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Verse 2 Corinthians 4:13. _WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH_] As
David had when he wrote Psalms 116:10: _I believed, therefore have I
spoken: we also believe_ that we shall receive the fulfilment o...
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WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH - The same spirit that is expressed
in the quotation which he is about to make; the same faith which the
psalmist had. We have the very spirit of faith which is expr...
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5. THE CHARACTER OF THE TRUE MINISTRY.
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Gospel of the Glory of Christ. (2 Corinthians 4:1)_
2. The Treasure in Earthen Vessels; Weakness and Power. (2 Corinthians
4:7)
3. Resurrec...
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It is true that the splendid character of this ministry is for the
present obscured by the earthly and physical conditions under which it
is discharged. Paul is conscious that this disability is speci...
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THE BLINDED EYE (2 Corinthians 4:1-6)...
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But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the power which
surpasses all things may be seen to be of God and not of us. We are
sore pressed at every point, but not hemmed in. We are at our...
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SPIRIT. App-101.
FAITH. App-160. It is the Genitive of Apposition (App-17) faith being
the Spirit's gift. 1 Corinthians 12:9.
ACCORDING AS, &c.. according to (Greek. _kata_. App-104) that which
has...
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_We having the same spirit of faith_ The idea of boldness and
outspokenness is still present with the Apostle. He speaks openly,
because he has reason to believe what he says. And the thought is
conne...
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ἜΧΟΝΤΕΣ ΔῈ ΤῸ ΑΥ̓ΤῸ ΠΝΕΥ͂ΜΑ. BUT, BECAUSE
WE HAVE _the same spirit of faith, according_ TO THAT WHICH _is
written, I believed, wherefore I_ SPOKE, _we also believe, wherefore_
ALSO WE _speak_. The sam...
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_OVERCOMING MANY TROUBLES 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-15:_ Bad things come to
good people. Paul mentions four bad things that had come his way and
four ways that those things could be worse. He said, "We are tr...
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WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT, &C.— Dr. Heylin reads this, _We having
the same spirit of faith_ [_which David had_] _when he said I
believed, and therefore have I spoken;—we also believe,_ &c. And he
obse...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTARY
SECTION 2
Mortality (2 Corinthians 4:7-15)
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the
transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. 8We are afflicted in...
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APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS
_Paul's View Of His Ministry
Scripture_
2 Corinthians 4:7-18. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels,
that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from...
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We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I
believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore
speak;
Greek, 'BUT having,' etc. - i:e., notwithstanding our...
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10 The widespread fiction that the life of a Christian must be one of
settled calm and contentment, prosperous and in every way advantageous
in this life, is proven utterly fallacious by the experienc...
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4:13 written, (a-12) See Psalms 116:10 ....
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The reference is to Psalms 116:10....
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PARAPHRASE. '(13) Our faith is like that of the Psalmist, who spoke
out of the depths of his inward conviction, and we speak what we
verily believe. (14) For we are confident that God who raised Jesus...
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1-6. The messengers of this gospel are not afraid to proclaim it, for
they preach Christ, who has revealed the glory of God.
1, 2. PARAPHRASE. 'Having this glorious gospel to preach, we proclaim
it bo...
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GOD SHOWS HIS POWER WHEN WE ARE WEAK
2 CORINTHIANS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 4
V1 God in his *mercy has given us this work to do. As a result, we do
not lose hope. V2 We do not do things in secret a...
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WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH... — The “spirit of faith” is
not definitely the Holy Spirit, but the human spirit in fellowship
with the Divine, and therefore characterised by faith. And then, as...
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CHAPTER 12
THE VICTORY OF FAITH.
2 Corinthians 4:7 (R.V)
IN the opening verses of this chapter Paul has magnified his office,
and his equipment for it. He has risen to a great height, poetic and
spi...
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ἔχοντες δὲ τὸ αὐτὸ πν. κ. τ. λ.: _but, sc._,
despite our bodily weakness and the “working of death in us” of 2
Corinthians 4:12, _having the same spirit of faith, sc._, as the
Psalmist, _according to...
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HIS BODILY WEAKNESS DOES NOT ANNUL THE EFFECTS OF HIS MINISTRY....
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THE INWARD LIFE TRIUMPHANT OVER AFFLICTION
2 Corinthians 4:7
Few men have been more conscious of their weakness than was the
Apostle. The earthen vessel had become very cracked and scratched, but
the...
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Continuing about the ministry, the apostle said, "We faint not," "we
have renounced the hidden things of shame," "we preach... Christ Jesus
as Lord." Hearing, some perish because "the god of this worl...
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GOD'S PROCLAIMERS WILL OVERCOME
The treasure would be the gospel. That treasure is carried to the
world in earthly vessels, that is, our bodies. Because the body is
weak, the greatness of the message...
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(8) We having the same (m) spirit of faith, according as it is
written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and
therefore speak;
(8) He declares the former sentence, showing tha...
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_We also believe, &c. That is, we have the like faith as David, when
he spoke in that manner; we hope and believe, God will deliver us, or
at least raise us up from the dead with Jesus. (Witham)_...
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(8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are
perplexed, but not in despair; (9) Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast
down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing about in the body the
d...
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13._Having the same spirit. _This is a correction of the foregoing
irony. He had represented the condition of the Corinthians as widely
different from his own, (not according to his own judgment, but...
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Having received this ministry of righteousness and of the Spirit, the
foundation of which was Christ glorified beheld with open face, he not
only used great boldness of speech, but his zeal was not ab...
