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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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Mar 11, 2024 · In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NIV), Paul writes, “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me.”
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).
- Paul Relished His Weaknesses
- How Can Believers Delight in Weaknesses?
- Allow God to Display His Power Through You
- Surrender Your Life to Christ
- Emulate Jesus
In 2 Corinthians 11, we find Paul admonishing the Corinthian Church for falling prey to false apostleswho threatened to detract them from their commitment to Christ. Paul was appalled at their gullibility. These false apostles were acting superior and lording over the Corinthians, who didn't seem to mind. Paul wondered whether it was wrong for him ...
If you are like me, I detest feeling weak and vulnerable. I like to feel competent and in perfect control of my life. I don't like when my family is faced with illness, lack, shame, or any form of uncertainty. I tend to sense God’s blessing over my life when all my ducks are in a neat row. But when I come face-to-face with my imperfections and life...
God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him (1 Corinthians 1:28-29). Oftentimes our abilities and competencies stand in the way of God. In the Bible, when God wanted to remind people of His power, He chose the weakest among them an...
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me (Galatians 2:20). We have been redeemed back to God through the death of Jesus on the cross. Our old self was crucified with him, so we should no longer be slaves to...
“Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also” (John 15:20). Though he was the Son of God, Jesus was well-acquainted with weaknesses and hardships. Before His ascension, He assured His disciples that just as He was per...
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.
Jan 29, 2022 · Because, as St. Paul tells us, God’s power is seen most clearly in weakness. “God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something.”.
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Aug 19, 2021 · That’s what Jesus meant when he told Paul, “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9) — “perfect” meaning complete or entirely accomplished. Our weaknesses are indispensable because God manifests the fullness of his power through them.
