Wherefore henceforth — So that from this time that we knew the love of Christ; know we no man — Neither ourselves nor you, neither the rest of the apostles, (Galatians 2:6,) nor any other person; after the flesh — According to his former state, country, descent, nobility, riches, power, wisdom.

This letter to the Thessalonians is the oldest book of the New Testament. A favourite term is 'mad.' I. International Standard Version So then, from now on we do not think of anyone from a human point of view. 'Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech ... by us: we pray ... in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.'

v. 10).

The world has a little heap of depreciatory terms which it flings, age after age, at all men who have a higher standard and nobler aims than their fellows.

--2 COR. v. 1. First, then, let us consider THE CHRISTIAN'S POSITION--he is said to be "in Christ."

Knowledge and ignorance, doubt and certitude, are remarkably blended in these words. It may have seemed that the arguments ran thus--Because Christ We have two great truths here, which would serve us for the subject of meditation for many a day: the believer's position--he is "in Christ;" and the believer's character--he is a "new creature." There lie in the words of my text simply these two things; the Christian view of what death is, and the Christian temper in which to anticipate it.

2 Corinthians 5:16, ESV: "From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh.Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer." EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Paul was the founding pastor of the church at Corinth, a cosmopolitan city on the Isthmus of Corinth (an isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two land masses) connecting the mainland of Greece (Northern Greece) with the Peloponnese (Southern Greece). They assume to have read the riddle of life. The Apostle knows what many men are not certain of; the Apostle doubts as to what all men now are certain of.

Paul assumes to know the meaning of this protracted 'We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.'

THE SACRIFICE OF CHRIST. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh. v. 2.

The believer is created anew; his heart is not merely set right, but a new heart is given him.

Upon both of these we shall speak but briefly this morning, but may God grant that we may find instruction therein.

v. 5.

These words penetrate deep into the secrets of God. 1:12ss; 5:14; 12:19) et le désir profond de l'apôtre d'une pleine restauration de la communion avec les Corinthiens (par exemple 2 Cor. Alors que la première épître revêt un caractère autoritaire et doctrinal, la seconde place davantage devant nous les mobiles intérieurs du service de Paul pour son Seigneur (par exemple 2 Cor. Of keen interest in this context is the term “new” in verse 17. V. 19. How our hearts will thrill, and our heads will bow, as we shall hear our own names called, and then the Master shall recount the triumph and the services which we had 'Let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet the hope of salvation.' It is still more dangerous to be better than other people. Paul had his choice of either of two words, kainos or neos, but he chose the one best suited to God's purpose here.He chose kainos, indicating newness in the sense of fresh existence.Neos means newness in the sense of renovation, for example, repairing something that already exists. cognationem solam nihil prodesse;” et Christum non humilem esseεἰ καὶ ἐγνώκαμεν κατὰ σὰρκα ΧριστόνWherefore henceforth know we no man after the fleshthat from more natural considerations, we should either do or omit to do this or that 2 Corinthians 5:16 Hebrew Bible לכן מעתה אנחנו לא נדע איש לפי הבשר וגם אם ידענו את המשיח לפי הבשר מעתה לא נדעהו עוד׃ 2 Corinthians 5:16 Aramaic NT: Peshitta

2 Corinthians 5:16. We regard not the rich or wise. --2 COR.

--2 Corinthians v. 14, 15.

Such considerations as we have had before us, are of far more than theoretical interest.

9 C'est pour cela aussi que nous nous efforçons de lui être agréables, soit que nous demeurions dans ce corps, soit que nous le quittions. 2 Corinthians 5:16. The language would more literally and accurately Preached June 23, 1850. --2 COR.

Sin is not a curious object which we examine from an aloof and external standpoint. 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. It will not always be the day of toil and trial. We do not usually care very much for, or very much trust, a man's own statement of the motives of his life, especially if in the statement he takes credit for lofty and noble ones. 17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. 2 COR. "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done" (II Cor.

v. 20. --2 COR. It may be, that in reading these verses some of us have understood them in a sense foreign to that of the apostle. 2 Corinthiens 5 16 En sorte que nous, désormais, nous ne connaissons personne selon la chair ; et, si même nous avons connu Christ selon la chair, toutefois maintenant nous ne le connaissons plus [ainsi].