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53 PARADOX
DEF: PARADOX -- TWO SIMILAR IDEAS THAT APPEAR OPPOSITE, OR TWO OPPOSITE IDEAS THAT APPEAR SIMILAR
I) OPPOSITES
Jm 5-9
See also: 17m g c) Preaching freedom in bondage verses Act 26-28,29 1Cor 9,16-21 Eph 4-1 d) Definition of freedom is bondage Mat 27-2 h e) Blind discernment Lk 6-41,42 verse f) Living sacrifice Rom 12-1 3) Contradicting Your Own Standards i a) Accusing Jesus in whom they believe verses Jn 11-21,22 Act 26,5-8 Rom 14-22,23 Act 24,14-16 13-27 1Cor 14-22,23 j b) Believing in something you don’t understand verses Act 17-22,23 Act 19,32-34 2The 2,1-8 1Cor 15-10 Jn 9,24-34 Jn 16,28-32 c) Being accused by someone you believe Jn 5,45-47 Jn 7-28,29
4) This is what I Used To Think b) I thought sinners liked darkness Jd-13 Rev 16-10,11 c) I thought sinners liked bitterness Rev 8-10,11 5) The law was made for sinners l a) Sinners follow after the law Gal 5-3 4 1Tim 1,9-11 verses b) Judging the law by sinning against it Jm 4-11,12 m 6) God is made strong in our weakness verses 1Cor 2,3-5 2Cor 3-5 2Cor 11-30 2Cor 1,8-10 4-7 12,5-11
54 Paradox -- Opposites / Ironies (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
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7) Unbelief in the presence and power of God verses
2Tim 3,7-9 12) Disobedience fulfilled the Scriptures
Lk 22,36-38,45-51 15) Concerned about their needs when the provider of sparrows is aboard their ship Mk 8,14-21
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16) Demanding permission
Lk 22-31 verses ea 18) Creation does not know its creator (Pantheism) verses Jn 1-10 Act 17,22-31 Rom 1,18-25
Col 1-16,17 Eph
4-6 Commentary g 23) If repentance is a blessing, why do we need to be coerced? verses Act 3-26 Act 11-21
24) The difference between our prayer meetings and God’s Rom 6,10-14 Rom 7-21 Rom 16-19,20
32) Law entices us to sin
Rom 7-5,8-11
Rom 14-16 1Cor 8-1,11
1Cor 10,25-30 2Cor 6-10 Phi 4-12 n 38) As sorrowful yet always rejoicing 2Cor 6-9 verses 39) Punish disobedience after you desire to obey 2Cor 10-6 40) Seal of apostleship is to exceed the commitment of the false apostle o 41) Boasting in the flesh to glorify God 2Cor 11-17,18 verses 42) The more I love the less I am loved 2Cor 12-15 43) Trying to be spiritual through the flesh Gal 3,2-7 44) Knowing the unknowable Eph 3-19
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a 45) Image of the invisible God Col 1-15 verses 46) Working the grace of God 2Tim 2-1 47) Teaching bond-slaves to be good servants Tit 2-9 b 48) Be diligent to enter His rest Heb 4-1,2, 6 ,11 verses 49) A flawless God mandating a covenant with flaws Heb 8-7,8 50) Forgetting who you are Jm 1,22-25 c 51) Faith without works (mental ascent) Jm 2,14-20,26 verses 52) Blessing God and cursing men who are made in His image Jm 3,7-9 53) Condemning the Jews as Jesus killers while seeking salvation through the cross Lk 20,9-19 d 53) Desires that keep you from what you want Jm 4-1,2 verses 54) People who sin in the likeness of demons 2Pet 2,10-12 da 55) Darkness exposes itself by its own reaction verses e 56) No one has beheld God at any time...except us 1Jn 4-12,14 verses 57) Wolves creeping in who were long beforehand marked out for destruction are not very sneaky Jd-4,12,13 f 58) Love/hate relationship Jd-23 verses 59) What does the voice of Jesus look like? Rev 1-2,12 60) Deep things of Satan Rev 2-24 g 61) As Jesus opens His door the church close theirs Rev 3-7,8,20 verses
62) The mature are no stronger than the weak in faith 1Cor
