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1. www.thegospelcoalition.org › lessons-paul-weakness7 Powerful Lessons Paul Teaches the Church About Weakness

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Consider these seven ways Paul encourages us to embrace weakness. 1. Believe that the weakness of Christ crucified is God’s power to save. The message of Christ crucified is “the power of God and the wisdom of God” (1 Cor. 1:23–24).

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   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.’.

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4. www.desiringgod.org › articles › embracing-weaknessEmbracing Weakness Will Change Your Life | Desiring God

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   Feb 28, 2013 · We can’t simply tip-toe around it. Weakness is everywhere in the New Testament. Jesus told his disciples that, in contrast to the spirit, the flesh is weak (Mark 14:38). Luke, in Paul’s voice, refers to the weak as those who are economically disadvantaged (Acts 20:35).

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   Aug 25, 2023 · Paul’s words highlight a paradoxical truth: our strength is most evident when we acknowledge our weakness and rely on God. The juxtaposition of strength and weakness may seem counterintuitive, but it’s a cornerstone of the Christian journey.

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   Jun 4, 2024 · For Paul, Christian living requires following Jesus in faith, rejecting the values of the world, and embracing the Christ crucified out of weakness. Consider these seven ways Paul encourages us to...

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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. So-called “super-apostles” had found their way to Corinth.

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   How does Paul encourage Christians to embrace weakness?

   • For Paul, Christian living requires following Jesus in faith, rejecting the values of the world, and embracing the Christ crucified out of weakness. Consider these seven ways Paul encourages us to embrace weakness. 1. Believe that the weakness of Christ crucified is God’s power to save.

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   How does Paul demonstrate God's design for weakness in the Christian life?

   • 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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   What does Paul say about God's weakness?

   • Reject any methodology that empties God’s weakness of its power. Paul reminds the Corinthians of how he came to them with the gospel: “I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified” (2:2). Paul is describing the “how” of his ministry.

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   Did God use Paul's strengths?

   • God will use the strengths he has given you—he certainly used Paul’s strengths. But thank God for your weaknesses, because it is there that God’s strength is often most clearly displayed. Trusting the One who loves to put his treasure in jars of clay (2 Corinthians 4:7), Jon Bloom (@Bloom_Jon) serves as teacher and cofounder of Desiring God.

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   Why did Paul choose to live in God's power?

   • Paul chose to live in such a way that God’s power was present and active (2:4). Elsewhere, Paul tells the Corinthians that Christ “was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God” (2 Cor. 13:4). Throughout both 1 and 2 Corinthians, Paul battles thought systems that value earthly wisdom and strength.

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   What does Paul say about faith?

   • So, for Paul, the whole of the Christian life is lived “by faith in the Son of God, who loved [us] and gave himself for [us]” (Gal. 2:20). Since the gospel is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,” all God’s saving righteousness is revealed and received entirely through faith in Jesus (Rom. 1:16–17).

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   Jun 8, 2024 · 2 Corinthians 12:9 b (NLT): "My power works best in weakness." Paul shares God's response to his plea, revealing a profound truth that God's power is most effective when we acknowledge our weaknesses. The Greek word for "power" is "dynamis", signifying inherent strength or ability.