I Will be a Father to You | 2 Corinthians 6:16b-18

  1. The Temple of God: God’s Holy Dwelling-Place (2 Corinthians 6:16b) 2 Cor 6:16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; • To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s liturgical prescriptions • To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s indwelling presence • To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s displayed power 2. The Promise of God: God’s Favorable Presence (2 Corinthians 6:16c) 2 Cor 6:16 …as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. • Divine Promise 1: “I will make my dwelling among them” • Divine Promise 2: “I will… walk among them” • Divine Promise 3: “I will be their God” • Divine Promise 4: “they shall be my people” 3. The Charge of God: Separating from Sin (2 Corinthians 6:17) • Divine Command 1: v. 17: “go out from their midst” • Divine Command 2: v. 17: “and be separate from them” adding, “says the Lord” • Divine Command 3: v. 17: “and touch no unclean thing” 4. The Fatherhood of God: Becoming God’s Children (2 Corinthians 6:17-18) 2 Cor 6:17 …then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.” • Divine Promise 1: v. 17: “I will welcome you” • Divine Promise 2: v. 18: “and I will be a father to you” • Divine Promise 3: v. 18: “and you shall be sons and daughters to me” • Fathers rule • Fathers train • Fathers discipline • Fathers restrain • Fathers sanctify • Fathers exemplify • Fathers provide • Fathers protect • Fathers love • Fathers bless