2 Corinthians
Lecture 9

Chapter 4:7 – 7:1

Enduring Dying
2. The Victorious Service (4:7-11)
•	Two facts will be presented here:
•	The Vessel and the Treasure (4:7)
Paul compares the Christian to fragile ______________ pots. These are unattractive in themselves, but valuable in what they contain.  In the Middle East and other parts of the world, it was customary to keep ______________ and precious ______________ in earthen ______________.  The value of such jars was in their service.  Where is the value of the believer?  The message entrusted to us is more important that we ourselves.
B. The Victim and the Victory (4:8-11)
These men were victims in their experiences.  Out of these experiences their value and stature were increased. This also enhanced their usefulness.  The process is unpleasant, but the product was justifiable.  Paul was not just a ______________, he was a ______________ over the adversity.  How does he describe his troubles?
What is the Purpose
Of experiencing Christ’s death in our body? It is to reveal Christ’s life in our body.  When we ______________, He ______________.  
3. The Inner Secret (12-15)
•	Behind every great and productive ______________ lies a ______________.  Great lives are not the result of little accidents.  They do not just happen.  They are caused and the cause can be found.  There are at least 5 elements in Paul’s secret of living the Christian life.
•	The Secret of Self-Crucifixion (4:13)
Paul was aware that he needed a continuous awareness of crucifixion in his life.  This is not ______________-crucifixion, but ______________-crucifixion.  The secret of Christian success is the ability to lose one’s self in the service of another.  This is not self-annihilation.  All of the major world religions require this. But Christianity offers a resurrection after death. When we die to ourselves, Christ lives in us. 
George Mueller’s secret
He replied: “There came a time in my life when George Mueller died, utterly died. He died to al his selfish plans and ambitions. When he died, Christ lived through him. This is my secret.”
ii. The Secret of Intense Faith (4:13)
Here is an important item—it is believing what we say. The magic of words comes only from the might of ______________.  Paul believed and therefore he spoke.  He was utterly sincere.  His preaching was accompanied by his utter conviction.
iii. The Secret of a Glorious Hope (4:14)
Paul was inspired by the glorious hope of the ______________. It can be seen as one of the powers behind Paul’s life.  He saw beyond this life to another one.  He did not see death as that which frustrated one’s labor of life. Death for the Christian merely transfers ______________  and ______________ into a ______________ and more productive sphere.
iv. The Secret of Self-Forgetfulness (4:15)
When Paul suffered, others were helped. Thus he could say, “All things are for your sake.”  This is a mark of maturity when one can consider his misfortunes to be opportunities for the benefit of others.  This is one item that truly marks success: when one ______________ for the ______________ of ______________.
v. The Secret of Spiritual Strength (4:16)
Paul worked facing tremendous odds and great difficulties. But he did not ______________ under pressure.  He never lost heart or swerve from his purpose.  
Contrast of Outer Man and Inner Man
Is given by Paul here.  The outer onslaught wears down the ______________ man, but the ______________ man is growing stronger under this pressure.  Destruction and construction are simultaneous. This can happen so long as one maintains clear channels with God.  Paul quietly warns against escapism as means to deal with our problems.    
4. The Eternal Reward (17-18)
•	Two situations are contrasted in these final two verses: the ______________ and the ______________ (v. 17) and the temporal and eternal (v. 18). 
•	The Affliction and the Reward (4:17)
Three important facts are seen in this verse itself: 1) The ______________ Experience—our light affliction which is for a moment.  2) the ______________ Condition – “works for us”  and 3) the ______________ Prospect – “a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory”
•	The Present Experience – 
“our light affliction which is for a moment”.  
Affliction is part of the Christian ______________. Yet affliction is to be seen in light of its shortness compared to eternal ______________.  
2) The Unseen Condition
 – “works for us”.
The word “______________” can be translated into English as “pressure”. Affliction is a pressure that works for us and not against us.  Usually we consider pressure an adversity, but in this view it is an advantage. 
3) The Future Prospect –
 “a far more exceeding and eternal ______________ of ______________”  
Paul shows that the present prospect of suffering is nothing in comparison to the future glory.  
B. The Temporal and Eternal (v. 18)
This verse explains and amplifies how the Christian can survive the pressure of life.  The Christian does not fasten his attention on the pain of life. Instead he looks forward to the ______________ that will be his.  This is because the Christian bases his life on what is unseen.  This is what will last.  Not money, and talents, etc. 

