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In the final chapter of Second Corinthians, the Apostle Paul is dealing with probably the most powerful tool, the most dangerous threat to any church family, the devil has infiltration the destruction of a church body from within by teachers who are veering off from the truth.

This is still the most dangerous threat to a church kingdom today. As you drive through any of our American cities you find church buildings on almost every corner. It would seem that Christianity is the dominant faith in our country of ours and that the church is a powerful moving force in our society. Yet, as you well know, many of those church buildings are full; many of them have so many people who just have religion, but no real true relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, people coming to services that are not born of the Holy Spirit and devoid of real vitality. It is clear that the churches represented by those buildings are cold dead and Spiritless as a none effective force in our society. What happened?

Well, most of them were destroyed from within by the satanic process of infiltration, by preachers and people who came in and gradually began to teach a deviate gospel. That is what was happening here at Corinth, and that is what is threatening many of our churches today. In the 10th chapter of this letter, we have already noted the weapons that we can use to counteract the evil strongholds and evil arguments in our midst. We have also noted the personal credentials that we ourselves must have in order to be effective in this battle. Now we come to chapter 11, where we are going to look at the tactics the apostle employs to counteract this threat to the church at Corinth. These are tactics which we may use today.

If you look in many of your places of worships, all you get is what the ministers think you want to hear... Most Christians today are still divided on Sunday' morning you will find two or three they know of for prayer for people who are drifting into error, people who are being trapped in cults. Many of us, too, know people who are getting into some form of theological error. What do you do about it? What kind of tactics can you use? Well, let us look at what Apostle Paul did. The first note that is struck is rather an amazing one. Elder Paul reveals to the Corinthians the jealousy of his heart. Listen to these words:

I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! I feel a divine jealousy for you, for I betrothed you to Christ to present you as a pure bride to Her one Husband. But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:1-3 )

Perhaps the most vicious and destructive quality in the world today is jealousy. It has been properly called, "the green-eyed monster." Jealousy is an angry, strong, powerful emotion that refuses to tolerate a rival. It can be a very powerful motivator to aggressive action. It is one of the most frequent causes for broken homes, broken hearts and broken bodies in the world today and even among Ministers. Yet amazingly, God declares in the book of Exodus, "I the Lord your God Am A Jealous God," ( Exodus 20:5 ). All through the Scriptures, there is this emphasis upon the jealousy of God. Now if jealousy is so bad, why is God jealous? Here Big Brother Paul says that he feels "divine jealousy," godly jealousy, literally, for these people. Surely that indicates that jealousy can be both good and bad. So when you feel jealous of someone you have to ask yourself, "Is my jealousy a rightful one, or is it false?" The difference is right here: False jealousy is always selfish; it is concerned about my feelings. It is possessive; it wants to control another person. It is therefore often dominating, even cruel and tyrannical. It usurps the rights of others and insists on its own way. It is imposed upon someone else whether he likes it or not. Because it is so vicious in its cruelty and its tyranny, jealousy perhaps is the most destructive force in the world today.

True jealousy, godly jealousy, on the other hand, as Apostle Paul felt for the Corinthians and I have this very same jealousy for the Lord's Chosen people and all those that I know and love, is one that arises from a deep passion for the welfare of another. It becomes careless of self, and it is always manifested in tenderness and thoughtfulness about someone else. It may never cease, because it is a powerful motive, just as this one is here in the heart of Apostle Paul, as it is in the heart of God. Elder Paul likens his jealousy to that of a father who has betrothed his daughter to a young bridegroom. From time immemorial fathers have had the privilege of giving their daughters away in marriage. We reflect that when, in a wedding ceremony, the father walks down the aisle with the bride. Every father (My only daughter could not wait for me to give her into the hands and heart of a man who loved God first, and made Jesus Christ Lord of his life.) longs to be able to present his daughter, having raised her in a careful, nurtured home, as a chaste and lovely virgin to the young Christian man. This is a rather startling analogy to use about these Corinthians, for we saw in Chapter 6 of First Corinthians what they had come out of. There Apostle Paul tells us that some of them had been adulterers, immoral people, homosexuals, thieves, drunkards, robbers, and cut-throats. "Such were some of you," he said (1 Corinthians 6:11 ). And yet now he says, "I have desired to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."

But now Teacher Paul sees a threat to this, and as you look closely you can see what he fears is going to happen. "I fear lest you be led astray in your thoughts as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ." ( Literally, it is, "from the simplicity and purity which is in Christ." Some manuscripts even leave out the word "purity," so it becomes basically, "that you might be led astray from the simplicity that is in Christ.") This is one of the most important phrases of the Bible because there is nothing more important than to maintain the simplicity that is in Christ.

I have often quoted this to you, but it will not hurt to quote again the saying, "The main thing about being a Christ Believer or Follower is to see that the main thing remains the main thing." That is what Big Brother Paul is saying. The "main thing" is that at the heart and center of your life is the "simplicity that is in Christ," a simple thing. I have noticed, over many years of observation, that when church leaders and believers become complicated it is always a sign that it is drifting away from the realities and centralities of faith. The world around us is getting increasingly complex, and it is because it is drifting farther and farther from God. Look around at the world of nature and you can see the simplicity of God's design everywhere. He builds the year around four seasons which repeat themselves endlessly and never fail. We are entering upon the most beautiful time of all perhaps, springtime when everyone delights in the new life that surges on all sides. Yet that simple pattern of four seasons contains within it all the possible variations of weather. Look at a flower and see how simple the pattern of its makeup is, and yet what an infinite variety God produces in a field of flowers. You can see this everywhere. God basically is simple. When church leadership becomes complex it is a sign that it is departing from Christ. Let me quote something here that is very helpful and confirming about this. Where is the real biblical Godly love in our meetings and worships services, and do we serve and get to know all who calls on the Name of Jesus Christ as their Lord, God and Blessed Savior, or are we just sitting behind our many four walls of our very religious buildings on Sunday's?.... Are you reaching out to All of God's children or are you so busy lying to reach people around the world, but the ones down the street or next door you really don't know?... Preach Apostle Winfree, Teach!!

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