2 Coríntios 11

2 Coríntios 11

Henry - This godly jealousy in the apostle was a mixture of love and fear; and faithful ministers cannot but be afraid and concerned for their people, lest they should lose that which they have received, and turn from what they have embraced, especially when deceivers have gone abroad, or have crept in among them. Notice the pattern of the serpent's craftiness by which he deceived Eve. His pattern has not changed! Genesis 3:1-5; 13+ (SATAN THE LIAR & DECEIVER) Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (HE BEGINS WITH DOUBT) And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 (SHE MISQUOTES SCRIPTURE) but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 (SATAN'S OVERT LIE) The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 (ANOTHER LIE) “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Your minds (noema) will be led astray (phtheiro) from the simplicity (haplotes) and purity (hagnotes) of devotion to Christ - Notice Satan's focus is on their minds (noema) which describes their thoughts (cf Pr 23:7a), the same word used in 2Co 10:5+ in Paul's call to take "every thought (noema) captive to the obedience of Christ." Led astray (phtheiro) more literally describes the effect of Satan's lies to seduce, mislead and actually corrupt and ruin their minds. One of the best descriptions of the serpent is found in Revelation 12:9+ "And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him." Notice you see his beginning (thrown down), his many names and his main method (deception).