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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 7
Godly sorrow for sin leads to repentance—The sorrow of the world
worketh death.
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1 HAVING therefore these
promises, dearly beloved, let us acleanse ourselves from
all bfilthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting choliness in the fear of
Goda.
2 Receive us; we have
awronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have
bdefrauded no man.
3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
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1a perfecting holiness in the fear of
God While it is by our faith in the atonement that we are saved
and raised back unto the presence of God, it is by the action of the 'spirit
of faith' in us that we do cleanse ourselves from all filthiness unto
'perfecting holiness' in that we become one with God. If we do not 'repent'
and become clean and perfect ourselves in keeping the commandments, both of
comission as well as omission in our intent of the action and works of faith
in Christ and by the aid of that 'spirit of faith' we have found in him then
living in all righteousness before, in and through him, then we cannot be
glorified in the Kingdom of God. And these then are not 'dead works' of
righteousness in us but living works of righteousness in us, for by our
repentance and the grace of God's atonement are we made whole. But be sure
that we must show forth our works by our faith unto righteousness, keeping
the commandments and showing forth charity to all men with that hope of
redemption based upon our faith in Jesus Christ and that power unto salvation
made available through him. And 'GOD BID' us so to do.
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4 Great is my boldness of speech toward
you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with
acomfort, I am exceeding bjoyful in all
our ctribulation.
5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our
flesh had no rest, but we were atroubled on every side;
without were fightings, within were bfears.
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6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
7 And not by his coming only, but by the
consolation wherewith he was acomforted in you, when he
told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so
that I rejoiced the more.
8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
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9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry,
but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made asorry
after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10 For agodly
bsorrow worketh crepentance to
dsalvation not to be repented of: but the
esorrow of the world worketh death.
11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
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12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
13 Therefore we were comforted in your
comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because
his spirit was arefreshed by you all.
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14 For if I have aboasted
any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you
in truth, even so our bboasting, which I made before
Titus, is found a truth.
15 And his ainward
affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the
bobedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye
received him.
16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
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