2 Corinthians 7:1

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. vii. 1

   …striking before the other ceases living, doth but half his work, Gal. vi. 9; Heb. xii. 1; 2 Cor. vii. 1. 2. Sin doth not only still abide in us, but is still acting, still labouring to bring…

2. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

   Introduction cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …ourselves—let us labour, let us lay aside every weight.” (Gal. ii. 20; 1 Cor. ix. 26; 2 Cor. vii. 1; Heb. iv. 11; xii. 1 .) Moreover, the Scriptures nowhere teach us that faith sanctifies…

3. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   Without universal sincerity, no one lust will be mortified cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …to be freed of the present perplexity is their own only. Hence is that of the apostle, 2 Cor. vii. 1, “Cleanse yourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in…

4. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

   Consider the dangerous symptoms of any lust cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit,” 2 Cor. vii. 1. But now if a man be so under the power of his lust that he hath nothing but law to…

5. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in a conjugal relation, in its consequential affections cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …of the covenant, to spend it on our lusts. The end of the promise the apostle tells us, 2 Cor. vii. 1, “Having these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and…

6. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in holiness cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God,” 2 Cor. vii. 1. This, then, the saints do:— they eye the blood of Christ as it is in the promise, ready…

7. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

   Holiness and Resurrection cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …holiness in the abstract as the attribute of an object, but another word (also used in 2 Cor. vii. 1 and 1 Thess. iii. 13) expressing the habit of holiness in its action—practical holiness…

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

   November cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

   …from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Cor. vii. 1. The Tree of Life, according to some of the old rabbinical legends, lifted its branches…

9. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

   Book 2, Chapter 5 — The Arguments Usually Alleged in Support of Free Will Refuted cites 2 Cor. 7:1

   …refuted by the fact, that the very diligence which Paul enjoins is derived only from God (2 Cor. 7:1). We are often commanded to purge ourselves of all impurity, though the Spirit claims…

10. The Key Teachings of John Owen · Ochorus Originals

    The Marks of a Dangerous Sin cites 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1

    …from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 CORINTHIANS 7:1 A good physician does not treat every illness the same way. Some complaints yield to…

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

    December cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

    …be silent. Is it so with you?—Alex. McLaren. December 14 Having therefore these promises. 2 Cor. vii. 1. The forests in summer days are full of birds' nests. They are hidden among the leaves.…

12. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    Holiness and Cleansing cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

    …from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.’—2 Cor. vii. 1. That holiness is more than cleansing, and must be preceded by it, is taught us in more…

13. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 2, Chapter 9 — Christ, Though Known to the Jews Under the Law, Yet Only Manifested Under the Gospel cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …us, that we have the same promises which were given to the saints in ancient time (2 Cor. 7:1). In fine, he makes the sum of our felicity consist in being sealed with the Holy Spirit…

14. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection · John Wesley

    Sections 15-21 cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.’ (2 Cor. 7:1.) Equally clear and express is that ancient promise: ’The Lord thy God will circumcise…

15. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Discourse I cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …“from all filthiness of flesh and Spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God;” [2 Cor. 7:1] and let all thy thoughts, words, and works be a spiritual sacrifice, holy, acceptable to…

16. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    On Sin in Believers cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …exhorts believers to “cleanse themselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit,” (2 Cor. 7:1, ) he plainly teaches, that those believers were not yet cleansed therefrom. Will you…

17. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    Christian Perfection cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” [2 Cor. 7:1] “Let us fear, lest” so many “promises being made us of entering into his rest,” which he…

18. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Holiness cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

    …filthiness of flesh and spirit, and perfect holiness in the fear of God.”—(Heb. xii. i; 2 Cor. vii. 1.) “Did Christ die,” says Owen, “and shall sin live? Was He crucified in the world, and…

19. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Extracts from Old Writers cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

    …at another. There is a work required of us—to be perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Cor. vii. 1). But we are nowhere required to be perfecting righteousness in the sight of God; for God…

20. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Brief Memoir of Thomas Watson cites 2 Corinthians 7:1

    …love to enemies and persecutors. The second, preached in the afternoon, is on 2 Corinthians 7:1. ‘Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all…

21. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Covenant of Works cites 2 Cor 7:1

    …he would have defiled the altar. The apostle calls sin, ‘Filthiness of flesh and spirit.’ 2 Cor 7:1. Sin stamps the devil’s image on a man. Malice is the devil’s eye, hypocrisy his cloven…

22. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 25 — Of the Last Resurrection cites 2 Cor. 7:1

    …enjoins believers to purify themselves from “all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,” (2 Cor. 7:1 the judgment which is to follow, that every one shall “receive the things done in his…

23. Old Paths · J. C. Ryle

    The Heart cites 2 Cor. vii. 1

    …hates sin. It strives daily to cleanse itself from all filthiness of flesh and spirit. (2 Cor. vii. 1.) It abhors that which is evil, and cleaves to that which is good. It delights in the law…