03 power of the right example

The Power of the Right example

2 Corinthians 1:12- 2:04David Clayton. teacher

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The Power of the Right Example2 Corinthians 1:2-2:04

David Clayton. teacher

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2 Corinthians 1:12-

Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.


What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. His conscience is clear because

* of the FRUIT of his conduct* WITNESS of outsiders * RELATIONSHIP with the Corinthians




2 Corinthians 1:12-

Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, with integrity and godly sincerity. We have done so, relying not on worldly wisdom but on God’s grace.




What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 2. The Works of God

* The HOLINESS and SINCERITY that comes from God* The WISDOM and GRACE that comes from God




2 Corinthians 1:13-14

13 For we do not write you anything you cannot read or understand. And I hope that, 14 as you have understood us in part, you will come to understand fully that you can boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of the Lord Jesus




What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 3. His Plain WRITING



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 3. His Plain WRITING

If you knew him the way I know him then you would feel about him the way I do.



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD




15 Because I was confident of this, I wanted to visit you first so that you might benefit twice. 16 I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia, and then to have you send me on my way to Judea. 17 Was I fickle when I intended to do this? Or do I make my plans in a worldly manner so that in the same breath I say both “Yes, yes” and “No, no”?



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD5. His Handling of ACCUSATIONS

* Some thought he was a LIAR* Others charged he was FICKLED1 Corinthians 16:5-9

5 After I go through Macedonia, I will come to you—for I will be going through Macedonia. 6 Perhaps I will stay with you for a while, or even spend the winter, so that you can help me on my journey, wherever I go. 7 For I do not want to see you now and make only a passing visit; I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord permits. 8 But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, 9 because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD5. His Handling of ACCUSATIONS6. His STRATEGY




18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD5. His Handling of ACCUSATIONS6. His STRATEGY

7. The Message of Christ* The message of Christ is CONSISTENT

*The message of Christ is POWERFUL* The message of Christ is SECURITY




18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me and Silas and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but in him it has always been “Yes.” 20 For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, 22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD5. His Handling of ACCUSATIONS6. His STRATEGY7. The Message of Christ

8. His JUDGMENT* He wanted to SPARE them* He wanted to avoid further unproductive PAIN - some charged him with making things WORSE - others accused him of being too HARSH - while others regarded him as too WEAK



What Paul is Willing to Boast About: 1. A Clear Conscience2. The WORKS of God3. His Plain WRITING4. His Desire to be fully UNDERSTOOD5. His Handling of ACCUSATIONS6. His STRATEGY7. The Message of Christ8. His JUDGMENT

It is the classic TRIANGULATIONno good deed goes unpunished!



TAKING THE LESSON HOME1. Re-read 2 Corinthians 1:12- 2:042. How do others talk about me?3. How plain spoken (with love) am I4. Am I open to change of plans but also careful not to

be fickled?5. Where do I need to believe more in the “Yes” of God?6. Where am I suffering from being triangled or where do

I need to get some courage and risk being triangled?



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