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  Contrasts of The Spiritual versus The Natural

Christ / Spiritual ------------------ Paul / Natural

1:3-6 GOD our Comforter -- 1:5-7 Suffer Together

1:10 God our Deliverer  ---  1:6 Yet we are Afflicted

1:20 Yea & Amen -- 1:16 Longing to Come to you

2:14 Victory in Christ -- 2:7 Forgive that one

2:14 Triumph in Christ -- 2:15 Sweet Savour

3:1-3  Spirit epistle ministers  -- 3:6 Paul's Letters

3:10,18 Glory of GOD -- 3:7,13-15 Moses Veiled his face

4:6 Glory of L.J.C. -- 4:5 Preaching C.J. as Lord

4:4,6 Light -- 4:7 In Earthen Vessels

4:10-11 Life in Christ -- 4:9 Persecuted, Death of flesh

4:4-6 Christ Risen -- 4:17 Believers afflicted

4:16 Inner Man Growing – Outer Man Decaying

5:1-2 Heavenly House -- 5:4 Mortal Bodies

5:5 Spirit as a Pledge – 5:6 While in this body absent from The Lord

5:8 Present in Christ -- 5:9 Paul absent

5:14 Christ Died for all – 5:10 We must appear before The Judgment Seat of Christ

5:17 we being in Christ -- 5:16 Know no one in flesh

5:17 New Creatures –  5:17 Believers in Christ

6:1 Together with HIM -- 6:4-5 Suffering of Paul

6:17 Fellowship in Christ -- 6:14 Yoked Together

6:18 Father God -- 6:18 Family in the Church

7:1 Holy Fear of God -- 7:14 I boast in you

                      --  7:9-11 our Sorrow

  Paul uses the above contrasts to help reveal both the Spiritual and The Natural Estates Christians Live In while on Earth....

 These contrasts relate to The Christian Life as we confront The World, The Flesh and The Devil while living for GOD in this fleshly body. 2 Corinthians also contains several lists of the trials and troubles Paul endured as he preached The Gospel to The Churches. He faced Gentile, Jew and Roman opposition as well as environmental difficulties of storm and travels. All this gives Christians a harsh picture of Paul’s Apostleship and ministry. 1:8-10, 6:4-10, 11:23-33, 12:5-10.

8:1 Grace of God -- 8:6,16 Titus my Fellow

8:9 L.J.C. Gave himself - 8:4 My ministry

9:7 GOD loves -- 9:7 Cheerful Givers

9:10 GOD Supplies Seed - 9:10 We sow & grow

9:15 His Incredible Gift - 9:12The Ministry of Paul

10:4 Power of GOD -- 10:4-6 Our Warfare

10:8 Authority -- 10:10 Our Letters

10:14,16 Gospel of Christ -- Labor to Preach

11:2 One Husband -- 11:2 Betrothed You

11:4,7 Gospel of Christ -- 11:4 another jesus

11:5 -- Apostleship & Paul's Credentials

11:24-27 -- the many Sufferings of Paul

12:1 Visions of Christ -- 12:2 I knew a man

12:2  3rd Heaven -- 12:3  I cannot tell

12:2 In Christ -- 12:7 My Thorn in the Flesh

12:9 MY Grace, Power -- 12:9-10 Sufficient in Weakness

12:11-12 Apostleship -- 12:11-12  In Me

12:19 In Christ -- 12:19 we speak

12:20 -- I fear your weakness

13:4 Christ Crucified -- 13:4 In weakness

13:5,14 Jesus Christ -- 13:10 In You, in my absence

13:11 GOD of Peace & Love

13:13-14 Grace be to You - The Saints Greet you