Would I Walk With Paul? II Corinthians 5:7 I. Introduction. A. What would it have been like to walk with the apostle Paul? 1. To visit the places he visited? 2. To eat the food he ate? 3. To meet the people he met? 4. To talk with him as you journeyed? 5. To have suffered as he suffered? 6. To make the sacrifices he made? B. This was Paul's standard: Romans 4:12. C. Note the conditions in his journeys: II Corinthians 11:23-28. 1. In constant danger: II Corinthians 11:32-33. 2. Even from his own nation: Acts 23:12-14. D. Paul believed every step was worth taking: Galatians 2:20. II. Body. When one walked with Paul, it was: A. A walk with good men: Proverbs 2:20. 1. A fleshly walk: II Corinthians 10:3. 2. One is influenced by associates. 3. If you want to learn something, walk with someone who knows something: Proverbs 13:20. B. A walk of faith: II Corinthians 5:7. 1. As Abraham: Romans 4:12. 2. One who is guiding another should be trusted. 3. How great was Paul's faith: a. When the sailors thought they would perish in the storm. b. When he stood before civil authorities and professed Christ. c. When he was lowered in a basket to escape those who would harm him. C. A new walk: Romans 6:4. 1. Paul had to change his life's journey. 2. Even he said: Acts 26:9-10. 3. When Paul realized his actions led him in the wrong path, he sought a new route. 4. He told others: Ephesians 4:17. D. A becoming walk: Romans 13:13. 1. "Honestly" in KJV. 2. It was not becoming for a disciple to continue to walk in the ways of the world. 3. He could no longer walk as a Hebrew--he walked as a Christian. 4. Did not stop the criticism from his former Jewish brethren. 5. If one had walked with Paul, there would have been opposition. 6. When we walk becomingly and honestly, there will still be those who criticize the walk. E. A walk "in the Spirit": Galatians 5:16. 1. This causes conflicts: Galatians 5:17. 2. Walking with Paul, one would have avoided these lusts of the flesh: Galatians 5:19-21. 3. We become like the ones with whom we walk. 4. Always remember: I Corinthians 15:33. F. A walk by the rules: Galatians 6:16. 1. He walked as a new creature from the time of conversion. 2. Men criticize the commands of the gospel and ignore the idea of rules. 3. Too often: Proverbs 12:15. 4. Paul: Colossians 3:15. G. A worthy walk: Colossians 1:10. 1. Done in wisdom: respected by non-disciples: Colossians 4:5. 2. Made every step count: Ephesians 5:15-16. 3. Paul could look back on his life and say: II Timothy 4:7-8. 4. Could you have walked all the way with this apostle? III. Conclusion. A. Sad that some would walk no more with him: II Timothy 4:10. B. Even in regard to Christ: John 6:66. C. With whom do you walk?-jy