A Second Work of Grace

[Quasiblogo]

I have come to appreciate the "mainstream" Baptist view about the life of the Holy Spirit in the Body of Christ
and in the individual believer. For years, I've studied teachings stemming from "Keswickian", Pentecostal, Wesleyan, Early Methodist, Nazarene, and Christian & Missionary Alliance teachings about a "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" as an experience
subsequent to conversion. To make a long story short, I've settled, rather, into the understanding that this
Spirit Baptism is at conversion, placing one in the Body and infilling that person. And subsequent to this? That
would be multiple fillings as one walks in Christ.

That's all background in order to share a verse that jumped out at me "big time" yesterday. It is 2 Corinthians 1:15.
In this verse, Paul tells the Corinthian followers of Messiah Jesus: And in this confidence I intended to come
to you before, that you might have a second benefit. As for the words in this passage that I bold, I thought
to myself, "Can it be?"

Sure enough, as one can see from this link to the Interlinear in Biblehub.com, that "second benefit" can be
reliably translated as "a second blessing of grace". I don't think it would be presumptuous to further render
that as "second work of grace".

But what kind of "blessing" or "work"? What I have in mind for a full response would take too much time
to explain. Besides I've got to study up and report on that later. But since I've teased the answer, I believe
it lies in the narrative of Paul's epistles wherein he explains several times the purpose for his planning to come
to a church--or for already having come to it. Paul always wanted to encourage, instruct, inspire, etc., to the
end that believers would be jumpstarted toward spiritual maturity. Discipling, then as now, was brickwork
and an investment of time spent in the local churches. This kind of second blessing is indeed experience-based, and it
forces believers to grow where the rubber meets the road, within the Body and in a local assembly.+

Is this not an emphasis on further sanctification, as a lifestyle?

In Hebrews 13:9 we read, "...it is good that the heart be established by grace." Grace, at the first time, as a foundation,
and then gracings throughout one's life. And truly, as the song goes, "Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before"
(as the hymn goes). The norm being that our walking from "glory to glory"^ should make the on-going anointing what we treasure most. ^^ That anointing is the "hope of glory".++
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All scriptures are from the NKJV. Bold and italics are mine.
+ Hebrews 10:24-25
^ 2 Corinthians 3:18
^^ Matthew 6:19-21
++ Colossians 1:27

 

[Dan Perez]

I have come to appreciate the "mainstream" Baptist view about the life of the Holy Spirit in the Body of Christ
and in the individual believer. For years, I've studied teachings stemming from "Keswickian", Pentecostal, Wesleyan, Early Methodist, Nazarene, and Christian & Missionary Alliance teachings about a "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" as an experience
subsequent to conversion. To make a long story short, I've settled, rather, into the understanding that this
Spirit Baptism is at conversion, placing one in the Body and infilling that person. And subsequent to this? That
would be multiple fillings as one walks in Christ.

That's all background in order to share a verse that jumped out at me "big time" yesterday. It is 2 Corinthians 1:15.
In this verse, Paul tells the Corinthian followers of Messiah Jesus: And in this confidence I intended to come
to you before, that you might have a second benefit. As for the words in this passage that I bold, I thought
to myself, "Can it be?"

Sure enough, as one can see from this link to the Interlinear in Biblehub.com, that "second benefit" can be
reliably translated as "a second blessing of grace". I don't think it would be presumptuous to further render
that as "second work of grace".

But what kind of "blessing" or "work"? What I have in mind for a full response would take too much time
to explain. Besides I've got to study up and report on that later. But since I've teased the answer, I believe
it lies in the narrative of Paul's epistles wherein he explains several times the purpose for his planning to come
to a church--or for already having come to it. Paul always wanted to encourage, instruct, inspire, etc., to the
end that believers would be jumpstarted toward spiritual maturity. Discipling, then as now, was brickwork
and an investment of time spent in the local churches. This kind of second blessing is indeed experience-based, and it
forces believers to grow where the rubber meets the road, within the Body and in a local assembly.+

Is this not an emphasis on further sanctification, as a lifestyle?

In Hebrews 13:9 we read, "...it is good that the heart be established by grace." Grace, at the first time, as a foundation,
and then gracings throughout one's life. And truly, as the song goes, "Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before"
(as the hymn goes). The norm being that our walking from "glory to glory"^ should make the on-going anointing what we treasure most. ^^ That anointing is the "hope of glory".++
___________
All scriptures are from the NKJV. Bold and italics are mine.
+ Hebrews 10:24-25
^ 2 Corinthians 3:18
^^ Matthew 6:19-21
++ Colossians 1:27

And checked just 5 different translations of 2 Cor 1:15 and and there are 15 others that I did not check and all it

it means you would have Paul teach you the message of GRACE and would not have THE apostle Paul be teaching you ??

dan p

 

[Quasiblogo]

And checked just 5 different translations of 2 Cor 1:15 and and there are 15 others that I did not check and all it

it means you would have Paul teach you the message of GRACE and would not have THE apostle Paul be teaching you ??

dan p

Sorry, Dan. I don’t understand what you are asking me?

 

[YeshuaFan]

I have come to appreciate the "mainstream" Baptist view about the life of the Holy Spirit in the Body of Christ
and in the individual believer. For years, I've studied teachings stemming from "Keswickian", Pentecostal, Wesleyan, Early Methodist, Nazarene, and Christian & Missionary Alliance teachings about a "Baptism of the Holy Spirit" as an experience
subsequent to conversion. To make a long story short, I've settled, rather, into the understanding that this
Spirit Baptism is at conversion, placing one in the Body and infilling that person. And subsequent to this? That
would be multiple fillings as one walks in Christ.

That's all background in order to share a verse that jumped out at me "big time" yesterday. It is 2 Corinthians 1:15.
In this verse, Paul tells the Corinthian followers of Messiah Jesus: And in this confidence I intended to come
to you before, that you might have a second benefit. As for the words in this passage that I bold, I thought
to myself, "Can it be?"

Sure enough, as one can see from this link to the Interlinear in Biblehub.com, that "second benefit" can be
reliably translated as "a second blessing of grace". I don't think it would be presumptuous to further render
that as "second work of grace".

But what kind of "blessing" or "work"? What I have in mind for a full response would take too much time
to explain. Besides I've got to study up and report on that later. But since I've teased the answer, I believe
it lies in the narrative of Paul's epistles wherein he explains several times the purpose for his planning to come
to a church--or for already having come to it. Paul always wanted to encourage, instruct, inspire, etc., to the
end that believers would be jumpstarted toward spiritual maturity. Discipling, then as now, was brickwork
and an investment of time spent in the local churches. This kind of second blessing is indeed experience-based, and it
forces believers to grow where the rubber meets the road, within the Body and in a local assembly.+

Is this not an emphasis on further sanctification, as a lifestyle?

In Hebrews 13:9 we read, "...it is good that the heart be established by grace." Grace, at the first time, as a foundation,
and then gracings throughout one's life. And truly, as the song goes, "Every day with Jesus is sweeter than the day before"
(as the hymn goes). The norm being that our walking from "glory to glory"^ should make the on-going anointing what we treasure most. ^^ That anointing is the "hope of glory".++
___________
All scriptures are from the NKJV. Bold and italics are mine.
+ Hebrews 10:24-25
^ 2 Corinthians 3:18
^^ Matthew 6:19-21
++ Colossians 1:27

No such thing as the Pentecostal/Charismatic second act of grace as they all define it as being