II Corinthians 2:1-3
My joy is the joy of you all
2 Corinthians 2:1-3 says, But I
determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but the same which is
made sorry by me? And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should
have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all,
that my joy is the joy of you all.
There is great joy to be had in Christian fellowship. 2 Corinthians
teaches us about Christian fellowship through the promises of God. I speak of the
things which I have made touching the king. Jesus is the King of Kings.
The Christians in
The world has such a lack of
understanding regarding the way of a man with a maid, the honour of marriage,
and its undefiled bed. There is great shame and destruction of the soul in such
lasciviousness as sex out of marriage. It will take the joy out of your life.
Sex out of marriage will ruin your mental, emotional, and physical health.
Adultery, whoremongering, and fornication destroys relationships and ruins the
joy that should exist between people. In talking about Christians that had
fallen into the dishonour of sex out of marriage the Apostle Paul kept in mind
the importance of Christian fellowship and how to handle such a delicate
situation in the church. If you understand the damage that sexual immorality
causes then you will know to handle it the way Paul did: not in heaviness or, sorrow.
2 Corinthians 2:1-2 says, But I
determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but the same which is
made sorry by me? The word used here for
heaviness and sorrow means the suffering and pain of a woman in child birth.
The damage caused by sexual immorality is compared to a woman in the pains of
child birth. Those who fall into sexual immorality and are repentant of their
sins with a godly sorrow have a lot of sorrow, shame, and emotional pain to deal
with. Such a person needs Christian fellowship: encouragement, comfort and
consolation, a renewing of the joy of their salvation. To do anything otherwise
just may very well damage their faith in Christ.
Sexual immorality causes emotional
mutilation. Just as a physical mutilation takes time to heal it takes time to
heal spiritually and to grow again in your faith in Christ from sexual
immorality. Proverbs 6:23-35, For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is
light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: To keep thee from the
evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Lust not after
her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by
means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the
adulteress will hunt for the precious life. Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot
coals, and his feet not be burned? So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. Men do not despise a thief, if he
steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; But if he
be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his
house. But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he
that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. A wound and dishonor shall he get; and
his reproach shall not be wiped away. For jealousy is the rage of a man:
therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. He will not regard any
ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Sex out of marriage destroys both the
soul of man and it can even destroy a nation. Hebrews 13:4, Marriage is
honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God
will judge. A whoremonger is a pimp
and a whoremonger is a person who goes to prostituted women. No whoremonger
hath an inheritance in the
2 Corinthians 2:1-3 says, But I
determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but the same which is
made sorry by me. And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should
have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all,
that my joy is the joy of you all. There is great sorrow in sex out of
marriage. The solution to restoring such damage in a church is for those that
fall into sin to repent of their sins to Christ and to regain their love in the
Spirit one for another though the Word of God.
2 Corinthians 2:1-3 says, But I
determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but the same which is
made sorry by me. And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should
have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all,
that my joy is the joy of you all. These verses in 2 Corinthians
explain something very important about human relationships that you will
probably never hear from physiatrists. There is a joy that should exist between
mankind especially amongst Christians. A person who is not selfish will be like
the Apostle Paul. The Apostle Paul found joy when other Christians had joy.
Therefore He knew that he would have no joy if he caused his brothers and
sisters in Christ sorrow. This is why he
said my joy is the joy of you all.
Most people in this world think joy
comes in getting what they want out of their selfish desires. This is one
reason sexual immorality is so dominant in the world today. Sexual immorality
destroys relationships. Persecution cannot destroy a relationship. It is much
better to be persecuted than to be sexually immoral.
Proverbs 6:34 says, For jealousy
is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. In chapter 1 of 2 Corinthians Paul said he
did not go unto
My joy is the
joy of you all. 3 John 1:4 says, I have no greater joy than to hear that
my children walk in truth. A relationship between two people should be
based on truth. This is where joy begins between two human beings. Without
Christ who is the way, the truth, and the life relationships are not based on
truth. My joy is the joy of you all. If you fall into sin, if fall into sex out
of marriage and whoremongering repent of your sins and
turn to Christ who paid the debt for your sins on the cross of Calvary. My joy is the joy of you all.
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