Choice 4: 2 Corinthians 3–7; 12. Use the Spirit to Come to the Lord

1. Review 2 Corinthians 3:6. Complete this sentence: “The spirit giveth _____________.”
Knowing what the Spirit gives us, write a description of where death comes from (see Romans 6:23). What then is needed to bring the Spirit into our lives?

In 2 Corinthians 3:6 the verse ends with "the spirit giveth life." In Romans 6:23 we learn that death comes from sin. From these verses we learn that we must repent of sin and be worthy to receive the promptings of the Spirit. For those of us who are members of the Church, this means we must be worthy of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost in which we received the gift of when we were Confirmed. 

2.    Write a sentence or two on how applying what is taught in each of the following references brings us closer to God and gives us more freedom from Satan:

2 Corinthians:

• 4:6–10 

In verse 6 it says,"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." We learn that we are given the Light of Christ and we must let it shine. In verses eight and nine it says, "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;" As long as we are faithful to the light in which we are given we will be up held by the Lord. 

• 4:14–18

These verses tell me that our trials are but a small moment. We will go through these trials in our lives but we do not look for the trials and tribulations that we can see but, rather, we look forward to the time when we are resurrected like Christ.

• 5:7–10 

There were two things I really pulled from these verses. First, we must walk by faith. We must be willing to take that leap, or even step, of faith. Second, we will all be judged by Christ for the things we have done. We cannot hide anything from our Savior and we will be judged according to our deeds in our mortal life.

• 5:17–21 

We are saved by Christ's atonement. Christ, who was sinless, took upon Himself the sins of all to fulfill the Father's plan. It is through the atonement of Christ in our lives, a sincere use of this gift, that will help us to overcome any sin we commit.

• 6:14–17 

We must not fall to the natural man. Even though we are part of a world and society where morals and values are far and few in between, we must be steadfast in upholding our standards. When we stand for Christ, He stands for us.

• 7:1, 9–10 

True repentance will set us free. When we have the "godly sorrow" for our sins and are brought to repentance we are truly remorseful. This is not a type of sorrow that can be brought on by the world, that would be guilt, but rather this is the sorrow for going against God which leads to true repentance.

• 12:9–10

It is in our weaknesses that we are able to see the Grace of God. When we are aware of our weaknesses we are humbled to ask for help from the Lord and He is then able to lift us in our weaknesses.