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Texts -- 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 (NET)

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2Co 1:3-11 -- Thanksgiving for God's Comfort

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TRIBULATION
[isbe] TRIBULATION - trib-u-la'-shun (tsar, tsar, "staid," "narrow," "pent up"; compare Nu 22:26): 1. In the Old Testament: Closely pressed, as of seals (Job 41:15 (7)); of streams pent up (Isa 59:9 margin); of strength limited (Pr...
THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE
[isbe] THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE - I. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHER II. AUTHENTICITY 1. Arguments against the Pauline Authorship 2. Arguments for the Pauline Authorship I...
SONS OF GOD (NEW TESTAMENT)
[isbe] SONS OF GOD (NEW TESTAMENT) - 1. New Testament Terms: Two Greek words are translated "son," teknon, huios, both words indicating sonship by parentage, the former indicating that the sonship has taken place by physical descen...
SENTENCE
[isbe] SENTENCE - sen'-tens: Eight Hebrew and three Greek words are thus translated in the King James Version. Sometimes it points to a mystery (Dan 5:12; 8:23); then again to the contents of the Law (Dt 17:11); then again to the i...
SATAN
[isbe] SATAN - sa'-tan (saTan), "adversary," from the verb saTan, "to lie in wait" (as adversary); Satan, Satanas, "adversary," diabolos, "Devil," "adversary" or "accuser," kategor (altogether unclassical and unGreek) (used once in...
SALVATION
[isbe] SALVATION - sal-va'-shun: I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. General 2. Individualism 3. Faith 4. Moral Law 5. Sacrifices 6. Ritual Law II. INTERMEDIATE LITERATURE 1. General 2. The Law III. THE TEACHING OF CHRIST 1. The Baptist 2. ...
RESURRECTION
[isbe] RESURRECTION - rez-u-rek'-shun (in the New Testament anastasis, with verbs anistemi, "stand up," and egeiro, "raise." There is no technical term in the Old Testament, but in Isa 26:19 are found the verbs chayah, "live," kum ...
PERSON, PERSONALITY
[isbe] PERSON, PERSONALITY - pur'-sun, pur'-s'n, pur-un-al'-ti (nephesh, 'ish, 'adham, panim, prosopon, hupostasis): The most frequent word for "person" in the Old Testament is nephesh, "soul" (Gen 14:21, "Give me the persons, and ...
PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5
[isbe] PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5 - V. Work. 1. Adjustment: There was evidently a tumult in Paul's soul. He had undergone a revolution, both intellectual and spiritual. Before he proceeded farther it was wise to think through the most im...
PARACLETE
[isbe] PARACLETE - par'-a-klet: 1. Where Used: This word occurs 5 times in the New Testament, all in the writings of John. Four instances are in the Gospel and one in the First Epistle. In the Gospel the in the Epistle, 1 Jn 2:1. "...
MERCY; MERCIFUL
[isbe] MERCY; MERCIFUL - mur'-si, mur'-si-fool (checedh, racham, chanan; eleos, eleeo, oiktirmos): "Mercy" is a distinctive Bible word characterizing God as revealed to men. In the Old Testament it is most often the translation of ...
Luke, Gospel according to
[ebd] was written by Luke. He does not claim to have been an eye-witness of our Lord's ministry, but to have gone to the best sources of information within his reach, and to have written an orderly narrative of the facts (Luke 1:1...
Love
[nave] LOVE. Of Children for Parents See: Children. Of God See: God, Love of. Of Mankind for God Ex. 20:6 Deut. 5:10. Deut. 6:5; Deut. 7:9; Deut. 10:12; Deut. 11:1; Deut. 13:3; Deut. 30:6 vs. 16,20.; Josh. 22:5 Deut. 11:1, 13...
INSPIRATION, 8-18
[isbe] INSPIRATION, 8-18 - 8. The "Oracles of God": This view of the Scriptures as a compact mass of words of God occasioned the formation of a designation for them by which this their character was explicitly expressed. This desig...
GOD, 3
[isbe] GOD, 3 - III. The Idea of God in the New Testament. 1. Dependence on the Old Testament: The whole of the New Testament presupposes and rests upon the Old Testament. Jesus Christ and His disciples inherited the idea of God re...
GIFT
[isbe] GIFT - gift (mattanah, minchah, shochadh; doron, dorea, chairisma): In Gen 25:6; Ex 28:38; Nu 18:6,7,29; Ezek 20:26, etc., mattanah, "a gift," is so rendered; minchah, an offering or present, used especially of the "meat off...
EFFECT; EFFECTUAL
[isbe] EFFECT; EFFECTUAL - e-fekt', e-fek'-tu-al: In the Old Testament, the Revised Version (British and American) renders "fulfilment" for "effect" in Ezek 12:23 (Hebrew dabhar, "matter"); and in Jer 48:30 "His boastings have wrou...
Corinthians, Second Epistle to the
[ebd] Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia. Pursuing the usual route, he...
Afflictions and Adversities
[nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
Adoni-zedec
[ebd] lord of justice or righteousness, was king in Jerusalem at the time when the Israelites invaded Palestine (Josh. 10:1,3). He formed a confederacy with the other Canaanitish kings against the Israelites, but was utterly route...

