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02
Jan
2026
A Christian Perspective on Self (2nd Cor 5:14-21)

A Christian Perspective on Self (2nd Cor 5:14-21)

1. We must not trust self. “That we should not trust in ourselves but in God” (2 Cor 1:9)

“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.” (Jer 17:5-7). Self will always disappoints you and lets you down. We are not sufficient of ourselves (2 Cor 3:).
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Posted by petra1000 in Bible Study, Bible Teaching, wisdom
28
Dec
2025
2 Cor 5:19-20 – For Whom Did Christ Die?

2 Cor 5:19-20 – For Whom Did Christ Die?

Problem: As ambassadors of Christ we are to go to all men with the word of reconciliation. How can we tell lost men and women to be reconciled to God if no such reconciliation has been provided? But if God has indeed reconciled the world unto Himself, then we can go to the world with a message of reconciliation. Christ’s act of suffering provides a righteous basis for God to welcome the rebel’s return. For those who are enemies of God and for all those who are enemies of God, we have a message of good news! We have a word of reconciliation! We have a message of hope because “He died for all” (2 Cor. 5:14-15). God is the Reconciler of all men (verse 19, “the world”), especially of them that believe (verse 20 where reconciliation is limited to those who respond in faith). Compare 1 Timothy 4:10.

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Posted by petra1000 in Bible Difficulty, Bible Study, Bible Teaching
10
Dec
2025
1 Cor 15:3-4 – For Whom Did Christ Die

1 Cor 15:3-4 – For Whom Did Christ Die

Problem: What was the gospel message which Paul preached to lost men? The Apostle Paul very specifically sets forth the gospel that he preached in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. In 1 Corinthians 15:3 we learn that the central part of the gospel message is that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures.” In 1 Corinthians 15:1 Paul says that this is the very gospel which he preached to the Corinthians, and obviously when they first heard the gospel they were unsaved and unregenerate, and Paul did not know which ones in his audience were among the elect. He just knew that God had “much people” in this city (Acts 18:10). To these unsaved Corinthians, including some who would never be saved, Paul preached this gospel: “Christ died for OUR sins (yours and mine)!”

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Posted by petra1000 in Bible Difficulty, Bible Study, Bible Teaching