2 Corinthians 4

Where it is preached

1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites 2 Cor. iv. 16

   …erfect,” Phil. iii. 12. Our “inward man is to be renewed day by day” whilst here we live, 2 Cor. iv. 16; and according to the renovations of the new are the breaches and decays of the old. Whil…

2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites 2 Cor 4: 4

   …Satan. Satan is called the prince of this world (John 14: 30); and the god of this world (2 Cor 4: 4); because he has power to command and enslave them. Though he shall one day be a close pr…

3. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

   …essels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The treasure is Christ. The vessel is human. Nee's concern was not to despise the …

4. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

   Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

   …come personally Lord. Scriptures to revisit Galatians 2:20; John 12:24; Colossians 3:3-4; 2 Corinthians 4:7; Matthew 16:24. Reflection 1. Which parts of your Christian life are genuinely personal c…

5. Our Daily Walk · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

   June cites 2 Cor. 4:1

   …ome to possess all. Read the wonderful series of paradoxes to which he gives utterance in 2 Cor. 4:1ff. The Lord promises eternal life as the crown of all. When we kneel at the Cross, and se…

6. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Scriptural Christianity cites 2 Cor. 4:2

   …station of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God” (2 Cor. 4:2)? Are we dead to the world, and the things of the world, “laying up all our treasure in h…

7. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with Professed Skeptics and Infidels cites 2 Cor. iv. 3

   …ned.” The man said “I never saw that before; I never thought of it in that light before.” 2 Cor. iv. 3, 4, is very useful in showing the trifler that he is lost and that his skepticism arises …

8. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with the Complaining cites 2 Cor. iv. 3

   … classes of passages can be used in dealing with such inquirers. a. 1 Cor. i. 18; ii. 14; 2 Cor. iv. 3‒4; Dan. xii. 10; Rom. xi. 33, 34 and in extreme cases 2 Thes. ii. 10, 11, 12. b. Jno. vii…

9. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   IV. Gracious affections do arise from the mind's being enlightened, richly and spiritually to understand or apprehend divine things cites 2 Cor. 4:3

   …by spiritual light, and understood by spiritual knowledge, is the glory of divine things, 2 Cor. 4:3, 4: "But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost; in whom the god of this w…

10. Selected Sermons of George Whitefield · George Whitefield

    Of Justification by Christ cites 2 Cor. 4:3–4

    …light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine upon them.” 2 Cor. 4:3–4. If it be asked, how it suits with the divine goodness, to impute the guilt of one man's …

11. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Thoughtfulness of the excellency of the majesty of God cites 2 Cor. iv. 4

    …tion of ‘the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God,’ shineth upon believers, 2 Cor. iv. 4; yea, and ‘God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, shines into their heart…

12. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    A Divine and Supernatural Light cites 2 Cor. iv. 4

    …s made use of in this affair: this light is the “light of the glorious gospel of Christ,” 2 Cor. iv. 4. The gospel is as a glass, by which this light is conveyed to us, 1 Cor. xiii. 12: “Now w…

13. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    XI. It is no sign that affections are right, or that they are wrong, that they make persons that have them exceeding confident that what they experience is divine, and that they are in a good estate cites 2 Cor. 4:5

    … of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, does not shine, believe not," 2 Cor. 4:5. That faith, which is without spiritual light, is not the faith of the children of the li…

14. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    What is His Name? cites 2 Corinthians 4:6

    …are to see “the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ,” (2 Corinthians 4:6) and that we cannot see it fully anywhere else. If we want to know the full meaning of wh…

15. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Effectual calling cites 2 Cor. iv. 6

    …may shine upon the face: this light shines into the heart, and enlightens the conscience (2 Cor. iv. 6). (iv.) It is a marvellous light, because it sets those who have it a marvelling. They ma…

16. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    Notes cites 2 Cor. iv. 6

    …doubtful; for among the manuscripts in New Haven, Professor Dexter discovered a sermon on 2 Cor. iv. 6 marked as preached in Northampton, May 1755, and in a book of plans of sermons at least t…

17. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites 2 Cor. iv. 6

    …arts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. iv. 6. Christian! rest not until thou knowest the full, the unbroken shining of God in thy hear…

18. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Signs of smoking flax which Christ will not quench cites 2 Cor. iv. 6

    …indled from heaven by the Father of lights, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, 2 Cor. iv. 6. As it is kindled in the use of means, so it is fed. The light in us, and the light in th…

19. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. It is no sign that affections are gracious, or that they are otherwise, that persons did not make them themselves, or excite them of their own contrivance and by their own strength cites 2 Cor. 4:7