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Majulah, Majulah [KJ.253] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Ya Allah Yang Mahatinggi [KJ.246] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Ya Tuhan, Kami Puji NamaMu Besar [KJ.7] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Yesus Kristus Memerintah [KJ.220] 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

1. Yesus Kristus memerintah tak terbatas, tak terhingga: alam semesta sujud. Dunia patut memaklumkan: "Yesus Kristus itu Tuhan!" Bangsa-bangsa, bertelut!	Yes 9:6 Ef 1:20-22 Mzm 96:10 Flp 2:9-11
2. Raja-raja yang perkasa dan segala yang berkuasa mengagungkan namaNya; baik di sorga, baik di bumi kehendakNya dipenuhi; tiap mahluk menyembah!	Mat 28:18 Why 5:13-14
3. Mahakuasa hanya Allah, tidak ada yang setara: Ia Tuhan Yang Esa. Yang setara hanya Kristus, Putra Tunggal Allah itu: KerajaanNya baka!	Yer 10:6-7 Flp 2:6
4. Ia Raja yang bertakhta beserta dengan BapaNya, dikitari kerubim, dan kuasa yang sempurna atas bumi maupun sorga kepadaNya diberi.	Ibr 1:3-4 Ibr 12:2 Why 5:6 Why 22:1, 3
5. Kita s'lamat dalam Dia, ditebus dengan kasihNya dan darahNya yang kudus. Pendamaian yang lestari, t'rang dan hidup yang abadi disampaikan Penebus.	Ibr 9:11-14 Why 5:9 2 Kor 5:18-19 1 Yoh 2:2
6. Hanya Yesus Kristus saja yang menjadi dasar G'reja dan Kepala umatNya. Dibeli dengan darahNya dan dibaptis dengan RohNya, kita hidup s'lamanya!	1 Kor 3:10-11 Kol 1:18 1 Kor 6:20 1 Kor 7:23 Kis 1:4-5 Kis 11:16
7. Hai pedosa, buka hati, orang sakit, harap lagi dan yang miskin, bangunlah! Lubuk hati dibersihkan dan yang sakit dipulihkan, adil hukum rahmatNya.	Yes 35:3-6
8. Walau salib dunia ini sementara mengiringi hidup orang beriman, takkan dapat memisahkan kita dari kasih Tuhan, hingga ringanlah beban.	2 Kor 1:5-7 Flp 3:10-11 1 Ptr 4:13 Rm 8:37-39
9. Bersyukur, bersukaria, umat Tuhan, puji Dia di seluruh dunia! Persiapkanlah jalanNya dan lambaikan daun palma: Ia datang segera!	Yes 40:3 Mrk 1:3 Yoh 12:13 Why 7:9 Why 22:7, 12, 20
10. Aku pun tak ketinggalan mengelukanNya di jalan, aku pun mengikutNya.Yesus Kristus memerintah tak terbatas, tak terhingga! Puji Raja mulia!
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[2Co 1:3] Father Of Mercies! God Of Love! 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[2Co 1:3] Father Of Mercies, In Thy Word 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[2Co 1:3] Jesus, Lover Of My Soul 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

[2Co 1:7] As Above The Darkest Storm Cloud 'Hover on the song's title to listen the music'

Questions

My friend committed suicide and Im having a tough time dealing with the pain. Do you have any advice?
I have not had a close friend commit suicide, so I can't speak to you from personal experience. My wife and I lost our first child when he was 3 ½ months old, and I do know what that was like. God gave us great peace in the ...
Could you give a list of the Bible references that the "faith healers" use and explain the validity of their position?
One is the passage in Isaiah 53:5: "By His scourging we are healed." Ultimately, of course, all the saints are healed, when we are given our heavenly bodies. Let me very quickly say that God can, and sometimes does, heal. I...
Romans 8:18 and 1Pet chapter 4 seem to imply Christians should rejoice in our suffering because of the sympathy towards the suffering of Jesus,
The suffering I have experienced does not compare to what you have described. The problem of pain is one that requires much more than a glib response. Indeed, the answer is probably the content of a book -- one...
Can you help me understand God's perfect will versus His permissive will?
The "perfect will" of God is what you find in Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God-what is good and ...

