Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps? Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying. 2 Corinthians 12:17-19
The Apostle Paul asks a good question here "Did we not walk in the same Spirit?" Are we not led by the same Holy Spirit? Paul makes a great point here, we should all be led by the Spirit of God, so why are there so many divisions among the Church? Why are there so many conflicts and disagreements? Because we are not all being led by the same Spirit, some are being led by the flesh instead.
It's very sad when Paul and Titus have to justify themselves to the Church for all their work, they literally dedicated their lives to serving God and the Church, yet many in the Church treated them like thieves. This is not only carnal , this is Anti-Christ behavior. Notice what Paul says here "But we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification"
Everything Paul was doing was for the edification of the Church. Everything he was trying to do was for the benefit of their souls, yet they rejected him and treated him like a criminal. This is spiritual warfare, these people are being led by Satan and not the Holy Spirit. They are not walking in the same spirit, they are not walking in the same steps. They are in opposition of each other, flesh and the spirit, good and evil, Heaven and Hell
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed. 2 Corinthians 12:20-21
What fruit do we see being produced here? We see the bad fruit produced by the flesh, we see envy, strife, backbiting, gossiping, jealousy, selfish ambitions. All these things from the flesh and not from the Holy Spirit. So are they walking in the same Spirit? No, Is your Church walking in the same Spirit? We need to be obedient and unified by the Holy Spirit
Notice a warning Paul says here "Many which have sinned already and have no repented" There was no sign of remorse or regeneration at this Church, therefor they are not walking in the same spirit, they are walking in the flesh. In order the Church to be unified we need to walk with the Holy Spirit, in obedience to Christ, and by the grace of our Heaven Father, Amen!
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