8,7-13 1Cor 10,25-33 h 64) People preserving the earth will destroying it verses Rev 11-18 Rev 12-15,16 65) Looked like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon Rev 13-11 i 66) Sounded either like thunder or harps Rev 14-2 verses 67) If you trample on the cross, He who hung on it will trample on you Rev 14,14-20 68) Possessions are more a curse than a blessing; therefore, give them to your enemies Lk 6-35 j 69) He carried me away like lust does to show me what lust is Rev 17-2,3 verses 70) Life judges death Rev 20-12 71) Self fulfilled prophecy Jn 11,49-53 Jn 18,12-14 72) Condemning prophecy that you help fulfill Act 6-14 B) OPPOSITES ARE INVERSE OF EACH OTHER Mat 5,3-12 1) Lose By Gaining Mat 16-25,26 a) Gain the world to lose your soul k I- he who saves his life will lose it verses Mat 10-39 Mk 8,35-38 Lk 17-33 16-25,26 Lk 9,24-26 Jn 12-24,25 Heb 10,26-31,37-39 Heb 6,4-8 Heb 12,15-17 l II- live this life to Lose eternal life verses Lk 16,9-31 Gal 6-7,8 Jm 5,1-6 b) Lose God by gaining your own way m I- lose God’s will to gain your own will verses Lk 14,16-24 1Cor 6-1,4-10 Phi 2-3,4,20,21 15,11-16 7,32-38 2Tim 2-12 n II- lose the truth to gain religion verses Lk 3-7 Gal 5,1-4 2Tim 4-3,4 Act 1,21-26 6-12,13 Jn 18-38
56 Paradox -- Opposites / Lose By Gaining (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
a c) Gain your idea of wealth to lose God’s wealth verses
Act 5,1-11 1The 4-8
Tit 1-7 2) God's Kingdom Is Opposite The World Commentary a) Whoever humbles himself will be exalted c I- humble yourself to be chosen of God verses 1Cor 1,18-29 Jm 1-9 1Pet 5-5,6 d II- humble yourself to be used of God verses 1Cor 9,2-6 Heb 2-9,10 Heb 11,24-29 Phi 2,3-11,29,30 Rev 5,6-14 e III- humble yourself as a defensive strategy verses Rom 12,14-21 Heb 10-12,13 Heb 12-1,2 2Cor 12,5-11 f IV- humble yourself with the right motives verses Mat 18,1-4 Mat 23-12 1Pet 3-7 b) Less your flesh lives the more your spirit lives g I- seek God’s life by subduing your flesh verses
Mat 16,24-26 Lk 14,26-32
2Cor 4,10-12,16-18 Lk 9,24-26 Rom 6,1-11,16-22 1Pet 3-18 h II- he must increase, but I must decrease verses Jn 3-30 Rom 8,4-13 Heb 11,35-38 1Cor 15-36,42-49 1Pet 4-1,2,5,6 i c) Last is first and the first is last verses 20,8-16 Rev 1-17,18 1Cor 15,8-10 Rev 21-6 Phi 2,5-11 Jn 5,1-14 j d) He who exalts himself shall be humbled verses
Lk 14,7-11
Jm 5,1-6 Rev 19,17-19 e) Least are greatest Commentary k III- Smallest in the eyes of men are big to God verses Mat 5,3-12 Lk 7-28 1Cor 1,26-31 11-11,25 9-10,11,22-26 Heb 2,5-18 Mk 4-31,32 16,19-31 7-7 ka I- Least are the greatest servants verses Mat 20,25-28 Jn 13,3-17,23-26 Eph 3-8 23-11 Lk 6,20-26 l f) Greatest are least in the eyes of God verses Mk 9,33-37 Lk 9,46-48 1Cor 4,8-16 Mk 10,35-45 Lk 22,24-30 Lk 16,19-31 *** OTHER FORMS OF KINGDOM VERSUS WORLD CONCEPTS *** Jm 4-4 m 3) The poor in spirit are rich in faith verses Lk 6-20,21 Jm 1-9 Jn 4-9,15-18,27-29 Rom 12-3
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a 4) The rich are poor verses 1Tim 6,17-19 Jm 1-10,11 Jm 5,3-6 Gal 2-6 b
5) Jesus destroyed death to give us life verses
Rom 12-21 1The 5-15
2Cor 7,8-10
Lk 5-31,32 10b)
The more you fear the less you love Mat 24-12
Mat 6-24 Lk 1,51-53 Lk 6,24-26 Lk 18-14
1Pet 5-5
Jn 16-20 Phi 3-7,8
Jm 4,1-4
Lk 16-15 Mat 22-31,32 Lk 16-22 2Cor 5,6-8 Lk 23,40-43 Jn 11-25,26 Jn 10-16,28 Jn 17-24 14,1-3 Eph 4-8
Phi 1,21-23 1The
5-10
Mk 8-29,30
Gal 4-16,17
21) Crucified in weakness, but He lives by the power of God
2Cor 13-4 25) More you love righteousness, the less your enemies can harm you ha 26) The God of peace will crush Satan under our feet Rom 16-20 verses 27) Jesus pushed Himself to achieve His predestined goals Lk 9-51 Lk 13,31-33
*** CONTRAST BETWEEN WISDOM AND FOLLY *** i
26) More you profess wisdom, the less you have of it verses
