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NASB | 2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation. |
Subject: 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b |
Bible Note: If the "god of this world (Lit. age)" is speaking of the true God, then the word "god" should be capitalized. Since we know "now" (2 Cor 3:17) that the Lord is the Spirit and that God is Spirit, then the spirit of error, the god of this age, is what blinds us from knowing the Spirit of truth. God is not a god. Jesus was not a god. The Spirit of truth is not a god. 1 John 4:3, "and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and NOW it is already in the world." But we preach and confess Jesus Christ as Lord. 2 Corinthians 4:5. Now we know that the Lord is Spirit and we see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Cor 4:4 From the heart, Ray |