False Prophets and Deceitful Workers 2 Corinthians 11:13

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we”, and in chapter eleven and verse thirteen of Second Corinthians, Paul told the church members,“such are false apostles” and “deceitful workers” where we read:

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

The verse begins, “For such are false apostles, deceitful workers,...” Paul began with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore “such are false apostles” or “those who are seeking occasion making false claims to be an ambassador of Christ”, “deceitful” which means “guileful” “workers” or “laborers and ones who do”. Paul considered people who were seeking occasion against he and his companions as false claim making guileful laborers.

The verse continues, “...transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.” Paul added the word, “transforming” which means “to change the figure of” “themselves” or “their own selves” “into the apostles” which means “toward the delegates, messengers and ones sent forth with orders” “of Christ” which refers to “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”. The “false apostles” and “deceitful workers” written of by Paul were actually “changing themselves” or portending to be “ones sent out by “Christ” the Messiah.

When we consider these words of Paul, we his assessment of those who sought “occasion” against he and his companions. These were not true “apostles”, and they were “deceitful” when they were among the church members. Jesus Christ desires “truth” with His “gospel”, and anyone who works in the manner of these men should not only be called out for it, but also be banned from the church.

Next time Paul tells the church members how these people are, “false apostles” and “deceitful workers”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then,

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