“ And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: ”
And such trust have we - Such confidence have we that we are appointed by God, and that he accepts our work. Such evidence have we in the success of our labors; such irrefragable proof that God b...
And such (d) trust have we through Christ to God-ward: (d) This boldness we show, and thus may we boast gloriously of the worthiness and fruit of our ministry.
2 Corinthians 3:1 to 2 Corinthians 4:10 . The Splendour of the Apostolic Ministry in Spite of its Outward Lowliness. 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 . One of the charges laid against Paul had probably bee...
trust . confidence. Greek. pepoithesis . App-130., through . Greek. dia. App-104. Christ . the Christ. to God-ward . toward (Greek. pros. App-104.) God.
4. And such confidence As it was a magnificent commendation, that Paul had pronounced to the honor of himself and his Apostleship, lest he should seem to speak of himself more confidently th...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Such trust have we - We have the fullest conviction that God has thus accredited our ministry; and that ye are thus converted unto him, and are monu...
And such trust have we, &c.— As if he had said, "But mistake me not, as if I boasted of myself. This so great boasting which I use is only my confidence in God, through Christ; for it was God w...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: And - Greek, 'But.' 'Such confidence, however (namely, of our "sufficiency," 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 ; 2 Corinthians 2:16 , to which he revert...
Paraphrase. 'In speaking thus highly of my motives I am not writing a letter to commend myself, nor do I need (like these opponents of mine) letters of recommendation either to you or from you. (2)...
Such trust have we. — The words carry us back to the expressions of 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 , perhaps, also, to the assertion of his own sincerity and sufficiency implied in 2 Corinthians 2:16-17 . H...
Chapter 9 THE TWO COVENANTS. 2 Corinthians 3:4-11 (R.V) THE confidence referred to in the opening of this passage is that which underlies the triumphant Sentences at the end of the second chap...
the Savor of the Knowledge of Christ 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 ; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 Paul, in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 , imagines himself as part of his Master's procession passing through the world...
The apostle declared that the Church is the supreme credential of the power of the ministry. The Corinthian Christians are "known and read of all men." This, however, was not the deepest truth. They...
(1) Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? (2) Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and r...
And such trust have we ,.... This refers to what he had said in the latter end of the foregoing chapter, and the beginning of this; as that they made manifest the savoury knowledge of God and Christ...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Ver. 4. Such trust have we ] i.e. Such boldness of holy boasting. If Cicero could say, Two things I have to bear me bold upon, the knowledge o...
Forasmuch as ye Some of whom were once so immoral, but who are now so pious and virtuous; are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ Which he has formed and published to the world; mini...
Did the Corinthians assume that Paul was merely commending himself or defending himself in penning the last verse of chapter 2? It was not so; but necessity demanded that they should recognize that h...
Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation. A. D. 57. 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or...
We are not infallible in the case; but I tell you what confidence we have, hoping in God concerning you, through the merits of Jesus Christ.
He Is Not Speaking Like This To Commend Himself. Indeed The Corinthians Themselves Are His Letter of Recommendation, Written By The Spirit of God ( 2 Corinthians 3:1-6 ). He firmly points out that...
CRITICAL NOTES N.B. A continuous outpour of argument and appeal, all “alive,” and quivering, thrilling, with quick emotion, from 2 Corinthians 2:17 to 2 Corinthians 6:10 . 2 Corinthians...
2 Corinthians 3:1-5 I. There is a peculiar writing on the tablet of the Christian's soul. The old covenant, with its precepts and penalties, was engraven upon slabs of stone; but the new covenant,...
2 Corinthians 3:1 . Do we begin again to commend ourselves? A happy mode of recovery, as though he had slidden unawares into self-applause, when contrasting his ministry with that of false teacher...
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we … epistles of commendation? A pastor’s claim 1. The voluntary relations of men are founded upon mutual confidence, and even those which are i...
EXPOSITION Defence against the charge of self-recommendation, which St. Paul does not need ( 2 Corinthians 3:1-47 ). His sufficiency comes from God ( 2 Corinthians 3:4-47 ), who has made him min...
And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward;
1 Thessalonians 1:8 ; 2 Corinthians 2:14 ; Exodus 18:19 ; Philippians 1:6
Such trust have we in God — That is, we trust in God that this is so.