Those Who Corrupt the Word of God 2 Corinthians 2:17

Paul the apostle told the church members in Corinth, “we are the savor of death unto death; and to the other the savor of life unto life.”, and he asked, “and who is sufficient for these things”? In chapter two and verse seventeen of Second Corinthians, Paul told the church members,“we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God”, where we read:

For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God:

but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.

The verse begins, “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: ” Paul began with the word, “for” which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore” “we are not as many” which refers to “Paul and his companions were not like a lot of people”, “which corrupt” or “who adulterate and try to get base gain by teaching divine truth” “the word” which means “the utterance, decree, mandate or oder” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”. Paul proclaimed himself unlike the people who “adulterated and attempted to make gain” of God's “word”.

The verse continues, “but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.” Paul added the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated “as of sincerity” which means “like unto purity, ingenuousness and clearness”, “but” which makes exception to what was just written “as of God” or “the Godhead and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “in the sight” or “before the face of, in the presence of and before” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead and trinity” “speak we” or “Paul and his companions utter, proclaim and declare” “in Christ” which refers to “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”. Paul and his companions shared the gospel of Jesus in “purity and ingenuousness”, and they did so in the presence of God and in the power of “Christ”.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how he removed himself from those who “corrupted” the “word of God”, and showed how he and his companions shared God's word “sincerely” like unto God and in His presence. Everything we do is in God's presence, and we should seek to share His word “of God” and “in Christ”, and when we do, we shall be different than those who use God's word for their personal advantage.

Next time we begin a new chapter and see Paul ask the church members, “Do we begin again to commend ourselves?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then,

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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