Sermon Illustrations

Why Me?; Reasons for Human Suffering?; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Corinthians 1:11

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

The riot in Ephesus 19:23-41

This incident reveals more about the effects of the gospel on Ephesian society and religion (cf. vv. 13-20)."Luke's purpose in presenting this vignette is clearly apologetic, in line with his argument for the religio licitast...
3. Future plans 15:30-33

15:30 Paul drew attention to the great need he felt for his readers' prayers by using the same term he did when appealing for them to dedicate themselves to God (12:1). He exhorted them on the basis of their relationship with...
Message 6

The subject of 2 Corinthians is ministry, the church's work of service in the world. This is the central concept Paul dealt with in this epistle. What did he say about ministry?He spoke of ministry in two ways. There is minis...
Outline

I. Introduction 1:1-11A. Salutation 1:1-2B. Thanksgiving for comfort in affliction 1:3-111. Thanksgiving for comfort 1:3-72. Thanksgiving for deliverance 1:8-11II. Answers to insinuations about the sincerity of Paul's commitm...
B. Thanksgiving for comfort in affliction 1:3-11

In this pericope Paul gave thanks to God for the comfort (vv. 3-7) and deliverance (vv. 8-11) that he had experienced recently. He wanted to enable his readers to appreciate what he as an apostle had endured for Christ and th...
1. Thanksgiving for comfort 1:3-7

1:3 The Greek word translated "blessed"(eulogetos) occurs eight times in the New Testament mostly in Paul's writings. It always occurs with the person of God.27It expresses both gratitude and adoration (cf. Eph. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1...
2. Thanksgiving for deliverance 1:8-11

Paul's thanksgiving continues, but its focus shifts from the reason for thanksgiving to the situation that provided the occasion for it.1:8 We cannot identify the precise affliction to which Paul referred certainly. This text...
The loving motivation of Paul's conduct 1:23-2:4

1:23 Paul's use of an oath should not disturb us."Our Lord's prohibition of swearing in Matt. 5:33ff. is directed against the casuistry that was prevalent among the Jews of His time, in accordance with which not only was swea...
Thanksgiving for a share in Christ's triumph 2:14-17

"The passage that follows (2:14-7:4) is the longest coherent section within 2 Corinthians and is, arguably, the centerpiece of the entire letter. Nonetheless, it is not freestanding, but continuous with what precedes it."109P...
The contrast between the message and the messenger 4:7-15

Paul presented many paradoxical contrasts involved in the sufferings and supports of the Christian to clarify for his readers the real issues involved in serving Jesus Christ."This passage, which is about suffering and death ...
The contrast between our present and our future dwellings 5:1-10

Paul continued to give reasons why we need not lose heart. The themes of life in the midst of death and glory following as a result of present suffering also continue.What about the believer who dies before he or she has foll...
Restatement of the appeal 7:2-4

7:2 Paul returned to his appeal for the Corinthians' full affection (6:11-13) claiming no fault toward the Corinthians on three counts (v. 2). He had done no wrong to anyone, had not led anyone astray, nor had he deceived any...
3. Paul's service and sufferings 11:16-33

To answer his critics and prove the extent of his own service and sufferings for Christ, Paul related many of his painful experiences as an apostle.11:16 Paul apologized again for having to resort to mentioning these experien...
A. The exhortation 13:11-12

13:11 Obedience to five commands would result in one condition that Paul wanted his readers to express in a particular practice.1. They were to rejoice, probably because they had the opportunity to judge themselves before God...
B. The Believer's Needs 1:5-9

Having established the believer's basic adequacy through God's power in him and God's promises to him, Peter next reminded his readers of their responsibility to cultivate their own Christian growth. He did so to correct any ...
1. The first commission to write 1:9-11

1:9 John now addressed the seven churches to which he sent this epistolary prophecy directly. He described himself to his readers as their brother in Christ and a partaker with them in three things. These were, first, the rel...