Chapter Five
•	Will show Paul’s understanding of both ______________ and ______________.  He will talk about 1) the intermediate state of the dead (5:1-10) and the intermediate state of the living (5:11-21).
•	THE INTERMEDIATE STATE OF THE DEAD (5:1-10)
We will look at 5 provisions of this state:
•	 A New Body (5:1)
“We know” is Paul’s confidence that the Christian will eventually be done with the frailty and suffering of the present existence.  Our bodies are like tents, ______________and ______________. The tent-body ages and gradually wears out. It will be taken down and folded up in death.  At the moment of death, the Christian will receive a new home – a building from God.
The Old Dwelling Will Be Replaced by a New Dwelling
It is not the final state of the Christian, but will be one of ______________ and ______________ (Phil 1:21-23).  Paul described this as “an eternal house in heaven” and “our heavenly dwelling”.  During the interval between death and resurrection we will not be homeless. Between the death and resurrection the believer is with Christ.
B. Paul’s Desire for a New Body (5:2-5)
Paul did not have a special attraction for ______________. He would rather Christ come first. Look at what he said.
•	He wanted to be clothed (5:2)
He was still in his tent body, groaning inwardly and longing constantly to be clothed with a spiritual body.  His hope was not for death.  That would be unnatural. Death is not the ______________ of the Christian, for death ______________ the human spirit.  So the Christian looks to the time when he will be clothed with the new body.
ii. He Did not want to be without clothes (v. 3)
The bodily intermediate state was undesirable for Paul because the spiritual body would not have been conferred. Nevertheless during the interval between ______________ and ______________ he would be with Christ. Not even death can separate us from the love of Christ (Rom 8:38-39).
iii. He wanted what is mortal to be swallowed by life (5:4)
He was not afraid of death, but Paul would be happier to be alive at the second coming of Christ.  The mortal, physical frames of Christians who are alive at the return will be swallowed up by life.  They will be ______________ and will not come into the grip of death (1 Thess 4:15).  
iv. He was Confident of receiving a new body (5:5)
His assurance was that human mortality would be swallowed up by ______________.  That kind of confidence was something he had within and he lived by it.
Two Reasons for Such Confidence
First, God had prepared him for this change.  He had been renewed by God’s redeeming grace. Not only was this experience definite, but it also was an ongoing process – “We are being ______________ day by day (4:16).  
Second, God had given him the Holy Spirit as a guarantee (arabon) of the change.  The gift of the Spirit is God’s pledge He will give full and perfect life.
C. His Desire to Be with Christ (5:6-8)
Physical death was a possibility Paul had to face. He did not know whether he would be among the living at the return of Christ.  If he did face ______________, he would not be ______________.  The reason was he was full of confidence because he knew the divine promises were sure and God would bring him to an eternal house in the heavens. Observed what he stressed:
•	His Absence from the Lord (5:6)
The presence of the Lord was real to Paul but he looked forward to the day when he would see Christ face to face.  As long as Paul was in his mortal body, he would not be at home with the Lord. To be sure, ______________ would give him entrance into a fuller vision and more intimate fellowship with the ______________.
ii. His Walk was by Faith (5:6)
Christ reigned in heaven and was invisible. Paul lived on earth. In this age he could not be with Christ in the full sense.  So, still apart from the Lord he was ______________ by ______________, not by ______________t.  
iii. His Desire to be at Home with the Lord (5:8)
After death Paul was certain of a “______________ to ______________” relationship with Christ.  Hew would not longer be exiled from Christ, but be at home with Him.  There was a fuller life for him in heaven. Paul knew that he would see his Savior more fully and be free from failures and frustrations of the earth.
iv. His Aim to Please Christ (5:9)
Paul did not know whether he would be alive at the second coming or would have already departed the earthly body. He had to leave that in the hands of God. But he had one aim in this life and in the one to come– to please Christ.  His confidence in God’s reconciling grace never led him to relax his efforts to be a ______________ and ______________ servant.
v. His Certain Appearance At Judgment (5:10)
On the Damascus Road Paul had his ______________ and had been reconciled to God.  Nevertheless, he was destined, as are all believers, to appear before the judgment seat of Christ.  The return of Christ means judgment. 
