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2 Corinthians 4:13-16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

13. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 14. Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you. 15. For all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 16. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:13-16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 4:13

Theological / Devotional

Spirit of faith. The same faith as that expressed in the OT quotation, “I believed, and therefore have I spoken.” Paul writes to the Corinthians with a profound sense of conviction and in earnest hope that they will heed his counsel.

It is written. The quotation is from Ps. 116:10. This psalm had evidently been his stay and comfort. Both Paul and David had proved, and thus were convinced of, the goodness and love of God. Both experienced trial, suffering, and deliverance, and both spoke with conviction. The nearness of death is no hindrance to the joyous expression of a living faith. The lives of all the great men and women of the Bible sparkle with this spirit of triumph, this mood of buoyancy and radiance. They express joyful gratitude to God even in the midst of loss and persecution. The lives of all Christians who have experienced the love of God become joyfully expressive of that love and power. It is natural and easy for the tongue to express what the mind knows and the heart feels. The man who speaks what he does not believe is a hypocrite, whereas the man who believes what he will not speak is a coward.

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