Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 10:4
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4. A confutation of those who try to propagate their creed by force and persecution (compare :- ). weapons —for punishing offending members ( 2 Corinthians 10:6 ; 1 Corinthians 4:21 ; 1 Corinthians 5:5 ; 1 Corinthians 5:13 ); boldness of speech, ecclesiastical discipline ( 2 Corinthians 10:8 ; 2 Corinthians 13:10 ), the power of the word, and of the sacraments, the various extraordinary gifts of the Spirit. carnal —Translate, "fleshly," to preserve the allusion to 2 Corinthians 10:2 ; 2 Corinthians 10:3 . mighty through God — Greek, "mighty to God," that is, mighty before God: not humanly, but divinely powerful. The power is not ours, but God's. Compare "fair to God," that is, divinely fair ( 2 Corinthians 10:3- : , Margin ). Also above ( 2 Corinthians 10:3- : ), " unto God a sweet savor." "The efficacy of the Christian religion proves its truth" [BENGEL]. pulling down —As the Greek is the same as in 2 Corinthians 10:3- : , translate, "casting down." Compare 2 Corinthians 10:3- : : the inspired servants of God inherit the commission of the Old Testament prophets. strongholds — ( 2 Corinthians 10:3- : ); namely, in which sinners entrench themselves against reproof; all that opposes itself to Christ; the learning, and eloquence, and philosophical subtleties on which the Corinthians prided themselves. So Joshua's trumpet blast was "mighty" under God to overthrow the walls of Jericho. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
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