The Nature of the Judgment
First it is necessary (dei, must, has to). ______________ is absolutely certain.  IT is according to God’s purpose. It will be unavoidable and cannot be spurned.  Second, it is for all believers. “We must all”.  Third, it is before Christ. God will judge Christians through Christ.  The judgment will be in the hands of Christ. Fourth, it is individual. Fifth, it is a judgment of work.  Sixth, it lays open the life of every believer.
The Results of Judgment
First, the quality of conduct will be shown, whether ______________ or ______________. Salvation is an undeserved gift, but that does not cancel the Christian’s responsibility of faithfully doing God’s will. 
Second, each believer will receive reward for the deeds of genuine ______________ character. Grace opens the possibility of doing the will of the Father. This is the compelling motive for sharing the good news of reconciliation.
2. THE INTERMEDIATE STATE OF THE LIVING (5:11-21)
Having looked at the future and its consequences, Paul focused next on God’s reconciling ______________ through Christ and our responsibilities before God and men.
•	The Motives for Ministry (5:11-14a)
Paul makes it clear ______________ is coming. He lived with this awareness. He knew his ministry which had been done with unselfishness and integrity, would be reviewed.  He was confident, but would not ______________ carefree.
•	He persuaded Men because of the “fear of the Lord” (5:11)
His fear was due to the fact that his motives and Christian service was to be reviewed at the Bema.  This full review prompted Paul to persuade men to accept the message of reconciliation. He wanted no blood on his hands.  The Christian should fear a misspent life. He should fear the examination of Christ if his service is ______________ and ______________.
ii. He Had Only Pure Motives (5:12-13)
The Corinthians could be proud of Paul. He was free from any blame. He had been ______________l and ______________ servant of Christ.  Paul knew what his duties were and he had not forsaken them.  
iii. He Was Controlled by Christ’s Love (5:14a)
Christ’s powerful love for Paul controlled Paul, not against his will, but because “we are convinced”, he said, “that one died for all.” What a profound understanding of the cross!  Christ’s love for ______________ and ______________men had been proven by His death (Rom 5:8; Gal 2:20).
B. The Death of Christ (5:14-17)
At the cross is precisely where the ministry of reconciliation begins. The Father used the cross of His Son as the means to bring new, reconciled life. The suffering of the Son of God is reconciling suffering; His ______________ is an atoning ______________.
•	Christ Died for All (5:14b-15)
The ______________ was for mankind as a whole.  Christ died in their place (uper) and for their benefit. “One died for all, and therefore all died”.  What is the meaning of “all died”? All men are potentially dead in Christ. When one comes to Christ, he dies out to sin and death. So he dies to the old life and is raised to walk a new life (Rom 6:1-11). The new life is a life with new aims and purposes.
ii. Christ Died that Living Might Die 
To themselves and life for Him (5:15b)
His death was not merely to deliver from ______________ and ______________. The cross of Christ was so that we may live—not for ourselves, but for Him.  The same love and spirit of sacrifice that prompted Him to die should become more and more evident in us as fellowship with Him.  
iii. All Things Are New in Christ (5:16-17)
______________ to ______________ and ______________ for Christ had two results for Paul:
•	A New Knowledge. 
His experiences on the Damascus road gave him a new ______________ of life, especially of Jesus Christ.  Before he realized Christ’s death wiped away our sin, he regarded Him as well as His disciples “from a worldly point of view”. That is, he once knew Christ “according to the flesh”, that is according to the outward appearance, as a renegade Jew. He has a new knowledge now.
2. A New Creation (5:17)
Jesus did not bring a new ______________ but a new ______________. Like Paul, every Christian is a new creation. “The old has gone and the new has come.” The Christian lives in a new order. He is a new creation, a new man, being transformed into the likeness of Christ Himself. 
C. The Work of God (5:18-21)
All that is involved in this new change is from God. The new ______________ and the new ______________—was from God. It was all part of God’s glorious redemptive work. He took the initiative.
