Jean's Bible Study Topics of the New Testament

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PARADOX -- OUTLINE

2Cor 6,8-10

Page                                                                                             Key Verses

53     I) OPPOSITES
                A) Ironies of the Bible                                                          2Cor 6,8-10

                            1) Ironies Pertaining to Life And Death

                            2) Pertaining to Freedom And Bondage

                            3) Contradicting Your Own Standards

                            4) This is what I Used To Think

54                        5) The law was made for sinners
55             B) Opposites That Are The Inverse Of Each Other

                            1) Lose By Gaining                                                    Mat 16-25,26

                                    a) Gain the world to lose your soul

56                   2) Kingdom Of God Is Opposite of The World System

                                    a) He who humbles himself shall be exalted

                                    b) Less your flesh lives the more your spirit lives
                 *** Other Forms Of Kingdom Versus World Concepts ***
57             *** Contrast Between Wisdom And Folly ***
58             C) Two implied meanings                                               Jn 2-19
62     II) ANOMALIES (Departure from the general rule)
                A) Being cleaver                                                                    Mat 10-16

                            1) Responding With Wisdom To Your Enemies

                            2) Being Careful What You Say
                B) Righteous deception (Pure, but hidden motive)        2The 2-11,12

                            1) God Is Deceptive

                                        a) Deceiving unbelievers

63                        2) Church Is Deceptive

                                        a) Church deceives unbelievers

                                        b) Church deceives believers
                C) Sarcasm                                                                          Lk 16-9

                            1) Going to extremes

                            2) Being Pretentious

                            3) Sarcastic From Being Emotional

                            4) Addressing The Fool                 

64             D) Limits of God                                                                   Heb 11-6

                            1) God Cannot Tolerate Sin

                                    a) God cannot tolerate unbelief
                E) Weakness of God                                                              1Cor 1-25

                            1) God Subjects Himself To Human Frailty
                F) God helps Satan                                                               Mat 4-1
65             G) Jesus brings division                                                        Mat 10-34
                H) Satan brings unity                                                             Lk 23-12
                I) Satan glorifies God