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Discover how to live as the fragrance of Christ, spreading His knowledge everywhere. Learn the role we play and how to maintain a heavenly perspective in our daily lives.
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II Corinthians 2:12-16 • NKJV – “through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place” • NASU – “manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.” • KJV – “maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. The Fragrance of Christ
NCV – “God uses us to spread his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume.” • NIV – “through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him” The Fragrance of Christ
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 • Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? The Fragrance of Christ
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 • Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? The Fragrance of Christ
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 • Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? The Fragrance of Christ
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 • Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things? The Fragrance of Christ
Our Role • When Christ lives in us, we carry His fragrance • Are you aware of this affect, this influence? The Fragrance of Christ
How to live as the fragrance of Christ • II Corinthians 1:12, 2:17 • - live a sincere life • II Corinthians 2:17; 4:2, 4-6 – speak the word of God • II Corinthians 4:16-18; 5:11, 14-16 – maintain a spiritual, eternal, heavenly perspective The Fragrance of Christ