•	God reconciled Paul and others (5:18)
God did for Paul and others what they could not do for themselves.  He ______________ the ______________ for men.  
ii. God Reconciled the World (5:19a)
Man cannot overcome the power of ______________ and his estranged relationship with his Creator. God in His power and goodness stepped in to heal the problem. Here is the heart of the gospel: The initiator was God. The mediator was Christ who stood between God and man and the result was the blotting out of sin. 
iii. God Committed the Message of Reconciliation to Men (5:19b-20)
The whole church has the responsibility of this ______________. This is every Christian’s ministry. God has now entrusted the church and Christians with it.
iv. The Death of Christ is the heart of Reconciliation (5:21)
God’s side was completed at the cross of Christ. There our sin was imputed to Christ: “God made him who had been no sin to be sin for us.” This means Christ bore the ______________ of the ______________ and its ______________y. The end of redemptive work is that “we might become the righteousness of God.” We are no longer enemies of Christ. He broke down the dividing walls of sin and hatred that alienated us from God.
Christianity is a Religion of Relationships
•	Christ so identified Himself with fallen humanity that He took the ______________n of our ______________ and ______________.  Through His death He built a bridge between Himself and man and between man and man.  This reconciliation could not have occurred if He had remained aloof.  Christ became involved. 
Paul’s Purpose
•	Was to promote the fellowship of the saints. But he was concerned about the relationship of the church to the world as well.  The Church has always had two temptations in relation to the world: to ______________ from it or to ______________ it and be ______________ by it. Paul insisted on separation so the church would not become infected with the sins of the world.
Paul’s Urgings
•	He urged the Christian church to preserve its ______________ and ______________ of ______________ while building bridges to unbelievers and beseeching them to be reconciled to God.
•	An Endeavor to Give No Offense (6:1-10)
There is strength in ______________. Paul’s communion with Christ allowed him to become a channel of God’s power, an agent of reconciliation. God’s grace was free, but it does not set aside the need for human decision and perseverance. 
•	In His Plea to the Church (6:1-2)
•	Paul desired to be a minister of ______________ above all else.  He was tirelessly working to be a channel of reconciliation.  His urgent appeal to the Corinthians to be reconciled is in harmony with his total ministry.  
The Basis of His Plea (6:1a, 2)
•	It is twofold: First he was one of God’s fellow ______________. His service was an active partnership with God. He was God’s agent. He not only worked for God, but with God.  Second, “Now is the day of salvation”. The day of ______________ had arrived through the death and resurrection of Christ.  Now is God’s time for reconciliation.  Everyday is filled with urgency and is the time for decision.  
The Purpose of the Plea (6:1b)
•	Christ had ______________ for the Corinthians. They had believed on Christ. They were to cease living for themselves and to live for him (5:15).  Grace provided for their reconciliation and Paul was concerned that they would not show that they were new creations in Christ.   
B. In His Ministry to the Church (6:3)
•	Paul made his plea to the Corinthian church, but there was another matter—the importance of personal ______________ and ______________.  There is a positive and negative side to this concern.
•	To avoid being stumbling blocks
Paul was careful to not cause any offense.  Paul’s first priority was the ______________.  He was careful to do nothing to discredit it.  If some refused the message of reconciliation, it would not be because of Paul’s life before them.  Christian behavior is important because others watch it so closely.
2. To Show Himself to be God’s Servant 
How did he do this? Self-praise? Ambition? By being overbearing? No! It was by purity of motives.  By purity of conduct and a willingness to suffer for Christ.  His only ambition was to be a servant of God. Like the Lord, he was here to ______________ and not to be ______________.	
C. In His Conduct Before the Church and World (6:4-10)
•	Paul experienced many hardships in his service of Jesus Christ. His ministry also included many wonderful moments of reconciliation.  His experiences could be divided as outward adversities, response to God’s grace, ______________ of preaching the gospel, and paradoxes of his ministry.
Group 1: His Outward Adversities (6:5)
Care should be made not to overpress the distinction of these adversities, there seems to be three different groups: 
a. pressures (troubles, hardships, distresses). 
______________ (thlipsis) is a general term for distressing trials. In bidding the Ephesian elders farewell he reminded them that the HS warned him that he would face prison and troubles in Jerusalem (Acts 20:23). What does Paul say in Rom 8:35 about trials?
 b. hardships (anankais)
generally means “necessities” but the context here requires “______________” or “trials” that are unavoidable. Paul found himself in circumstances in which hardships could not be avoided.  See 2 Cor 4:8.
c. Distresses (stenochoriais)
Means “______________”.  The picture is of a narrow place with no place of escape.  These experiences compress and confine the believer.  Christians are able to rejoice in troubles, hardships, and distresses provided they are endured for Christ’s sake.
