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2 Corinthians 5:20 - 6:10
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(December 0708)
 | Reading the Text:
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "Witness,"
Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit. |
| Commandment X.2,
Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145) |
| Chapter
XV, On Modesty, Tertullian
(c. 217) |
| II.21, Commentary
on the Gospel of John, Origen.
(c.228) |
| I.LXIX, IV.XV, VIII.I, Against
Celsus, Origen. (c.246) |
| XIV.7, XIV.20, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 6.
 | "Men do not only need the
ministry of the Gospel before they have received grace, in order
that they may be partakers of the Gospel, but also after they have
received grace they need to continue in it." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary. Chapter 6.
| "The gospel is a word of grace sounding in our
ears. The gospel day is a day of salvation, the means of grace the
means of salvation, the offers of the gospel the offers of
salvation, and the present time the proper time to accept these
offers." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
6.
| "For all things are ours, if we
are Christ's. What a magnificence of thought is this!" |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). Chapter 6.
| "Not merely righteous, but righteousness
itself; not merely righteousness, but the righteousness of God,
because Christ is God, and what He is we are (1Jo
4:17), and He is 'made of God unto us righteousness.'" |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 6.
| "It matters not what be the
talents of a minister, if there be no confidence in his purity of
life his influence will be neutralized. Every one should be anxious
that his life hinder not the gospel." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"Be Reconciled to God," Larry Broding's
Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "How have you been reminded to be
reconciled with others? With God? How do you plan to reconcile this Lent?" |
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| "Jesus
Joins Us in Our Wilderness," analysis and reflection by Ed Schroeder, in Sabbatheology
by The Crossing Community of St Louis, Missouri.
| "'Reconcile' here is a commercial term--like reconciling your
checkbook when the bank statement comes. Getting the debits and credits to balance
out." |
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"From Enmity to
Reconciliation," analysis and reflection by Timothy J. Hoyer, in
Sabbatheology by the Crossings Community of St Louis.
| "Here is the event that cannot be
overcome or hidden by our lies. God has made Jesus to be God's very
rightness and goodness! God has made Jesus the only way for us to have
victory over death. God has raised Jesus to be the way to heaven." |
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| "From
Rift to Reconciliation," analysis and reflection by Ron
Starenko in Sabbatheology by The Crossing Community of St
Louis.
| "Despite the fact that wars
still rage, disease still afflicts us, death still stalks us, we are
given the confidence that we are already in God's future--where
everything has become new (5:17)." |
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2
Corinthians 5:20b - 6:10, in Austin Presbyterian Theological
Seminary's An
Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof.
John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate
context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary
address.
| "1)'Reconciled'
with pastor, family: Paul is saying that God's grace is there, only
don't use it 'in vain'. 2)'Right
Relationships' 3)'Worst of times/best of times--God's
grace is there.' Why would you accept anybody's ministry? 'Trouble with your Pastor' calls for
reconciliation." |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Bird, Micahel F.,
"Incorporated Righteousness: A Response to Recent Evangelical Discussion
concerning the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness in Justification,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004. |
| Boers, Hendrikus,
"2 Corinthians 5:14 - 6:2: A Fragment of Pauline Christology,"
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2002. |
| Gloer, W. Hulitt,
"2 Corinthians 5:14-21," Review & Expositor, 1989. |
| Miller, Glenn T.,
"Between Text & Sermon: 2 Corinthians 5:11 - 6:13," Interpretation,
2000. |
| Peterson, Brian K.,
"2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Between Text and Sermon," Interpretation,
1997. |
| Polhill, John B.,
"Reconciliation at Corinth: 2 Corinthians 4-7," Review & Expositor,
1989. |
| Walton, Jon M.,
"Imposition," Journal for Preachers, 2006. Sermon. |
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