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- In both letters, Paul demonstrates God’s design for weakness in the Christian life, relentlessly returning to God’s power present in the weakness of the cross. For Paul, Christian living requires following Jesus in faith, rejecting the values of the world, and embracing the Christ crucified out of weakness.
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Aug 1, 2010 · In 2 Corinthians 11-12, Paul describes one of the most difficult things for us to grasp and believe about the life of faith: God purposefully blesses us with weaknesses for the sake of our joy.
Mar 11, 2024 · They can turn to a higher power and embrace God’s strength. The Bible is full of stories where weakness becomes the stage for divine intervention. Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’.
Apr 24, 2019 · God answered Paul’s prayer by telling him, “’My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness’” (2 Corinthians 12:9). In other words, God denied Paul’s request to remove the suffering because he knew that Paul’s weakness would be “good”—for Paul, for others, and for his own glory.
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- Explanation and Commentary on 2 Corinthians 12:10
- Breaking Down The Key Parts of 2 Corinthians 12:10
- Biblical Translations of 2 Corinthians 12:10
Paul found spiritual pleasure in the horrible things that happened to him in his life because he felt that when he was beaten down, he could feel the power in God in him the most. In this passage, Paul spoke of an event 14 years earlier where he went into the “third heaven,” which is the heaven where God is. The “first” heaven is where birds fly, a...
#1: “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight…” In the previous verse, God told Paul that God’s strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). So because of this, Paul took pleasure. The King James Version translates “delight” as “pleasure.” #2: “…in weaknesses…” The King James Version translates “weaknesses” as “infirmities,” and many...
NIV That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. NLT That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. ESV For the sake of ...
Jul 14, 1991 · What are the weaknesses that Paul has in mind here when he says, “The power of Christ is made perfect in weakness”? What is the source of such weaknesses? Do they come from Satan or from God?
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Aug 15, 2024 · But God answered Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). In this instance, the Holy Spirit did not remove Paul’s weakness but empowered him to endure it and find strength through it.
