2 Corinthians The Heart of an Apostle Part 11-2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Holiness, The Lost Art

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1 2 Corinthians The Heart of an Apostle Part 11-2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 Holiness, The Lost Art

2 Holy or Holiness 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 2

3 Holy or Holiness Don't Smoke, Drink or Chew, or Go With Girls Who Do! 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 3

4 Holy or Holiness God s crowning characteristic from which all others flow is holiness, and He commands His people to take on this same characteristic as evidence of His ownership. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 4

5 Holy or Holiness Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the LORD your God am holy. (Lev 19:2 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 5

6 Holy or Holiness Hebrew: qadosh Greek: hagios moral and physical purity that is a result of being distinct from the common and profane. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 6

7 Holy or Holiness He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, (Col 1:13 ESV) you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (1 Pet 2:5 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 7

8 Passage Context In the context of this morning s passage, Paul continues to defend against the allegations that some had accused him of having no real affection for the Corinthians, but was abusive, manipulative, and dictatorial. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 8

9 Unbelievers Within And what I do I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. (2 Cor 11:12 15 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 9

10 Big Idea since believers are sons and daughters of God, they are to actively pursue holiness 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 10

11 By Not Yoking Ourselves With Unbelievers (6:14-16)

12 2 Corinthians 6: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (2 Cor 6:14 16 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 12

13 2 Corinthians 6: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? You shall 15 not What plow harmony with is anthere ox and between a donkey Christ and together. Belial? (Deut What22:10 does aesv) believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (2 Cor 6:14 16 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 13

14 2 Corinthians 6: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? heterozugeo we 15 are What not harmony to couple is there together between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an heteros unbeliever? another zugos of 16 a What different agreement sort is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will live another with Paul them of illustrates a and a walk yoke, his among serving command them, to and couple by I will be their different God, stringing sort and they together two will things bea my series together people. of 5 (2 Cor 6:14 16 NIV) mutually exclusive examples. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 14

15 2 Corinthians 6: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? 15 What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (2 Cor 6:14 16 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 15

16 Righteousness vs. Wickedness If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 16

17 Light vs. Darkness let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matt 5:16 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 17

18 Christ vs. Belial (Satan) Who s In Charge Here? Who s Authority Are We Listening To? Who s Word Has The Greatest Affect On Our Lives? 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 18

19 Christ vs. Belial (Satan) We have one Father even God. Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God. (John 8:41 47 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 19

20 Believer vs. Unbeliever I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. (1 Cor 5:9 10 ESV) Kingdom of Satan Kingdom of God 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 20

21 Believer vs. Unbeliever Their natures, purposes, and strengths are different, each with a mind and will of their own. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 21

22 Believer vs. Unbeliever The principle: we are not to be yoked with unbelievers in such a way Business that they significantly Marriage influence the direction and outcome of our moral decisions and spiritual activities. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 22

23 Temple of God vs. Temple of Idols For we are the temple of the living God Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6:18 20 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 23

24 2 Corinthians 6: Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what Because do righteousness of the new Covenant, and wickedness the sovereign, have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? holy, eternal 15 What God harmony has chosen is there to live between within Christ us, and walk Belial? with us What anddoes be our a believer God, and have has in made common us with His very an unbeliever? own people! 16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. (2 Cor 6:14 16 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 24

25 By Separating Ourselves From The World (6:17-18)

26 2 Corinthians 6: Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. 18 I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor 6:17 18 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 26

27 3 Commands 17 Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, (do andnot I will touch) receive you. 18 You I will adulterous be a Father people! to you, Do and you you not know will bethat my sons The Do moral and not daughters, love filth the of the world says unregenerate the or Lord the Almighty. things is so volatile, in the friendship with the world is enmity with God? (2 Cor that world. 6:17 18 God If anyone issues NIV) these loves the urgent world, orders. the love Go! of Get the Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the away! Father is Flee! not in him. (1 John 2:15 ESV) world makes himself an enemy of God. (James 4:4 ESV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 27

28 3 Promises 17 Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. 18 I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty. (2 Cor 6:17 18 NIV) 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 28

29 By Ridding Ourselves of Contaminates (7:1)

30 2 Corinthians 7:1 1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. (2 Cor 7:1 NIV) Paul ends this section with a heartfelt appeal for Paul calls this process, perfecting holiness, or proactive purity on the part of each of us who to put it another way, becoming holy. have received these precious promises of God. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 30

31 So What?

32 How Do We Become Holy? By not being intimately joined with those who are unbelievers. By separating ourselves from the moral filth of the world. By actively pursuing purity, and ridding ourselves of anything that would contaminate our body or soul. 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 32

33 2 Timothy 1:8 9 share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 5/10/2015 EBFC Semon Series: 2 Corinthians 33