2Cor 8,13-15 Phi 4,16-19
2Tim
4-3,4 Heb 12,18-20
58 Paradox -- Opposites / Contrast Between Wisdom and Folly (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
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33) Master becomes the servant Jn 13-4,5
verses
34b) Jesus is judge of all the earth but refuses to be an arbitrator Lk
12,13-15
Lk
22,36-44 2Cor 5-21
1Pet 2-24
l 5)—The Lord is warning Paul Act 21,11-14,30-40 verses The Lord is promising Paul Act 26-29
6)—Introduced to salvation Rom 5-2
Gal 3-13,14
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9)—Jesus is the kingdom and violent men hung Him on a tree
verses
11)—Enmity – enmity between Jew and gentile (anti-Semitism) b
12)—Your sins are forgiven Mk 2-5
Lk 5,18-26
Jm
5-14,15 c 14)—Literally cut off your hand if it causes you to sin verses Commit yourself to this extent and you will stop sinning Mk 9,43-50 15)—You shall drink my cup and experience my baptism Your cup and baptism are not like mine Mk 10-39 16)—My father just died Lk 9-60 Wait until my father dies d 17)—Being sarcastic Lk 16-9 verses Being clever 18)—Kingdom of God is in your spirit Lk 17-21 Act 2,41-43 Kingdom of God is standing in front of you 19)—Escape through the rapture Lk 21-36 Escape through endurance e 20)—Zeal will consume my heart Jn 2-17 verses Zeal will consume my body 21)—Jesus confounds the religious leaders Jn 9-39 Jesus heals their blindness 21a)—The new self -- Holy Spirit dwelling in the believer Eph 4,22-24 -- The person we are destined to become 22)—Natural life Jn 10-10 Eternal life f 23)—Jesus Jn 7-18 verses His people 24)—We are gods as created in His image Jn 10,34-36 Jesus is God’s Son, creator of any so-called god 25)—Lazarus is in a state of hibernation Lazarus is dead Jn 11-11 g 26)—Glorified by the church Jn 12-32 verses Lifted upon a cross 27)—Not all of your body Jn 13-10 Not all of the body of Christ 28)—What is truth? Jn 18-38 There is no truth! h 29)—Groping for our creator Act 17-26,27 verses Groping for our redeemer 30)—Alive in my soul Rom 7-9 Alive in my conscience 31)—Life of the resurrection Rom 8-11 Life of the anointing i
32)—Knowledge of the written word
1Cor 2-16 verses
60 paradox -- Opposites / Two Implied Meanings (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
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33)—Rebuking the church for being carnally minded verses
34)—Operating kingdom principles
1Cor 9,24-27 b 35)—See ourselves through the reflection of God’s word verses Purge the sin from our lives 1Cor 11-31
36)—Prophecies are subject to interpretation 1Cor 14-32
Rev 22-6 End time revival 1Jn 2-28 1Jn 3-2 Lk 13,24-28,34,35 Act 15,13-19 1The 3-12,13 Rev 8-10,12
39)—My clear conscience ministers to Christ
Church dies to self, receives an anointing and defeats her enemies
Heb 10,1-13 f
47)—Killing the offspring of the Jezebel spirit
verses g 51) Born of water—Natural birth Jn 3-5 verses —The word of God
52) At home in the body—Alive in mortal flesh 2Cor 5,6-8 —Worldly 1Cor 15-47,48 h 54) Seed—Money 2Cor 9-10 verses —Good works 55) Severed from grace—Undeserved favor Gal 5-4,5 —Undeserved power
56) Opportunity—To sin Gal 5-13
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57) Prisoner—In jail Eph 3-1
Eph 6-20 verses 59) Waiting for a savior—To come back spiritually Phi 3-20,21 —To come back physically Rev 8,2-6 b 60) Complete—You are a whole member of the body verses —You have a part in the deity of Christ 1Cor
6-16,17 Col
2-9,10 1Jn 3-1
1Tim 3-14,15 3Jn-13,14
Rom 1-13
65) Author—Paul Ph 10-22 Mat 22,1-10 —Rome