    …14 Isa. 2:11-17. and that the excellency of the power might be of God and not of man,1515 2 Cor. 4:7. and that Christ's power might be manifested in our weakness,1616 2 Cor. 12:9. and none m…

20. Purity of Heart · William Booth

    Purity, God's Gift cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

    2 Corinthians 4:7 says, “But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belon…

21. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels cites 2 Cor. 4:7

    … 124 The Heavenly Treasure in Earthen Vessels “We have this treasure in earthen vessels.” 2 Cor. 4:7. 1. How long was man a mere riddle to himself! For how many ages were the wisest of men u…

22. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    God Glorified in Man’s Dependence cites 2 Cor. iv. 7

    …of God. The ministers of the gospel are sent of God, and all their sufficiency is of him. 2 Cor. iv. 7, “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of Go…

23. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Preface cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

    …essels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The purpose of Christian biography is not to polish the vessel until it looks unli…

24. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    A Life Given to Christ cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

    …essels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). The treasure is divine; the vessel is earthen. Christian ministry therefore contai…

25. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Helen Roseveare — The Doctor Who Called Suffering a Privilege cites 2 Corinthians 4:7–9

    …exed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:7–9, NIV). The treasure was the gospel. The jar of clay was her — an English doctor with all …

26. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 4:7–9

    …m: Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season.” Chapter 8 — Helen Roseveare 2 Corinthians 4:7–9 — “But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is fr…

27. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Legacy of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 4:7

    …essels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7, ASV). Nee preached that verse with words. His life, in all its brilliance, conflict, suf…

28. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    David Livingstone — The Explorer Who Never Stopped Going cites 2 Corinthians 4:8–9

    …exed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed” (2 Corinthians 4:8–9, NIV). He was all of the first words. He was never any of the second. His passionate oppo…

29. The Secret of Guidance · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    The Secret of Christ’s Indwelling cites 2 Cor. iv. 10

    … until Christ was literally formed within us, and His life manifested in our mortal body (2 Cor. iv. 10). (1) Be still each day for a short time, sitting before God in meditation, and ask the H…

30. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites 2 Cor. 4:10

    …quoth he, that so my Master himself was served, and yet he it was that conquered at last. 2 Cor. 4:10,11; Rom. 8:37. Matthew: When you all have thought what you please, I think God has been w…

31. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Conformed to the Image of Christ cites 2 Corinthians 4:11

    …eanwhile, to our own extent, the life of Jesus is to be "manifested in our mortal flesh" (2 Corinthians 4:11). Is it manifested in ours? Are we so "conformed to the image" of Christ that people, in …

32. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The mortification of sin in particular described cites 2 Cor. iv. 16

    …spirits that give it strength and power, — the wasting of the body of death “day by day,” 2 Cor. iv. 16. As a man nailed to the cross; he first struggles, and strives, and cries out with great …

33. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    The Daily Renewal — Its Power cites 2 Corinthians 4:16

    …heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16. "He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own…

34. The Inner Chamber · Andrew Murray

    The Daily Renewal — Its Cost cites 2 Corinthians 4: 16

    …heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4: 16. “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that …

35. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Twenty Years in Chains cites 2 Corinthians 4:16

    … he says, “though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day” (2 Corinthians 4:16, ASV). The verse is not contempt for the body. Paul looks forward to resurrection. But he…

36. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Why all things work for good cites 2 Cor. iv. 16

    …t is the best way. Poverty shall starve our sins; sickness shall make grace more helpful (2 Cor. iv. 16). Reproach shall cause “the Spirit of God and of glory to rest upon us” (I Pet. iv. 14). …

37. How to Succeed in the Christian Life · R. A. Torrey

    Persecution cites 2 Cor. 4: 17

    …ment, and that it worketh out for you “a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Cor. 4: 17). Keep looking, not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen, f…

38. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites 2 Cor. iv. 17

    …l hold fast their integrity. (10). Afflictions work for good, as they make way for glory (2 Cor. iv. 17). Not that they merit glory, but they prepare for it. As ploughing prepares the earth for…

39. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The First Stage cites 2 Cor. 4:18

    …ich you forsake is not worthy to be compared with a little of that I am seeking to enjoy, 2 Cor. 4:18; and if you will go along with me, and hold it, you shall fare as I myself; for there, wh…

40. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Second Stage cites 2 Cor. 4:18

    … for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal. 2 Cor. 4:18. But though this be so, yet since things present and our fleshly appetite are such near n…

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