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WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH,.... By faith here is meant, not
the doctrine, but the grace of faith; a believing in the doctrines of
the Gospel, and in the person of Christ; an exercise of that g...
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We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I
believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore
speak;
Ver. 13. _The same spirit_] That you have, and shall be...
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_We having the same spirit_ Which you have, because we have the same
faith: or, we have the same spirit of faith which animated the saints
of old, David in particular, when he said, _I believed, and t...
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AS IT IS WRITTEN; PSALMS 116:10.
BELIEVE, AND-SPEAK; the truths of the gospel, without being
disheartened by any trials to which it exposes us. The moving spring
of ministerial fidelity is such confi...
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How the apostle rose above every handicap:...
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WE HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH, ACCORDING AS IT IS WRITTEN, I
BELIEVED, AND THEREFORE HAVE I SPOKEN, WE ALSO BELIEVE AND THEREFORE
SPEAK,...
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Chapter s 4 and 5 now show some of the precious, practical results of
this ministry, seen in those entrusted with it; for it is such a
ministry itself that works powerfully in them to enable them to
c...
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13-18 The grace of faith is an effectual remedy against fainting in
times of trouble. They knew that Christ was raised, and that his
resurrection was an earnest and assurance of theirs. The hope of t...
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THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH signifieth the same faith, or faith
proceeding from the same spirit; thus, ISAIAH 11:2, _the spirit of
wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit
of...
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But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is
written [Psalms 116:10], _I believed, and therefore did I speak; we
also believe, and therefore also we speak_ [having the same spirit o...
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A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
Moreover, the Apostle Paul says, "Having the same Spirit; as it is
written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and
therefore speak...
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2 Corinthians 4:13 And G1161 have G2192 (G5723) same G846 spirit G4151
faith G4102 according G2596 written...
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CONSIDERATION OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO
COVENANTS (2 CORINTHIANS 4:12)
Having been described as earthen vessels, the practical application of
this is now made. As earthen vessel...
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But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is
written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and
therefore also we speak.'
But, he points out, these things do not d...
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2 Corinthians 4:13. BUT HAVING THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH (as the
Psalmist), ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN (Psalms 116:10), I
BELIEVED, AND THEREFORE DID I SPEAK; WE ALSO BELIEVE, AND THEREFORE
ALS...
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ACCORDING TO THAT WHICH IS WRITTEN
(κατα το γεγραμμενον). This formula in legal
documents in the papyri (_Bible Studies_, p. 250). Paul makes
adaptation of the words in Psalms 95:1.WE ALSO BELIEVE...
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2 Corinthians 4:13
Faith, the Ear of the Soul.
Every Christian has heard what is worthy of repetition.
I. Jesus Christ is Himself a word. Jesus spake not His lips, but
Himself. His nature, His pres...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;_
Stern was the labour of the apostles, but they felt that their work
was so all-important, so divi...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not; but have renounced the hidden things of
dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the wor...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;--_
We are sometimes ready to faint, but we cast our fainting spirits into
the arms of God, and our...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have
received mercy, we faint not;_
It is a very high privilege to be called to the work of the Christian
ministry, and when the mini...
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CONTENTS: Truth taught, commended by the life. The preaching of the
Lordship of Christ. The suffering of true ministers with Christ.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: A steadfast adherence t...
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2 Corinthians 4:1. _Seeing we have this ministry,_ of grace and
reconciliation to a guilty world; the ministry of righteousness, not
of condemnation; the ministry of life, and not of death; we have li...
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THE SCRIPTURE SAYS. Psalms 116:10 Septuagint. _MacKnight_ reconstructs
the thinking of the Psalmist: "Though I have been in great affliction,
yet faith in God's promises hath supported me, so that I c...
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_We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I
believed and therefore have I spoken._
FAITH THE MAINSPRING OF ACTION
I. First, a man must have faith before he can hope to speak
su...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:1 Paul explains why he does
not become discouraged in his ministry, despite his many afflictions
(2 Corinthians 4:1,...
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2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 THE SAME SPIRIT OF FAITH.
Most interpreters have understood “spirit” to refer not to the
Holy Spirit but to the attitude of trust in spite of affliction that
P...
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CHAPTER 4
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. From what was said in the last chapter of the glory and honour
belonging to the office of a preacher of the Gospel, S. Paul proceeds
to assert that he discharges...
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
2 Corinthians 4:8.—“Pressed for room, and still having room”
(Stanley). “Perplexed, but not utterly perplexed” (Beet).
Apparent, not real, contradiction to 2 Corinthians 1:8 (same wo...
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EXPOSITION
The glory of the gospel ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1), which sustains
the hearts of Christ's ministers among all weaknesses and trials (2
Corinthians 4:7), especially by the faith in things...
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Therefore seeing we have this ministry (2 Corinthians 4:1),
What ministry? Pointing people to Jesus Christ.
as we have received mercy, we faint not; But [we] have renounced the
hidden things of disho...
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1 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Corinthians 3:12; 2 Peter 1:1; Acts 15:11;...
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The same spirit of faith. The same, namely, which is set forth in the
following passage. Spirit of faith : not distinctly the Holy Spirit,
nor, on the other hand, a human faculty or disposition, but b...
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Having the same spirit of faith — Which animated the saints of old;
David, in particular, when he said, I believed, and therefore have I
spoken — That is, I trusted in God, and therefore he hath put t...