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Paul's Hardships and God's Grace
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Paul’s Hardships
We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God. We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
We are ignored, even though we are well known. We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged.
There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.
Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels.
I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us!
Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
The Temple of the Living God
Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?
Do Not Be Unequally Yoked
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,