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The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Corinthians
Frederic William Farrar [1831-1903] · 297,658 words · 333 reading sections
The Pulpit Commentary — 2 Corinthians — Section 301
Imagine any other th1m Christ ueing this language, "My grace ill Ruflicient"? It i~ becoming, it is possible, only to him who possesses Divine resources, who is spiritually present with all his yeople. 2. Christ's mediatorial position. This involves the posRes- sion "nd the disposa of whatsoever is necessary for the sp…
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Ver. 19.-Edijication. The strain in which this portion of the Epistle is written may, the writer is conscious, mislead some readers. It displays a good deal of personal feeling; it reproaches those who have not shown themselves amenable to rightful influence and authority; it reveals a wounded hea.l't, Some readers may…
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fancy or illusion, 2. Ie furniBhed him with U1T1, opportwnity of eontrastinq man's trer1t- ment and God's, In the closing verses of the preceding chapter we have a catalogne of Paul's tribulations, many of these occasioned by huma.n perversity and enmity. Men treated Paul evilly; God gave him this special and me:rvello…
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U1e bird e~capes ; he cracks the shell, but lost>s the kernel," 3. As allowed by God. God's hRnd was in it as well as Satan's. This is so with all our tribulationR • in ono aspect they e.re messengers of Sat&n, in the other messengers of God. All' depends upon which 'l'TUJssage we listen to. •Paul's thorn in the fle…
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when it proceods upon the assumption that God has made a blunder! The thorn in the flesh was the stem upon which theflower of the Divine glory was to blossom. 'fhe "messenger or Satan" would be made a herald proclaiming the power of Christ. Th1J apostle's flesh was to be a battle-field on which Christ would triumph. …
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Ver. 15.-Self·111tpenditure. I. A Sl'LENDID ILLUSTRATION 61!' 0HBT8TIAN BERVICll!:, The apostle is carried beyond the thought of givin~ some time, or strength or propertv, for his beloved Corinthians; he expresses his perfect willingness to give himself. Ii:e· will not count it & grief, but &gladness, to expend hims…
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by causing light to shine out of darkness; then he introduces a new order, peai.:e and fertile life, and this is wrought on and in every genuine Christian. "If any matt be in Christ, he is a new creation." And therefore he does what is right, not by a. continna\ strain 1md effort against nature, but spontaneously an…
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Ver. 1.-Visiotls and revelatioM. "I will come to viAiona and revelations of tho Lord." The apostle bad been dwelling on his personal experiences. He had· been compelled by the evil things that were said or him to refer to his 01vn life condnot and sufferings for Christ's S1Lke, in self-vindication. He would, however…
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II. THEY COME TO OERTAIN PREPARED INDIVIDUALS. Not to masses, not to ChnrcheR, not to meetings. 'l'he vision is for individuals, who are thns made agents in the com- munication t~ men of the Divine thought and will. F. W. Robertson says, "To com- prehend the visions we must comprehend the man. For God gives vi8ions at…
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f~lls in best with what we know of St. Paul is an ~nfi~mity of temper. Thero ,seems little doubt that he gave way to an outbreak of this kmd when before the Sanhcdrim, though he set himself right at once by a prompt apology (Act.a xxiii. 2-6), A similar idea is suggested by St. Paul's unwillingness to go to Corinth …
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gmce given is gre.ce helping him in the circumstances, So the Christian often knows that he is helped when those around him can see no signs of the helping. God's promise from the olden time Is this, "As thy day so shall thy strength be." In all our relations with human trouble, our attention is directed to the removal…
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Ver. 16.-0aught with guik. "Nevertheless, being crafty, I oaughtyou with guile." This expression occasions serious difficulty to the exegete. It may be that St. Paul is . referring to the Mcusation made against him that, being a orafty man he had cauaht the_~rintbians wit~ gui_le. He repudiates altogether such a cha…
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EXPOSITION. •C.SAPTER XIII. Ver. 4.-:ror though. The "though" should be omitted. Through weakness ; CONCLUDING APPEALS AND EXIIORTATIONB.. litere.lly, out of weakness; ie. ne e. result Ver. 1.-This is the third time I am com- of that human weakness ofournatiue which ing to you. I he.ve thrice formed the in- be took …
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the New Testament where it occurs is Heh. When the lettor had been read in their vL 8; and the reader must not read Calvin- hearing, they were, in sign of perfect unity i~tio !1orroni into an expression which girna and mutual forgiveneM, to give one nnother no 11U>ction to them, the kias of pe1teo. With a holy kiss …
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heart, nnd a freer breath, when be dictated the laet sentence. He was now to visit them for the third time, determined to execute the disciplfoe tha.t miaht be require<l, earnestly hoping at the same time that, when he was once more a.m~ngst them, the necessity for such discipline would not appea.r. In this concluding …
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m. Wonns OF PBA YER. "Now I pray to God," etc. For 'Whl\t does he pray? Not for his own reputation or himself. As ir he had said, "I am not anxious about roy own standing amongiit you." He prays for two things. 1. Tlla,t they should. be kept from the wrong. " Now I pray to God that ye do no evil." "Do no evil," noth…
