the believer is sealed with that holy Spirit of promise
the believer is sealed with that holy Spirit of promise
April 27, 2025, 10:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Saving Time, Sunday Bible study over Zoom:
[See below: the newly added OED Definitions PDF of words as defined in our studies.]
'2Corinthians'
Our next study in 2Corinthians begins at chapter 5, verse 12.
Paul writes of the believer being a 'new creature' which is a significant revelation. We will investigate both the 'old man', which continues in the believer, and the co-resident 'new man'. Why would believers be concerned over their 'old man' and think it will judged for anything? The 'old man' is 'earthy' and not intended for heaven but belongs back with the dust of the earth. The 'new man' is special in that only a believer has a 'new man' created by God with unique attributes that render it completely at home in heavenly places.
The final matter Paul writes of concerns being 'ambassadors for Christ'. There are some believers today who have thought their 'gift' and 'vocation' as a believer is that they have determined themselves to be 'ambassadors for Christ'. Does being an 'ambassador for Christ' make one a 'member in particular'?
At the beginning of chapter 6 Paul writes concerning behaviour of the 'saints' that would make the receiving of the grace of God in vain. What Paul then writes concerning such a matter makes it appear, for the believer today, impossible to avoid.
There are plenty of words in chapter 6 that have fallen out of daily use making the chapter very difficult to follow. We will work to clarify with the assist of the Oxford English Dictionary.