68) Shutting off the kingdom—Rich oppressing the poor Jm 2,1-7 e 69) Futile way of life—Inherited sin 1Pet 1-18 verses —Personal choice Jn 1-13
70) Jesus Christ—God and also our savior Tit 2-13
2Pet 1-1
—God’s bitter revenge for sin fell on men and they died
Rev 8-10,11 f 72a) God’s people give birth to Christ verses — Israel (to Bethlehem’s baby) Lk 1,51-55 — Church (to His second coming) Rev 12,1-10 72b) The dragon—King Herod Mat 2,16-23 —Satan Rev 12,1-10 g 73) Temple of the Holy Spirit from which God judges the world verses —God’s temple in heaven —Temple of our bodies Rev 15-8 74) Babylon — Capital city of the abominations of the earth Rev 17-5 —Home town of the Jezebel spirit 1Pet 5-13 Rev 18,15-21 75) Quickly — Soon Rev 22-7,12,20 —Suddenly h 76) The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God — Those who are dead in sin to be born again Jn 5-24,25 — Those who are physically dead at the first resurrection 76a) Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's — Their money Mat 22,15-22 — God's people i 77) God's judgment is prophesied to fall for persecuting His prophets verses — On Jesus — On the nation of Israel Mat 23,29-36 Lk 11,46-54 — On the whole world in the last days 78) The rulers of this age do not understand the wisdom of God — Human authorities 1Cor 2,6-8 — Demonic authorities j 79) A new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells verses — Righteous people will live in the new creation — Righteousness will dwell in the fabric of creation 2Pet 3-13 80) God will show Paul how much he must suffer — Consequence of preaching the gospel Act 9-15,16 — Reciprocity for persecuting His church 81) We cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard — We are addicted to preaching the gospel Act 4-19,20 — We are mandated to preaching the gospel k 82) The city of Satan is destroyed verses — New York City Rev 18,9-21 — Rome 83) Church of the firstborn Heb 12-23 — Church belongs to Jesus, who was firstborn from the dead — Church partook of the First Resurrection 84) Out of his mouth comes a sharp two-edged sword — That cut them to the quick Jn 18,4-8 — That cut them to the grave Rev 19-15,21 l 85) The dead shall hear the voice of the son of God verses — Dead in sin Jn 5-25 — Literally dead 86) Raise him up on the last day Jn 6-39 — Raise the cross with Jesus nailed to it — Raise the Church at the First Resurrection on the last day of this age 87) "I go away, and I will come to you" — I will return at My resurrection Jn 14-28 — I will return at the end of the age 88) Earthquakes in the last days — God will shake the earth Heb 12,25-29 — God will shake His people
62 Paradox -- Anomalies / Being Clever (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
II) ANOMALIES (Departure from the general rule) A) BEING CLEVER Mat 10-161) Responding With Wisdom To Your Enemies a a) Outwit your enemies verses Mat 10-16 Mat 22,31-46 2Cor 11,7-13 1Cor 1,18-29 21,23-27 Eph 4-26,27 Act 9,22-25 2Tim 4-14,15 Mk 11,27-33 Mk 12,12-17 b b) Lie to your enemies verses Jn 2,18-21 Jn 7,1-10 Jn 10,30-38 c c) Cheat on your enemies verses 2) Being Careful What You Say d a) Answer with wisdom verses Mk 7,25-29 Lk 2-46,47 Jn 18-33,34 15-4,5 Jn 8,1-11 e b) Keep your mouth shut verses Mat 27,11-14 2Cor 12-6 Tit 2-8 Act 23-22 f 3) Lure in your prey verses Lk 5-10 Act 26-31,32 Col 4-5,6 Jn 4,7-19,39 Rom 11-11 1The 2,9-12 Act 25,9-12 1Cor 9,12-23 Heb 10-24 g 4) Maintaining a blameless reputation verses Act 19-37 2Cor 8-19,20 1Pet 2-11,12,15 21,20-26 Eph 5-3 3-7 h 5) Do not commit yourself too hastily verses Jn 2-24,25 1Tim 5-22 2Jn-10,11 Rom 14-16 1Jn 4-1 3Jn-7 i 6) Taking advantage of the circumstances verses Jn 6,16-25 Act 22,22-29 Act 23,6-10 Act 16,36-40 j 7) Let the Holy Spirit vindicate you verses Mat 9,4-6 Mk 2,5-13 1Cor 2,3-5 k 8) Making no provisions for the flesh verses Jn 6-15 2Cor 9-5 Gal 2,2-5 Rom 13-14 l 9) Grow up verses 1Cor 13-11 1Cor 14-20 Eph 5,15-17 B) RIGHTEOUS DECEPTION (Pure but hidden motive) 2The 2-11,121) God Is Deceptive a) Deceiving unbelievers n I- Jesus deceives the lost verses