Group 2: His Persecutions
Paul endured terrible ______________ (plegais, stripes, lashes).  One five occassions he received from the Jews 40 lashes minus one (11:24).  He had also been imprisoned (phulakais). See 11:23 and Acts 16;23ff…  He had even been a victim of mob violence (akatastasiais). Many of the Jews hated Paul with a passion. They did not spare efforts to inflame street mobs against him (Acts 13:50; 14:5, 19; 16:22; 17:5; 18:12; 21:27).
Group 3: His Ministerial Burdens
These are hard ______________, ______________ nights, and ______________.  The pressures and persecutions Paul endured were imposed from without.  Frequently they were the result of animosity from men. Others were necessary from his ministry of reconciliation.  He willingly endure hard work (kopois). He went without sleep (agrupniais). This less rest allowed him to devote more time to ministry.  He also experienced hunger at times.
2. His Response to God’s Grace (6:6-7a)  
•	While Paul’s ministry involved ______________, it also had its great times as well. Paul learned that God would strengthen him.  He lists several spiritual graces that marked his ministry: purity in his motives, desires and conduct.  A second spiritual grace is understanding (gnosis). The knowledge that Paul possessed was God’s truth as it is found in Jesus.  The third grace is patience (makrothumiai).  This is seen in the mistreatment of Paul.
Graces Four to Eight
•	Include ______________ (chrestoteti). ______________ and ______________ are important, but acts of kindness are used by God to touch people’s lives so they may heal their brokenness.  The fifth is the Holy Spirit.  It is somewhat surprising that Paul included the HS in this list.  Through his relationship with the HS Paul could survive the hardships.  Sixth is the sincere love (agape).  Seventh is truthful speech (logoi alethais).  The final is the power of God (dunamei theou).  See 1 Cor 2:3-5.
Paul’s Work of Declaring the Gospel (6:7b)
•	As a minister of the Gospel Paul was a soldier of Christ.  He was engaged in ______________with the powers of darkness. He reminded his readers of two significant facts relevant to this conflict:
Fact 1: His Weapon 
•	Was righteousness.  He employed no carnal means to accomplish his ends.  Look ahead to 2 Cor 10:4.  Spiritual ______________ must be waged with spiritual weapons.  Paul’s only weapon was his righteousness, which clearly indicates that Christians must always do the right. Spiritual warfare cannot be won by carnal means.  
Fact 2: His Equipment
•	Was complete. He had “______________ of ______________ in his right hand and in his left.”  This kind of armor prepared him for any attack.  Conflict with the enemy of our souls is unavoidable, but God has sufficiently equipped us to withstand his assaults.
The Paradoxes of Paul’s Ministry (6:8-10)
•	Paul has described his ______________ of his ministry.  He went on to explain the twofold response that he encountered. Christian experience has its paradoxes. These are difficult, if not impossible, to understand and reconcile.  Paul shared the same paradoxes of humiliation and glory as did his Lord.  These of which he spoke we can classify in terms of four areas of his experience.
Paradox 1: His Reputation
•	Some held Paul in ______________ and others held him in ______________.  One met him with praise and another with condemnation and blame.  Some saw him as genuine and others as an imposter and deceiver.  But negative human evaluation did not affect his commitment to the ministry of reconciliation. If we are judged by the world’s standards, then we may find we are falsely accused too.
Paradox 2: His Health
•	This is stated in the words: “______________ and yet we ______________ on; ______________ and not yet ______________.”  Paul did not live a sheltered life. He lived in the midst of danger and was under constant adversity and peril (11:23ff; Acts 14:19).   Yet, God delivered him from dangers that would have proved fatal.  To do this involves bringing men and women face to face with the gospel and exposing their hurts to the healing graces of God.
Paradox 3: His Mental State
•	Paul was “______________, yet always ______________.”  Like His Lord, he was a man acquainted with sorrows (Isa 53:3).  He had written a letter to the Corinthians from much anguish and heartache and many tears (2:4).  Yet, he also experiences joy. He urged the readers to “mourn with those who mourn (Rom 12:15). Sorrow and joy belong together in the Christian experience.  This springs from sharing in Christ’s suffering and in the power of His resurrection (Phil 3:10).  Sorrow may drive a man to despair or it may cause him to get a firmer grip on Christ.
