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eignty which quite demonstrates His deity: As teacher he claims supreme authority (1:17, 22; 2:28). , He appoints others to teach, and gives them supernatural power (3:15). He is Lord over nature, creating loaves and fishes, and commanding the waves and the winds (4:41; 6:41, 49). He is Lord over death (5:42; 16:9). He is Lord over sin, forgiving its guilt and removing its penalty (2 :5 ). He is Lord over demons and evil spirits, rebuking them with authority and casting them out ( 1 :25, 27). And last of all, he not only is filled with the Holy Spirit, but professes to send that Spirit into the lives of his followers and to his Church (16:15-18). Immortality in the Old Testament. That the ancient Jews, and also the patri archs, had a knowledge of the doctrine of immortality is evident: 1. From the distinction which is made between sheol, the abode of disembodied spirits, and bor, or qebher, the place for the body (Gen. 28:5, 49:33, 50:2-10, etc.). 2. From the belief in the art o f necro mancy by which the spirits of the dead were thought to be summoned back (Lev. 19:3, 20:6, 7; 2 Kings 23:24; Isa. 19:3; Zee. 13: 2 - 6 , etc.). 3. From the oft recurring phrases, “ gathered to his fathers,” or “ his people.” 4. From the use of the word “spirit” in a sense necessarily implying its separate ex istence (Ps. 31:5; Comp. Luke 23:46). 5. From the use of the phrase “giving up the ghost” (Job 11:20; Jer. 15:9). 6 . From numerous devotional passages (Job 19:25-27; Ps. 73:24-26). 7. From the argument of Hebrews 11: 13-16; and from 11:5. 8 . From Christ’s reasoning with the Sad- ducees (Matt. 22:23-33; Luke 20:27-28; Comp. Ex. 3:6). 9. From innumerable passages which imply this doctrine, e. g., Gen. 2 :7 ; Eccles. 3:21, and 12:7; 2 Sam. 12:23; Isa. 14:9-11). -— Rev. R. W. Landis ( amended ).
An Outline of 2 Corinthians. (a ) P ersonal V indication , i.-vii. (1 ) As a Man. i.-ii. O f faith, i. O f uprightness, i. O f affection, ii. (2 ) As a Minister, iii.-vii. By his ministry, iii. By his message, iv. By his motive, vi. By his method, vi. By his Master, vii. (b ) N eeded I njunction , viii.-ix. The grace of giving. Responsive, viii. Reactive, ix. 1-7. Reflective, ix. 8-15. (c ) A postolic J ustification , x.-xii. 19. His confidence, xi. 16-33. His communion, xii. 1-19. (d ) F inal E xhortation , xii. 20-xiii. . Intended visit Detected fault. Perfected love.— Selected. The Seven Gifts of the Spirit. Isaiah 11:2, 3. 1. Wisdom, to choose the one thing need ful. 2. Understanding, to know how to ati tain it. 3. Counsel, the habit o f seeking the guidance of God. 4. Strength, to follow where He shall lead us. 5. Knowledge, that we may learn to know God. 6 . Godliness, that, knowing Him, we may grow like Him. 7. Holy Fear, meaning reverence and adoration.— Canon Norris. T he L ord J esus C hrist in His own ut terances makes Himself one with the Fa ther, as one points out in a seven-fold out line from the Gospel o f Mark, showing a sev.en-fold assumption of absolute sover His commission, x. 1-17. His commendation, x. 18. His concern, xi. 1-15.
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