In Pauls second epistle to the Corinthian church, his heart is expressed in the defense of his Apostleship. Rumors and lies had been spread through the church that Paul was not an Apostle and had no authority as such. Paul defends his Apostlship by giving an account of his service to God shown by his sufferings and all the persecutions he endured.

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ASSIGNMENT:
2 Corinthians ch. 1-6

LESSON 1

1. A benefit of God comforting us is that   1. we are able to comfort others 2. we feel
      better 3. were closer to God

2. We should not be ignorant of ________________devices.

3. To whom is the gospel hidden?_________________________________________

4. What has the god of this world done to the minds of them that believe not?________
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5. What ways can you think of, that the god of this world ( satan ) has blinded people to
      the truth of Jesus?__________________________________________________
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6. What does are momentary light affliction work for us?________________________

7. While we are at home in the body we are absent from________________________

8. We walk by faith and not by___________________________________________

9. We must all appear before the __________________________of Christ, that
      everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done
      whether it be good or bad.

10. The above verse should be an encouragement to____________________________
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11. When are old things passed away and all things are become new? 1. when we get to
      heaven   2. when we become new creatures ( get saved )

12. God was in Christ doing what concerning the world__________________________
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13. In what ways had Paul and others approved themselves as ministers of God________
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14. We are not to be unequally yoked with___________________________________

15. Think of some ways that a Christian could be unequally yoked._________________
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16. We are commanded to come out and be separate and not touch the unclean thing,
      name some things we should separate ourselves from.________________________
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Memory Scripture:

2 Corinthians 5:17   Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature; old things
  are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

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ASSIGNMENT:
2 Corinthians ch.7-13

LESSON 2

1. We should cleanse ourselves from what?__________________________________
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2. In your opinion what would be some things that Christians should cleanse themselves
      from_____________________________________________________________
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3. Jesus became ________that we might be made rich.

4. He that soweth sparingly shall reap_________he that soweth bountifully shall reap_
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5. God loves a cheerful 1. prayer 2. giver 3. helper

6. What does God do to the seed we sow?__________________________________

7. In your opinion what does Ch.8:1-9:15 speak of?___________________________
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8. What are we to do with Imaginations?___________________________________

9. What are we to do with every thought?___________________________________

10. Pauls letters were weighty and powerful, so was his body. True or False

11. The church is espoused to Christ as a____________________________________

12. What does satan transform himself into___________________________________

13. Name some things that Apostle Paul suffered; for the cause of Christ. ch.11:24-33
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14. Because of the revelations that Paul received from God, what else did God allow, so
      that Paul would not be exhalted above measure.____________________________

15. After Paul prayed three times, God took away the problem. True or False

16. Why did Paul glory in his infirmities?_____________________________________
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Memory Scripture:

2 Corinthians 10:4-5   For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through
  God to the pulling down of strongholds,
  Vs.5   Casting down every imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against
  the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of
  Christ.

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