Mat 23,32-36 Jn 4,16-18
Jn 10,30-39
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II- God deceives the world verses
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b) Jesus deceives His people verses
1Cor 10,1-5
Heb 7-14 Rev 10-9,10 d I- God’s people deceive each other verses
Jn 11-28,29 1Cor 9,11-23
2Cor 12-15,16 II- God’s people deceive Jesus Mat 21-28,29 III- Righteous self-deception Mat 6-3,4 1Cor 7,29-31 C) SARCASM Lk 16-91) Going to extremes e a) Exaggerate the truth to make a point verses Mat 11,7-9 Mat 18-8,9 1Cor 13,1-3 23-24 2Cor 11-8 Jd-23 Jn 21-25 Gal 1-8 f b) Minimize the truth to make a point verses
Mk 6-37 Tit 1-12,13
Rev 3-18 g a) Pretending to be stupid verses Jn 12-27 1Cor 9-9 1Cor 10-22 Rom 3,3-9 2Cor 11- 1 ,4,7,19-21 Jn 11-16 h b) Ignoring the truth to convey the truth verses
Mat 26-24,25 Rom 9,1-3
Phi 3-4 3) Sarcastic From Being Emotional i a) Sarcastic from being frustrated verses Jn 3-4 Jn 18-37,38 1Cor 4-8,10 j b) Sarcastic from being angry verses Jn 9-27 2Cor 10-1 2Cor 12-13 Rom 2,17-24 4) Addressing The Fool k a) Answering a fool according to his folly verses Jn 10-32 Jn 18-33,34 2Pet 2-15,16 l b) Scoffing at the wicked verses Lk 12-52,53 Lk 16-9 Jm 1-10 Rev 2-24 m c) Scoffing at false doctrine 1Pet 3-21 verse
64 Paradox -- Anomalies / Limits of God (Chapter Outline / Navigation Bar)
D) LIMITS OF GOD Heb 11-6Note: the Scriptures do not testify of God liking or disliking anything. He is only capable of love and hate. 1) God Cannot Tolerate Sin a) God cannot tolerate unbelief a I- God cannot allow unbelief in His presence verses Mat 7-23 Lk 11,37-54 2The 2,8-12 22,7-14 Jn 11-30 Rev 21-27 Rev 16-18,19 b II- impossible to please God without faith verses c b) God has limited patience verses
Lk 13,6-9,24-28 Jn 2,13-17
1Cor 5,3-5,9-13 d c) God cannot help but judge sin verses Lk 10,10-16 Gal 5,19-21 1The 5,1-3 Mat 11,20-24 1Cor 11,27-30 2,14-16 Rom 11,17-24 10,5-11 e d) God cannot sin Jm 1-13 1Jn 3-9 verses e) God cannot lie Tit 1-2 Heb 6-18 f 2) God cannot directly violate the will of man verses Rom 1,21-32 Heb 10,26-31,37-39 1Jn 5-16 Heb 6,4-6 2Pet 2,1-22 Rev 14,9-11 g 3) God cannot forgive through the blood of bulls and goats Heb 10-4 verses 4) God cannot deny Himself 2Tim 2-13 5) God cannot die Act 2-24 6) God cannot save the reprobate Heb 6,4-6 E) WEAKNESS OF GOD 1Cor 1-251) God Subjects Himself To Human Frailty h a) His weakness is stronger than men verses Jn 20,28-30 2Cor 12,5-11 Heb 2,9-18 1Cor 1,25-31 2Tim 4-3 Rev 5-5,6 13,4-8 Lk 1,30-35 i b) His weakness makes Him small compared to men verses 1Cor 4-10 11,7-15,23-30 j 2) Foolishness of God verses Mk 8-38 1Cor 3,18-23 2Cor 8-9 Act 16-28 4,9-16 11,1-3,10-12 1Cor 1,18-27 15-19 12-11,12,20,21 2-14 F) GOD HELPS SATAN Mat 4-1k 1) God’s judgments accomplish the devil’s will verses Jn 3,18-20 Eph 5,3-7 2Pet 2,1-3,10-12 6,43-45,65 1The 2,14-16 Rev 6,1-8 1Cor 11,27-32 5,1-3 9,1-12 l
2) Jesus blinds the world
verses
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3) Jesus answers the devil’s prayer
verses
Lk 12-58,59
Jn 8-31,37-44
7) God gives the devil a mouth to curse the Lord
Rev 13-5,6
Lk 11-19
Rev 17,3-11
Lk 21-7,8 Mk 5-9 Lk 8,29-31
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SATAN GLORIFIES GOD verses Rev 17,10-18
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