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1. Majulah, majulah, maju dalam t'rang permai dan nyalakanlah pelita menantikan Mempelai; sumber Hidup hanya Dia. Umat Tuhan, masuk pintuNya, majulah, majulah!	Yes 60:1 Mat 25:1-13 Mzm 118:20 Mat 7:13-14 Yoh 10:7-9 Why 3:8
2. Tabahlah, tabahlah, tabah tanpa mengeluh; tanggunglah cerca dan duka, taat sampai ajalmu. Lihat tajuk kehidupan; biar Iblis datang menerpa, tabahlah, tabahlah!	2 Kor 1:6 Ef 6:10-13 Ibr 12:1-3 1 Ptr 2:21-23 1 Ptr 5:4, 8 Why 2:10
3. Tolaklah, tolaklah tolak rayu dunia yang mencoba memegahkan dikau oleh hartanya; jangan pandang kesenangan: janji Iblis dan godaannya tolaklah, tolaklah!	1 Tim 6:9-10 2 Tim 3:2 Yak 1:2-4 Ef 4:27 Yak 4:7
4. Ujilah, ujilah, ujilah setiap roh yang memikat kiri kanan untuk menyesatkanmu. Ikut Bintang Pengharapan, tapi yang tersamar nampaknya ujilah, ujilah!	1 Yoh 4:1
5. Tumbuhlah, tumbuhlah, tumbu dalam Tuhanmu: Roh dan Hidup kauseraplah; jangan maut kautempuh. Subur oleh kuasa Allah bagai carang hijau s'lamanya tumbuhlah, tumbuhlah!	Yoh 15:1-8 Ef 4:15 Kol 1:10-11 Kol 2:19 2 Ptr 3:18
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1. Ya Allah yang Mahatinggi, Kau Pencipta dunia ini; kami juga Tuhan ciptakan, agar Dikau tetap dipuji. Engkau Bapa yang memberkati tiap orang yang endah hati. Tolonglah kami sekarang ini dan selamanya.	Why 4:11 1 Kor 8:6 2 Kor 1:3 Yak 1:17 Mat 5:3
2. Ya Allah yang Mahakasih, Engkau lahir di dunia ini; Engkau mati di kayu salib; Engkau rela mengganti kami. Dari kubur telah Kau bangkit; kuasa maut tiada lagi. Pimpinlah kami sebab Engkaulah Jalan yang benar.	Gal 4:4 Ibr 12:2 Flp 2:6-8 1 Kor 15:54-56 Yoh 14:6
3. Ya Allah yang Mahasuci, Engkau turun ke dunia ini; Kau menyala bagaikan api; memurnikan nurani kami, Mengobarkan semangat kami agar kami menjadi b'rani. Utuslah kami ke dunia ini dengan kuasaMu.	Kis 2:1-4 Yes 6:7-8 Kis 2:17-18 1 Ptr 1:2 Ef 6:19 Yes 6:7-8 Kis 1:8
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1. Ya Tuhan, kami puji namaMu besar. Ya Bapa, makhlukMu menyanyi bergemar. Langit, buana, laut bersyukur semua Malaikat segenap memuji Dikau jua. KemuliaanMu tetap senantiasa. Kudus, kudus, kuduslah Tuhan Mahakuasa!	Mzm 103:20-22 Mzm 148 Why 4:6-11 Why 15:3-4 Yes 6:2-3 Why 4:6-8
2. Para rasul di sorga kemuliaanMu serta nabi dan martir mengagungkanMu. G'reja yang t'lah menang dan yang diperjuangan Mengaku namaMu, madahnya berkumandang. Terpuji rahmatMu di bawah dan di atas. Ya Bapa yang kekal, kasihMu tak terbatas!	Ibr 12:1 Why 18:20 Ef 3:21 Why 7:9-12
3. Kristus di sisi kanan Allah, BapaMu, di hari sangkakala akan menderu memanggil kami pun menghadap arasy Tuhan, o tolong, agar kami jangan di hukumkan, kar'na telah Kau tanggung dosa semuanya; olehMu kami damai dengan Allah Bapa.	Mrk 12:36 Kis 7:56 Rm 8:34 Ibr 10:12 Kis 10:42 2 Kor 5:10 Rm 3:23-25 Ef 1:7 Ibr 9:12
4. Ya Roh Kudus, berilah iman yang teguh, sucikan kami di persekutuanMu, supaya kami jangan mengandalkan diri dan janganlah sesat ke kanan dan ke kiri. Ya Bapa, Putra, Roh, kiranya Kauberikan Kepenuhan harapan yang kami nantikan.	Ef 1:4 2 Ptr 3:14 Mzm 33:22 Tit 2:13
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Texts -- 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 (NET)

Pericope

Bible Dictionary

TRIBULATION

THESSALONIANS, THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE

SONS OF GOD (NEW TESTAMENT)

SENTENCE

SATAN

SALVATION

RESURRECTION

PERSON, PERSONALITY

PAUL, THE APOSTLE, 5

PARACLETE

MERCY; MERCIFUL

Luke, Gospel according to

Love

INSPIRATION, 8-18

GOD, 3

GIFT

EFFECT; EFFECTUAL

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the

Afflictions and Adversities

Adoni-zedec