DEALING WITH SIN (4 OF 17)
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:5-11
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Dealing With Sin (4 of 17)
Series: 2 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
2 Corinthians 2.5-11
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, my brother and I would watch wrestling on television. No, it wasn't all real, but it was fun. We'd watch all the matchups and then we'd get in the middle of the living room, pretend to be our favorite and have our own wrestling match, not that I ever won but it was a blast. You could win by pinning the opponent's shoulders to the mat for a three count or through a submission hold, like a figure four leg lock, designed to force your opponent to tap out which signaled they'd had enough. It was a forced surrender. When your opponent surrendered by tapping out you would release them because your objective had been accomplished, you had won the match.
There was a man at the church in Corinth, we don't know his name, who had been placed in a submission hold by the church because of his sin and he tapped out, he submitted to the actions they had taken against him but they refused to release him even though the goal had been accomplished.
So, Paul, who encouraged them to take action against this man because of his sin, now has to encourage them to release the man and to restore him which is interesting because it appears the man had not only harmed the church but Paul in some way which is why some Bible scholars say that the man mentioned, but not identified, in 2 Corinthians 2.5-11 is not the man from 1 Corinthians involved in an incestuous relationship, there is no mention or connection to that man hinted at in this passage.
Instead, they contend the man mentioned in 2 Corinthians may have taken a very public and vitriolic stand against Paul. He would have served as a mouthpiece for those who were part of the anti-Paul party in Corinth. As he berated Paul, called into question his integrity, his ministry and his message, the majority of the church, stayed in the shadows and did not come to Paul's defense.
While the public and vicious at ...
Series: 2 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
2 Corinthians 2.5-11
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, my brother and I would watch wrestling on television. No, it wasn't all real, but it was fun. We'd watch all the matchups and then we'd get in the middle of the living room, pretend to be our favorite and have our own wrestling match, not that I ever won but it was a blast. You could win by pinning the opponent's shoulders to the mat for a three count or through a submission hold, like a figure four leg lock, designed to force your opponent to tap out which signaled they'd had enough. It was a forced surrender. When your opponent surrendered by tapping out you would release them because your objective had been accomplished, you had won the match.
There was a man at the church in Corinth, we don't know his name, who had been placed in a submission hold by the church because of his sin and he tapped out, he submitted to the actions they had taken against him but they refused to release him even though the goal had been accomplished.
So, Paul, who encouraged them to take action against this man because of his sin, now has to encourage them to release the man and to restore him which is interesting because it appears the man had not only harmed the church but Paul in some way which is why some Bible scholars say that the man mentioned, but not identified, in 2 Corinthians 2.5-11 is not the man from 1 Corinthians involved in an incestuous relationship, there is no mention or connection to that man hinted at in this passage.
Instead, they contend the man mentioned in 2 Corinthians may have taken a very public and vitriolic stand against Paul. He would have served as a mouthpiece for those who were part of the anti-Paul party in Corinth. As he berated Paul, called into question his integrity, his ministry and his message, the majority of the church, stayed in the shadows and did not come to Paul's defense.
While the public and vicious at ...
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