Post by atruewomenofgod on Jul 19, 2005 21:14:56 GMT -5
Ok Saints you have to play the role with me and it may sound foolish but in the long run you will see where am coming from.
So here goes...Let me remind you of the relationship I have with you, and the deep obligation I feel concerning your relationship to Christ. When I came to Corinth and preached the gospel to you, you came to trust in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and the gift of eternal life. I became, as it were, your spiritual father. And you became my Virgin daughter, as it were. Through the gospel I proclaimed to you, I arranged your engagement to Christ, to whom you are to be married, when He returns for you.
And now as your father, it is my duty to keep you in a state of pruity and innocence toward Christ,until the day of your marriage. The danger to which I am referring can be seen at the very outset of human history, when Satan led Eve astray a cunning creature that he is, deceived Eve with all his smooth talk. In the same way, I fear that false apostles in Corinth will lead you astray from a simple and pure commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ with their silver-tongued oratory. Satan, our arch-enemy, is behind all this, and he will attempt to seduce you by using the very same tactics he successfully employed with Eve.
Now I don't know if you all figure out who I am so I mightest well come out and say it. These men are not really apostles like us at all! These men are deceitful in their representation of themselves and their ministry. They are only apostles in disguise, and by deliberate intent. This should come as no surprise, for Satan himself operates in the same way. Satan does not come to us as the arch-enemy of God, the ultimate evildoer. He comes disguised as an angel of light, not as one who promotes evil. He would rather look like Mother Theresa then Charles Manson.
If the arch-enemy of God operates by deceit and disguise, why should we expect his underlings to be different from their master? They, too, come to us disguised as servants of righteousness, or as Jesus said, as "WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING". These fellows will get what they deserve. because their final destiny will be determined in accordance with their deeds. (and not the appearance of their deed, but the reality of them, as I have just exposed them).
Paul does not like to boast, and certainly not in anything other than in Christ.. But now he is up against a group of men who commend themselves and compare themselves with others in an attempt to make themselves look good. In effect, Paul responds, "Is all right, I'll play your game for a moment. They come dress to the hilt, smooth and sophisticated, looking down their noses at Paul, saying in effect, " why don't you go away to the backwoods where you belong?" Paul says "I don't thinks so and says, I will accept your challenge and compete with you on your apostle;s master at arms course.
atrue
So here goes...Let me remind you of the relationship I have with you, and the deep obligation I feel concerning your relationship to Christ. When I came to Corinth and preached the gospel to you, you came to trust in Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and the gift of eternal life. I became, as it were, your spiritual father. And you became my Virgin daughter, as it were. Through the gospel I proclaimed to you, I arranged your engagement to Christ, to whom you are to be married, when He returns for you.
And now as your father, it is my duty to keep you in a state of pruity and innocence toward Christ,until the day of your marriage. The danger to which I am referring can be seen at the very outset of human history, when Satan led Eve astray a cunning creature that he is, deceived Eve with all his smooth talk. In the same way, I fear that false apostles in Corinth will lead you astray from a simple and pure commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ with their silver-tongued oratory. Satan, our arch-enemy, is behind all this, and he will attempt to seduce you by using the very same tactics he successfully employed with Eve.
Now I don't know if you all figure out who I am so I mightest well come out and say it. These men are not really apostles like us at all! These men are deceitful in their representation of themselves and their ministry. They are only apostles in disguise, and by deliberate intent. This should come as no surprise, for Satan himself operates in the same way. Satan does not come to us as the arch-enemy of God, the ultimate evildoer. He comes disguised as an angel of light, not as one who promotes evil. He would rather look like Mother Theresa then Charles Manson.
If the arch-enemy of God operates by deceit and disguise, why should we expect his underlings to be different from their master? They, too, come to us disguised as servants of righteousness, or as Jesus said, as "WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING". These fellows will get what they deserve. because their final destiny will be determined in accordance with their deeds. (and not the appearance of their deed, but the reality of them, as I have just exposed them).
Paul does not like to boast, and certainly not in anything other than in Christ.. But now he is up against a group of men who commend themselves and compare themselves with others in an attempt to make themselves look good. In effect, Paul responds, "Is all right, I'll play your game for a moment. They come dress to the hilt, smooth and sophisticated, looking down their noses at Paul, saying in effect, " why don't you go away to the backwoods where you belong?" Paul says "I don't thinks so and says, I will accept your challenge and compete with you on your apostle;s master at arms course.
atrue