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lnflrrnities, the defects of pr,rsonal appcamnce, his conscientious avoid:.ncc of the least worldly art in his miniBtry, hBd been used to his r.isadvantage. C.:rart, falsehood, m11liguity, had fpllowml him with persistent steps. Neither his private nor public life had csc11ped prymg oyes and slanderous tongues. A man i…
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Christ's presence with you which you seek in me" (Conybeare and Howeon). NO one can help seeing how natnral this advice was to the apostle, and bow suitable to these noisy and fault-finding Corinthians. On the one hand, St. Paul wRs a man whom casual observers could easily misunderstand. His temperament, his habit o…
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hie power. Welcome such unapproval I It would be in exact conformity to the spirit and encl of bis apostolic e.dministration, which was in accordance with the truth of the gospel and designed to show forth that truth. What is the test of a great and wise ruler? The test is the uselessness of a punishing power (except i…
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desire for the "perfection" of the Church at Corinth, All this le admirable as a mere matter or congrnity in respect to the Jaws of art, But it leaven.the domain of art and rises to 11. reRlm infinitely more exalted when he comes before us" apparelled in colesUal light," and completes the impression of on'! "Whose …
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~e.hl\vo invalunble contributions to theological truth, expositions of rare profun,lity anr\ 111e1ght, oontraets between tho Law nnd the gospel never surpassed in this favomite dop11rtment of his intellectual work, references to the body that throw a new Jiah t on its relations to mind, and directions as to practica…
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Ver. 5.-" Prove yourselves." The apostle, before closing his Epistle, turned round upon his detractors. 'l'bey had been questioning his authority and disparaging his claims, and be had been defending himself and Rsserting his apostolic rights. Dut was this as it should be? How was it with themselves? 'l'hey were very a…
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Vere. 12, 13.-Salutation. Among the various features which distinguish these apostolic documents from ordinary treatises must be noticed the prominence they attach to social greetings. 'l'he personal element mingles very beautifully with the doctrine.l and the practical. The apostle's theme may have been absorbing, but…
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omnipotence wae untainted. (2) He has reigned since in power above. (3) He works in powor to-day on earth through his Word and Spirit. III. 'l'm!l DEATH AND IlESURRECTION OF CHRIST, THOUGH m CONTilAST, ARE IN CLOSE ABSOOIA'l'ION, 'l'hey are in point of time. A few hours only separated the weakness of the crnes from th…
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so grent I One might iml\gine, sometimes, that our Lord had commanded those who w<mld be chief to imitate turkey-cocks; but he said they must becomo RB little children. lT. Goon WISHES. "Fare~•e11," or "Rejoice." All joy to you, all prosperity, nll lrnppy and profitable experience. Not a few of them hnd ill wishes …
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(1) Remark the title. Lord-the Divine One and the Master. Jesus-the Saviour anrl tho MBn. Ohrist---tho Anointed of God, the long-promised Messiah. A trinity ol qualification. (2) 'l'he grace. '!'he favour, and all that the favour of such a Beina involves. The bfessings of Christ's rule as Master, of his redemption as S…
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should be mortifying, If not alanning. And even AO far as they go, they &re Influenced by a desire to think hopefully of their own state, and to apply to themselves easy and partial tests. Like a teRcher who is partial to a. particular scholar and asks him only those queslions which he is sure to answer, or an unjus…
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brotherly kindness in the Church. It is the dove that was made e. symbol of the Spiri1. of God; and that ie a bird which fleos away from noise and tempest. So it is in the quiet heart, and in those Churches where the brethren are at peace with one anothe:r, that the Spirit of the Gm! of peace, the Comforter, will dwell…
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prominently as one of the esscnth1lA of Christinn living. It must also bo added that ~elf-<>xaminnlion has always been urge<l hy the priesthood as an ao-cnt in preserving for ~uch priesthood the control of men's thoughts, opinions, conduct, a~d life. Rccognizln"'0 its importance, bnt carefolly avoiding exAggcrations…
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III. PASTORS, These fail from the pastoral ide:il gene1·ally after they have failed from the private Christian ideal. Shepherds aro reprobates when they nec,lect their rluty to their flock; when they feed themselves and not the flock; when th~y sec tlH1 wolf coming, 1md fl~e; nnd when they fail duly to ho~our the chief…
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am well plea~ed.;, Christ declares H to be ~is abidin_g s~te, "I do always the things that plen~e him. He was the perfect, obedient Son, 111 111s trust, and love, and devotion 11nd ,,bctlience, and freeness of communion with the Father, giving us the very modei nIHl illustration of the state of rightness, of grace a…
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f'BE\!n PA.GB TTIR)l'E rAOD The Church's Dee.ling& with Un- Glory of the Apostolic Minietry: how worthy llfombere 52 its Duties were discharged 96 Pro\"idential Doors 54 Ministers in their Weakness a.nd Tllo Twofold Iesues of a Prenche<l Strength; Present Affliction a.nd Gospel 54 Future Issues ... 98 Consciouli Simp…
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TR~IIR PAGE OHAPTER XI. R<-forenoe to his Former Argument; nnnn 1.ooa its Oomplet.en8111l; why he resnmes Inviting Mon to Obrist the Supremo the Subject 222 Objed of Prel\ching 268 Correspondence between Christian The Highest Knowledge and tho Sewing e.nd Ree.ping 224 Noblest Generosity 260 Unity in Natnre and Gre…
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