Paradox 4: His Finances
•	The picture here is that of destitution---”______________, yet making many ______________; having nothing and yet possessing everything.”  Paul did not despise wealth or claim merit in poverty.  Only to the poverty of the Son of God have virtue and merit been attached.  The Son voluntarily became poor for our sakes.  The heart of the message of reconciliation is this poverty of the Son (8:9).  No one who buys of this age really possesses it. What we possess in Christ is what we will possess forever.
2. Separation and Holiness (6:11-7:1)
Paul has lowered the personal barriers for the Corinthians. They have seen him as he really is.  He knew that the shaping of reconciling attitudes involved ______________ and ______________ work.  The truth is that relationships cannot be programmed. But as Paul did, we must put forth the effort to construct trust-relationships.  The rest of the lecture will consider Paul’s efforts to reconcile the Corinthians.
•	Their Separation from Him (6:11-13)
Suppress conflict long enough and you will have an explosion.  Paul did not fear ______________ as a “no-no” nor did he seek to create it.  When conflict came, he set about to right the situation and to extinguish the smoldering flame.  
6:11 – His love for them
The apostle was not cool toward the Corinthians. He did not hold back his affection. He could have been rejected and hurt by them, but he was willing to take the opportunity to reconcile with them.  He opened wide his heart to them.  Genuine undiluted love will work. It breaks down barriers that separate men and bridges gaps between them.  Christians must not only ______________ about it, but must be ______________ with ______________.
6:12 – Their Alienation from Paul
They had been cold toward Paul. Any barrier or cold feeling of separation was due on their part.  Paul had taken a significant step in opening his heart to them. It was not likely that he expected a dramatic, sudden solution; but the Corinthians were cautious and holding back their affections.  They squeezed Paul out of their ______________ and gave him little place in their ______________.  
6:13 – His Call for Them to Reciprocate 
Paul urged his spiritual children to put away unjust suspicion.  He had freely poured out his ______________ and ______________. He asked for a like response from them.  Separation and alienation were from their side, not from his.  The ministry of reconciliation was at work.  Paul knew personal hurts, distrust, and malice ruin relationships. Churches must never resign themselves to these kinds of separated relationships.
B. Their Fellowship with Unbelievers (6: 14-18)
•	Paul had urged the Corinthians to break with the world and to return to him.  He warned them not to become ______________ with the ______________ of the broken ______________.
•	Argument for Separation (6:14-16a)
While Paul urged the Corinthians to be reconciled to him, he gave a solemn warning for them to not become engaged with the world.  “Do not be ______________ together with ______________”. This may be a reference to Deut 22:10.  Pagan influences were a threat, but necessary business relations and friendliness with unbelievers were not prohibited. To be an effective minister of reconciliation, the Christian must have some association with lost people.  
Paul’s Five Questions:
•	What does righteousness and wickedness have in common? (metoche = partnership, sharing).
•	 What fellowship can light have with darkness?
•	 What harmony (sumphonesis, agreement) is there between Christ and Belial?
•	 What does a believer have in common (meris, share) with an unbeliever?
•	 What agreement is there between the temple (naos, sanctuary) of God and idols?
2. A Biblical basis for separation (6:16b-18)
According to scripture separation is essential for consecration.  Israel had been brought out of ______________ before they could be brought into ______________.  Paul’s questions shows the same fact.  
C. Their Summons to Holiness (7:1)
•	The presence of God in the church requires the purity of His people.  The sons and daughters of God are the people among whom God dwells.  As the people of God, we are like a ______________, the place where God ______________.  Are we ashamed of what He hears and sees among us?  Paul challenged the Corinthians to live a separated life.
•	The Basis – the promises of God
God promised the Corinthians that He would be in their midst (See 6:16, 18).  They had a new ______________ and a new ______________ as sons and daughters of God. 
2. The Motive – “out of reverence for God.”
The final ______________ of the Christian is ______________(5:10).  This should create in us a sense of deep reverence for God and warns us against any inclination to compromise the faith and anything that would render us unfit for fellowship with God (Gal 5:19-21).
3. The Aim – “for perfection, ______________, holiness).
Holiness is the true response to God’s reconciling ______________ and is a full ______________ to what pleases God.  Holiness is the result of a life in close fellowship with God.  The Christian is to be clean in the outer man and allow for no habits, practices or indulgences that would defile him.  Perhaps even more important it the need for an inner cleanness.