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A daily bible study to draw us closer in our relationship with GOD through our Savior Jesus Christ in prayer and reading the word of GOD.
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365 Devotions on the Power of Prayer:
2 Corinthians 7:2-16 NIV
2) Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
3) I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you.
4) I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.
5) For when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn– conflicts on the outside, fears within.
6) But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7) and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.
8) Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it –I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while–
9) yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.
10) Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
11) See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
12) So even though I wrote to you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are.
13) By all this we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
14) I had boasted to him about you, and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus has proved to be true as well.
15) And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling
16) I am glad I can have complete confidence in you.
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2 Corinthians 7:2-16 NKJV
2) Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one.
3) I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
4) Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort.I am exceedingly joyful in all our Tribulation.
5) For indeed, when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outside were conflicts, inside were fears.
6) Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7) and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8) For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.
9) Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.
10) For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.
11) For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselve, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
12) Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
13) Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
14) For if anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found truth.
15) And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.
16) Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything.
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Life Lessons from 2 Corinthians
Lesson #7 - Follow the Leader
2 Corinthians 7:2-16
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Further Reading:
To Complete the book of 2 Corinthians during this twelve-part study, read 2 Corinthians 7:2-16.
More Bible passages on biblical leadership, read Exodus 18:13-25; Titus 1:1-16; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; James 3:1-2; and Hebrews 13:17-19.
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PRAYING THE NAMES OF GOD:
Week #32: ARNION AMNOS TOU THEOU - LAMB, LAMB OF GOD
Key Scripture’s : John 1:29

Understanding the Name:
It is impossible to understand the title “Lamb of God” without understanding something about the practice of animal sacrifice in both Old and New Testaments. The sacrificial system provided a way for God’s people to approach him even through they had violated the Mosaic law. When an animal was offered, its blood was shed, and its flesh was then burned on the altar. When the animal was completely consumed by fire, the sacrifice was called a “holocaust.” When only part of the animal was burned, it was considered a “peace offering,” intended to restore communion with God. The animal being sacrificed was a symbolic representation of the people’s desire to offer their own lives to God.

To the Jews the lamb represented innocence and gentleness. Because the sacrifice was meant to represent the purity of intention of the person or people who offered it, lambs had to be without physical blemishes.

The New Testament uses two greek words for Christ as “Lamb” or “Lamb of God” Arnion (AR-nee-on) and Amnos tou Theou (am-NOS tou the-OU). The phrase “Lamb of God” is found only in John’s gospel, though Jesus is often referred to as “the Lamb” in the book of Revelation, where he is portrayed as the Lamb who, though slain, yet lives and reigns victorious. The New Testament also refers to Christ’s followers as lambs.

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