the chapter. And so he is …
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fully trust. Moreover, ns Christians, we guard against the approach of evil in every form, and nothing will more directly affect our Christian spirit than the influence of an unworthy friend. Ho may be a scoffer. He may be one whose sneer at all we love and eeck may hurt and wound us far more than the scoffer's open sp…
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L THE CmtIBTIAll' lfUBT BE IN THE WORLD. He .cannot, he may not, get free from outward and physioal relations. His present sphere of life and duty ii e:uthly; and his MRBt.er did not pray that his disciples should be tl\ken •• out of the world." II. Tm: CHRISTIAN NEED NOT DE OF THE WORLD. In the sense of adopting Its …
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EXPOSITION. OHAPTER VII. to them to get rid of the narrowness of heurt, the constricted affections, of which he has Conclusion of his appeal (ver. 1). The complained in eh. vi. 12. We have wronged apostle's feelings towards them (vers. 2-4). . , . corrupted ... defrauded no man. The Explanation of the objects of hie…
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to defend myself, not t.o oomplain of you in Maoedonl11. The '' feare" were donbtleea (comp. I Cor. h-. 14). I have said before. still conne~ted with anxiety as to tho re- He has not ll&id it in so many words, but has ception of 'l'itue, and of his First Epistle implied it in oh. iii. 2, 8; vi. 11-14. Ye ( eh. xii. …
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lntcrmoclinte letter, I do not repent, though I of the world. Here sorrow for tlle loss, did repent; hotter, I do not regret it. Every o_r disappointment, or shame, or ruin, or one hna experienced the nnxiety which sickness caused by sin ; such as the fal&e hoe follo:wed the despatch of eome painful repentance of Cain,…
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they might lesm from their own oonduot picture of you which I bad drawn for Tltu11 the reality of their e11,mest feelings for him. when I was urging him to be tile bearer of Be hu already spoken of this "earnest my letter." . Is found a truth; literally, care" of theirs (var. 11), but not in quite proved itself to b…
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lnjustico to none; ho had "corrupted no man" in doctrines or morals; he had "dofmuded no man," he ho.d availed himself of no circumstance in order to extr,rt from them money or power. A grand thing this for a minister to be able to say to his people without any fear of contradiction, and in the sight of God. 2. On the …
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Vers. 8-11.-Godly 8ori·ow. "For though I made you sorry," eto. Three remarks here concerning the godly sorrow that was wrought on the minds of the members of the Corinthian Church. I. IT WAS PllODC"CED BY A FAITHFUL BEPBOOF OF WBONG. There were, as we have seen, certain evils more or less prevalent in the Church at…
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HOMILIES BY VARIOUS AUTHORS. Ver. 1.-.An ezhortation to perfection. "Having therefore these promises," which the apostle had just mentioned (eh. vi. 16-18), what were the Corinthians expected to be? "Sons and daughters" of the Father, God in Christ. But the condition w:J.S, "Be ye separate, touch not the unclean thing…
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