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Scripture Index: 2 Corinthians 4:1-4, 14, 16-18
Take your bibles and turn to Second Corinthians tonight. Second Corinthians the fourth chapter. I wish we might have time tonight to read this entire fourth chapter but we do not have that time available at the present. But I would like to suggest to you that you read it very carefully sometime with a great alacrity and understanding.

For instance in the first verse it says "therefore." And whenever the bible says "therefore," you ask yourself one question: Why? Whyfore? And you have to go back into the previous chapters of Second Corinthians to find out why he says therefore.

[2 Corinthians 4:1, 2] Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
[2] But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

Apparently it's possible to handle the Word of God deceitfully, isn't it? In many places across our nation people who are sincere are still handling the Word of God deceitfully. Sincerity is no guarantee for truth. The accuracy of God's Word is its own truth. And the apostle Paul, writing this tremendous revelation to the church said that he was thankful to God for his mercy, that they had allowed him to renounce the hidden things of dishonesty not walking craftily nor handling the Word of God deceitfully.

And so as you go on he says in verse 3: But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are [what?] {lost:}

Why?

Verse 4: [Because] the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

And the people get saved and filled with the power of the holy spirit. If the gospel is hidden today, it's hidden to men and women who are lost. Why? Because the god of this world, and the god of this world is Satan. There are very few people who believe that there are two gods. They think there's only one god and that god is the father of our lord and savior Jesus Christ and that's all that's to it. The bible says there are two gods. One who is the God and father of our lord Jesus Christ. The other is the god of this world. And the god of this world is a spiritual power even as our heavenly father who is the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ is spiritual power and spirit can only operate if it has a body to utilize or a body to operate via or through.

Now the greatness of this tremendous record here in Corinthians if you follow it down through that chapter it tells you in verse 14 for instance:

[2 Corinthians 4:14] Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus [Christ] shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

And he goes on to say in verse 16: For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by [what?] day.

So there - we are two people, so to speak. We are the outward man, the man of the flesh. That which you see standing here before you, that which I see seated before me. That's the outward man, the outward person. But you are something else you have Christ in you and when you're born again of God's spirit having Christ in you, you have an inner man. It is Christ in you the hope of glory. And that inward man, that power of God in you which is called holy, which is called spirit, that is renewed day by day by the operations of the manifestations of the spirit.

So he says in verse 17: For our light affliction.

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