The Day of Salvation: Endurance and Separation in Ministry

3. PAUL AND THE CORINTHIANS

5. Paul and the Corinthians Part VI I. The Day of Salvation (vv. 1-2) II. Endurance in Ministry (vv. 3-10) III. Withholding Affection (vv. 11-13) IV. Yoked With Unbelievers (vv. 14-16) V. Touching Nothing Unclean (vv. 17-18)

6. Reconciliation

7. 2 Corinthians 5:21 “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

8. 2 Corinthians 6:1 “As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.”

9. “The child grew up in the church through awkward junior high years and then high school and went off to university and a career but at present has never come to know Christ. The grace of God (the prayers, the preaching, the love of the body of Christ) has been until now in vain. And some appear as if they will continue through life without ever truly responding to the Word. Such a waste. Such unmitigated sorrow. I pray that the grace of God will not be in vain. So I appeal to you on behalf of Christ, do not receive the grace of God in vain. Look! Now is the day of Salvation.” -Kent Hughes

10. 2 Corinthians 6:2 “In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.”

11. 2 Corinthians 6:2 • “ I tell you, NOW is the time of God’s favor.” • “NOW is the day of salvation.”

12. Paul and the Corinthians Part VI I. The Day of Salvation (vv. 1-2) II. Endurance in Ministry (vv. 3-10) III. Withholding Affection (vv. 11-13) IV. Yoked With Unbelievers (vv. 14-16) V. Touching Nothing Unclean (vv. 17-18)

13. In Great Endurance TRIALS (v.4) • Troubles • Hardships • Distresses

14. In Great Endurance PERSECUTION (v.5) • Beatings • Imprisonments • Riots

15. In Great Endurance STRUGGLES (v.5) • Hard Work • Sleepless Nights • Hunger

16. In Great Endurance SPIRITUAL SWEETNESS (vv.6-7) • Purity • Understanding • Patience • Kindness • The Holy Spirit • Sincere love • Truthful speech • Power of God

17. In Great Endurance “Weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left.” -2 Corinthians 6:7

18. Glory and Dishonor (v.8) • Bad report and good report (v.8) • Genuine, yet regarded as imposters (v.8) • Known, yet regarded as unknown (v.9) • Dying, and yet we live on (v.9) • Beaten, and yet not killed (v.9) • Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing (v.10) • Poor, yet making many rich (v.10) • Having nothing and yet possessing everything (v.10)

19. Paul and the Corinthians Part VI I. The Day of Salvation (vv. 1-2) II. Endurance in Ministry (vv. 3-10) III. Withholding Affection (vv. 11-13) IV. Yoked With Unbelievers (vv. 14-16) V. Touching Nothing Unclean (vv. 17-18)

20. 2 Corinthians 6:11 “We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.”

21. 2 Corinthians 6:12 “We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.”

22. Proverbs 23:22 “Listen to your father, who gave you life.”

23. Proverbs 23:26 “My son, give me your heart and let your eye keep to my ways.”

24. 1 Corinthians 4:14-16 “I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you, as my dear children. Even though you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. Therefore I urge you to imitate me.”

25. Paul and the Corinthians Part VI I. The Day of Salvation (vv. 1-2) II. Endurance in Ministry (vv. 3-10) III. Withholding Affection (vv. 11-13) IV. Yoked With Unbelievers (vv. 14-16) V. Touching Nothing Unclean (vv. 17-18)

26. 2 Corinthians 6:14 “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers”

27. Yoked Together Deuteronomy 22:10 Do not plow with an ox and a donkey yoked together.

29. Yoked Together • As friendship partners • As media partners • As ministry partners • As business partners • As romantic partners

30. Yoked Together Cannot join “righteousness” (God’s heart) with “wickedness” (Satan’s heart). -2 Corinthians 6:14

31. Yoked Together Cannot join “Light” (God’s truth) with “darkness” (Satan’s lies). -2 Corinthians 6:14

32. Yoked Together Cannot join “Christ” (as Lord and Savior) with “Belial” (as lord Satan). -2 Corinthians 6:15

33. Yoked Together Cannot join “Believer” (A Christian) with an “unbeliever” (non-Christian), as one will believe God and the other will disbelieve God. -2 Corinthians 6:15

34. Yoked Together Cannot join the “Temple of God” (the church) with “idols” (the worship of not-Christ), which is devotion to Satan. -2 Corinthians 6:16

35. Paul and the Corinthians Part VI I. The Day of Salvation (vv. 1-2) II. Endurance in Ministry (vv. 3-10) III. Withholding Affection (vv. 11-13) IV. Yoked With Unbelievers (vv. 14-16) V. Touching Nothing Unclean (vv. 17-18)

36. 2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord.”

37. Doctrine of Separation

38. Doctrine of Separation Mistaken Applications • Isolation • Division

39. Doctrine of Separation Faithfull Applications • Do not give your heart to anyone who resists God. “You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. ” (James 4:4)

40. Doctrine of Separation Faithfull Applications • Do not socially bond with professing Christians who will not repent of sin. “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.” (1 Corinthians 5:6) “you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.” (1 Corinthians 5:11)

41. Too Contagious “Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.” -2 Corinthians 6:17-18

42. PAUL AND THE CORINTHIANS