2 Corinthians 13:1-6 Examine Yourselves

[@diligent_seeker]

EXCELLENT! If you only knew how many times the Lord has used your studies to confirm the doctrine in me: edifying, comforting and strengthening.

[@zdenkavargantolic3626]

Amen brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@michaelolivero2504]

I appreciate you Justin!! You’ve helped with some stuff that I should have had a lot better detailed but you’ve tied up a couple loose ends like the difference between seated in Christ in heavenly places with your Godzilla over the building reference and isreal vines seeted rooted on the earth n how how that connects perfectly with how we have fellowship today I mean just couldn’t put it in that way !! It has helped me explain why to others aswell

[@kimhammond6638]

Could you do a study through the book of Matthew. I would love to hear a rightly dividing preacher go through it.

[@ambassadorforchrist2Corin]

Hello saints. Does anyone know of a rightly dividing church in District of Columbia, Maryland or Virginia (DMV)?

[@paulgabler1476]

Well I would like to ask a question if I may. As I believe also that I am saved by faith without works. I do find it unsettling and confusing that you've mentioned that if that is the case then there will...inevitably... be a "walk": and the "walk" seems to be understood (by yourself) to be some kind of" works". And if this walk or works"" aren't displayed (at all) in someone life then, I think that you have basically implied that the person is unlikely to be saved. Therefore, isn't this the same logic as "if you're saved you will do the works" (or walk) !? But if that's the case then isn't this , in effect, being saved by subsequently displaying some walk/works ... or being saved by walking/walks by the backdoor as it were. What I'm really saying is shouldn't a believer be able to say I am saved because of faith in the gospel of 1 cor 15 .. ..1st few verses. Otherwise, it gets back to the position that I was always in when I believed in , effectively "Lordship salvation" (for about 35 years!) ...ie always looking at my life to evaluate whether I was saved or not !? And being ever so mixed up and very unassured/insecure about myself/my salvation. I'm Paul in Wales by the way, and over time have listened to quite a lot of your teaching, which I've found to be very helpful in the main

[@jaredheideman8065]

I also am a grace believer and what you said that he implied is definitely true. This gentlemen is good for the most part but he definitely comes close to Lordship salvation sometimes which is extremely damaging to believers. If we were to examine our works to prove we are saved then no honest believer could have full assurance. Someone might be living for the Lord now but how do you know what could happen tomorrow. Paul even says in 2 Timothy 2:13 "if we believe not yet he abideth faithful". According to this preacher he was never saved but thats not what the Bible says. In 1 cor. 3:15 it says if any mans work shall be burned he will suffer loss but he himself shall be saved yet so as by fire. Why would Paul say that unless the fact that some peoples work will be burned....but they will still be saved if they have believed on the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace and peace brother....Christ did it all

[@jamesj2022]

Grace Ambassadors, The Bible will be true when we died, When One believed in the finished works of Jesus Christ, nothing changes......One is still the same person until the Rapture. When it rains it's raining on everyone, saved or unsaved. The rich are getting richer and the prosperity pastors are getting away for now with their false doctrines. God's NOT easy... People, there is Jesus Christ 100%. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Satan has got everyone doing what they want. The Price of the wicked world. No One (Man/Woman) is good Jesus is God. Believe that. Please come back asap.

[@marylamb6063]

This passage is totally misinterpreted. Paul was dealing with people who doubted his authenticity as an apostle. He was just saying that if he was not a true apostle, then they were not his true children. There is a parenthetical element I'll remove and a word order that must be corrected. 2 Cor 13 This is the third time I am coming to you....since you seek proof that Christ is speaking in me. (.....parenthetical element) 5 Yourselves examine to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless indeed you fail to meet the test! 6 I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test. "Yourselves examine" puts the object ahead of the subject. In Greek, it means that Paul is focusing on "them," not any examining. In English, Paul is saying to the Corinthians that they were the proof of his authenticity and thus there was no need of him to prove anything. It's important that we don't pull out verses out of context.