We are soon coming to another of those veils that the world's religious systems has keep over the eyes of its subjects for centuries now. So lets get into the chapter ever more deeply, shall we!? Herein we find that humanity is the living temple of GOD, made visible yet again as in the beginning. It becomes so fitting, the question asked of the Lord Jesus, when he said, 'will I find faith here when I return?' As recorded by Luke in 18:8. WE shall find that Paul by the eternal Spirit quotes from the Spirit the revelation of Christ. And remember that I stated that I have been looking forward to this with great anticipation of internal excitement for sometime now. After we pass through this chapter what follows is a series of chapters where Paul reveals his heart and within these we should find ours as well because we are no longer our own person but rather as we have been all along, filled with the Godhead. This is the secret that Jesus opened to door of ALL humanity's redemption for.
2Corinthians 6:11-13, 14-18 "O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. Now for a recompence(G486) in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
Be ye not unequally yoked together(G2086) with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord(G4857) hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said [in Exodus 29:45, Leviticus 26:12, Jeremiah 31:1 and Ezekiel 37:27], 'I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [then by Isaiah in 52:11 and then spoken again in Revelation 18:4] Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch(G680) not the unclean(G169) thing; and I will receive you, [in 2Samuel 7:14 and then by Isaiah yet again in 43:6 and Hosea in 1:10] and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." (KJV)
2Corinthians 6:11-13, 14-18 "We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. You are not restricted(G486) by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also.
Do not be unequally yoked with(G2086) unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord(G4857) has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said [in Exodus 29:45, Leviticus 26:12, Jeremiah 31:1 and Ezekiel 37:27], "I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. [then by Isaiah in 52:11 and then spoken again in Revelation 18:4] Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch(G680) no unclean(G169) thing; then I will welcome you, [in 2Samuel 7:14 and then by Isaiah yet again in 43:6 and Hosea in 1:10] and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty." (ESV)
2Corinthians 6:11-13, 14-18 "Precious Corinthians! Our bold words flow from hearts where you are embraced in a wide-open space! Any sense of inadequacy you might feel comes from having an inferior perception about yourselves; the gospel we communicate esteems you highly! We invite you in the most affectionate terms to respond to us without hesitation of delay or restraint. See yourselves [1,G486]mirrored in the same boundless space. ( The word, [1,G486, from a compound of G473 and G3408] antimisthia, means requital, or correspondence, which I translated here as, "mirrored." )
Faith-righteousness has nothing in common with the philosophies of karma and performance-based approval; they could never [1,G2086]balance the scales or be evenly yoked together in any context. (The word [1, G2086 from a compound of G2087 and G2218;] heterozugeo, means an unequal or different yoke; and it comes from(G2218), zegos, a yoke or a teaching; the yoke of a rabbi or philosopher represented their doctrine; possibly derived from the old Hebrew word (H6776), ztzedek, to mean the wooden beam in a scale of balances, which is the word for righteousness, The Greek stem for righteousness is dike - interesting to note that the Greek goddess of Justice is Dike [pronounced, dikay] and she is always pictured holding a scale of balance in her right hand.) There is no [1,G4857]symphony between the value that Christ reveals in people and the worthlessness that [2]Belial represents! Faith-righteousness and work based-righteousness are two opposites; they are in conflicting systems that can never ever match. (Paul uses the word [1,G4857 from G4859 which is from G4862 and G5456 ] sumphonesis which is from (G4862) sun, denoting union and (G5456 phonay, voice. Faith-righteousness is to know the truth about the redeemed life of our design; where as a works based-righteousness is to believe a lie about ourselves. The early Hebrew word, [2, G955 is from H1100, from H1097 and H3276] beliya'al literally means without profit; worthlessness. The etymology of this word has been variously given. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 111b) regards it as a compound word, made up of "beli" and "'ol" (without a yoke) which is very interesting in this context! Jesus says [in Matthew 11:28-30], 'My yoke is easy and my burden is light!' Pererson renders this, "Walk with me and work with me--watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I wont lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly.") How can the tangible, physical address of the living GOD [1G4783]compare with a phantom image that people host in their minds? Humanity is GOD's idea-we did not invent GOD or ourselves; he invented us! He said, 'In you will I reside and move and have my being; we belong together; I am yours and you are mine!' (In Ezekiel 37:27, "My dwelling place shall be with them; and I will be their GOD, and they shall be my people." The word, [1,G4783 from G4784 from a middle voice of G4862 and G2698] sugkatath-esis means, a putting together or joint deposit (of votes), hence approval, assent, agreement; you cannot vote for both systems, they are opposites!) "Consequently, escape the snare of these phantom ideas; do not reduce your horizon to become [1,G680]attached to anything that is not equally [2,G169]elevated. (In your joint seatedness in heavenly places, in your co-resurrection and co-ascension with Christ. The word, [1,G680] haptomai, means to fasten to oneself; to adhere to; to cling to. the word, [2,G169 from G1 and G2508 ] akathartos, is from(G1) ha, which we saw is a negative particle, and(G2508) kathairo, from kata, meaning intensive and airo, to lift up. The same word is used in John 15 where it was translated, to "prune, or cut off" the branches that do not bear fruit; yet the word would rather mean to life up those branches so that they may bear even more fruit!) Then you will know the embrace of our Father to simply enjoy being my sons and daughters," says the Almighty." ) (The Mirror)
I told you that this would shake up may a people especially those tied to blindness by religion. Now we have even more treasures to find. Until next time, the LORD willing, may the LORD increase his presence of light within you and yours.
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