In the beginning of this part 11, I pulled from 1Corinthinans 3:9-4:7, which when broken up into its proper paragraphs looks like this beginning at verse 9, 10-15, 16-17, 18-4:3, 4-5, 6-7. In verse 9 we find this, "For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's (husbandry) field, God's (temple) building." Then is verse 16-17 we have this, "Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple." Sadly many overlook this fact that God will destroy any defiled temple of mans flesh, so it behooves us to find out what is here meant. This is spoken of in the very next three verses [18-20] which states this, "Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written (by Job in 5:13), "He catches the wise in their craftiness," and again (by king David in Psalm 94:11), "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are (useless, vain and) futile." Then I looked at our "human limitations and mans limited resources." Next in line is mans walking in gross "spiritual darkness" and then walking in [blindness and ignorance] darkness.
Spiritual Darkness, in some general references to,
Isaiah 9:1-7 "But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time He brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time He has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. You have multiplied the nation; You have increased its joy; they rejoice before You as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. For the yoke of his [the evil one's] burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, You have broken as on the day of Midian. For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder, and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His [rule] government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this."
Micah 3:5-12 "Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead My people astray, who cry "Peace" when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths. Therefore it will be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. The sun will go down on the prophets, and the day will be black over them; their seers will be disgraced, and the diviners put to shame; they will all cover their lips, for there is no answer from God. But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the LORD, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin. Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight, who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity. Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us." Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height."
Matthew 6:22-23 (Jesus is speaking) "The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!"
John 1:1-5 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word is GOD. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him is life, and the life was the light of men. This light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."
John 3:16-21 (Jesus is speaking) "For God so loved the world, that HE gave His only Son, that whoever believes Him (Deuteronomy 18:15-22, [18-19]) should not perish but have eternal life.For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved [redeemed] through [by] Him. Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out [in] by God."
Romans 13:11-14 with Ephesians 5:8 "Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed [received our redemption]. The night is far gone; the day [salvation] is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires."
Ephesians 5:6-14 "Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not become partners with them; for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), and try to discern what is pleasing to the LORD. Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret. But when anything is exposed by the light, it becomes visible, for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore HE says (by Isaiah in 26:19, 51:17, 52:1, 60:1 and Romans 13:11), "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
1Thessalonians 5:1-11 "Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the LORD will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, "There is peace and security (by Jeremiah in 6:14, 8:11, Ezekiel in 13:10)," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with Him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing."
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