2Corinthians 6:17 - Prayer Tents

6In our work together with God, then, we beg you who have received God's grace not to let it be wasted.G3870G1161G4903G3870G2532G5209G1209G3361G5485G2316G1519G2756 2Hear what God says: "When the time came for me to show you favor, I heard you; when the day arrived for me to save you, I helped you." Listen! This is the hour to receive God's favor; today is the day to be saved!G1063G3004G1873G4675G2540G1184G2532G1722G2250G4991G997G4671G2400G3568G2144G2540G2400G3568G2250G4991 3We do not want anyone to find fault with our work, so we try not to put obstacles in anyone's way.G1325G3367G4349G1722G3367G3363G1248G3469G3363G3469 4Instead, in everything we do we show that we are God's servants by patiently enduring troubles, hardships, and difficulties.G235G1722G3956G4921G1438G5613G1249G2316G1722G4183G5281G1722G2347G1722G318G1722G4730 5We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.G1722G4127G1722G5438G1722G181G1722G2873G1722G70G1722G3521 6By our purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness we have shown ourselves to be God's servants - by the Holy Spirit, by our true love,G1722G54G1722G1108G1722G3115G1722G5544G1722G40G4151G1722G26G505 7by our message of truth, and by the power of God. We have righteousness as our weapon, both to attack and to defend ourselves.G1722G3056G225G1722G1411G2316G1223G3696G1343G1188G2532G710 8We are honored and disgraced; we are insulted and praised. We are treated as liars, yet we speak the truth;G1223G1391G2532G819G1223G1426G2532G2162G5613G4108G2532G227 9as unknown, yet we are known by all; as though we were dead, but, as you see, we live on. Although punished, we are not killed;G5613G50G2532G1921G5613G599G2532G2400G2198G5613G3811G2532G3361G2289 10although saddened, we are always glad; we seem poor, but we make many people rich; we seem to have nothing, yet we really possess everything.G5613G3076G1161G104G5463G5613G4434G1161G4148G4183G4148G5613G2192G3367G2532G2722G3956 11Dear friends in Corinth! We have spoken frankly to you; we have opened our hearts wide.G2881G2257G4750G455G4314G5209G2257G2588G4115 12It is not we who have closed our hearts to you; it is you who have closed your hearts to us.G4729G3756G4729G1722G2254G1161G4729G1722G5216G4698 13I speak now as though you were my children: show us the same feelings that we have for you. Open your hearts wide!G1161G489G846G3004G5613G5043G4115G5210G2532G4115

Warning against Pagan Influences

14Do not try to work together as equals with unbelievers, for it cannot be done. How can right and wrong be partners? How can light and darkness live together?G1096G3361G2086G571G1063G5101G3352G1343G2532G458G1161G5101G2842G5457G4314G4655 15How can Christ and the Devil agree? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?G1161G5101G4857G5547G4314G955G2228G5101G3310G4103G3326G571 16How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people."G1161G5101G4783G3485G2316G3326G1497G1063G5210G2075G3485G2198G2316G2531G2316G2036G3754G1774G1722G846G2532G1704G2532G2071G846G2316G2532G846G2071G3427G2992 17And so the Lord says, "You must leave them and separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with what is unclean, and I will accept you.G1352G1831G1537G3319G846G2532G873G3004G2962G2532G680G3361G169G2504G1523G5209 18I will be your father, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."G2532G2071G1519G3962G5213G2532G5210G2071G3427G5207G1519G2532G2364G3004G2962G3841