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Originally Posted by HERn
Here's what 2 Corinthians 4:7 says. Nothing about expressing God.
2 Corinthians 4:7 New International Version (NIV)
7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
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It's showing that God's power/Spirit is in us, merely jars of clay. Our purpose is not to express clay but to express what is in the jars, which is the treasure. The "low gospel" such as Billy Graham taught only teaches that jars of clay get to heaven. They don't focus on the treasure in the jars.
Let me break it down:
"Show" also means express
"that this all-surpassing power is from God" (i.e. God)
"not from us" - i.e. God alone.
"show power from God not us" = "Express God"
If we're not expressing God we're expressing ourselves (e.g. taking pics of ourselves and putting on facebook) or Satan. It's that simple.