Delivered From So Great a Death 2 Corinthians 1:10

Paul the apostle share with the church members in Corinth how he and his companions,“had the sentence of death in ourselves”, and they knew they, “should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead”. In chapter one and verse ten of Second Corinthians, Paul shared how God, “delivered us from so great a death”, where we read:

Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;

The verse begins, “Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver:” Paul began with the words, “who delivered us” which means “God rescued Paul and his companions” “from so great” or “out of and away from such an age, in bulk and so great a size of” “a death” which means “that separation, whether natural or violent, of the soul and the body by which the life on earth is ended”, “and does deliver” which means “God continues to rescue”. Paul acknowledged “God's deliverance” from the plight of “death” both imminent and future for he and his companions.

The verse goes on to say, “in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;” Paul added the words, “in whom” which means “in God” “we trust” which refers to “Paul and his companions expect and confide as well as hope and have faith in” “that he will yet deliver” or “that God will in the future draw one to rescue” “us” which means “Paul and his companions”. Paul had confidence that God would still and even now “rescue” he and his companions from their “imminent death”.

When we consider these words from Paul, we see how God is involved through exercising “faith” that He will “deliver” when “afflictions” come even when that “affliction” is “death”. God designed the human race so they would rely upon Him when troubles come, and the most difficult trial is “death” from which Paul and his companion's were delivered. Jesus Christ came to give “eternal life” to everyone who believes in Him, and when He paid the price for our sins, we know he has “delivered, does deliver and will deliver us” even as he did Paul and his companions.

Next time Paul refers to the church members, “helping together by prayer for us” so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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