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- Paul saw the purpose of his suffering as a means to mediate, manifest, and magnify the resurrection power of his Savior. We can see Paul’s radical other-centeredness in 2 Cor. 4:15, as he talks about why he endures such pain:
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Jul 24, 2006 · Would you open your Bibles to Colossians 1? I want to take you to one verse that explains why Paul made the choices he made. Why did he choose this? I know that Christ called him on the Damascus road and said, “I will show him how much he must suffer for me” (Acts 9:16). This is under Jesus Christ. This is no slip-up. This is a plan.
Feb 7, 2010 · Paul saw the purpose of his suffering as a means to mediate, manifest, and magnify the resurrection power of his Savior. We can see Paul’s radical other-centeredness in 2 Cor. 4:15, as he talks about why he endures such pain: It is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory ...
Nov 30, 2019 · Paul knows that his Gospel is the truth because he has suffered physically as a result of his preaching of Jesus. It might seem odd, but Paul recalls his first missionary journey as an example of his suffering. He specifically has in mind the persecution he faced in Asia Minor (Acts 14).
Feb 6, 2022 · Because of his sufferings, Paul understood better than others what it meant to suffer with Jesus. Of all the New Testament writers, no other apostle wrote so much about the cross and about dying with the Savior (Galatians 2:20; Philippians 1:21; 3:8; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:5).
The Apostle Paul knew that God had told him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness…” (2 Cor 12:9-10). That kept Paul humble. So why did God allow the Apostle Paul to suffer so much? The same reason other people do. It was to keep him humble. It’s hard to be prideful when you’re hurting.
His life was full of fear and trembling (1Cor.2:3). His preaching brought him frequent beatings, cursings and imprisonments (2Cor.11:23-28). He remained strong in spite of those things -- things probably more serious than what typically frustrates us today. Paul's frustration as a new Christian.
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Apr 24, 2019 · Indeed, the apostle Paul suffered much for Christ’s sake. And yet, he seemed to embrace, not resist, this suffering. For this reason, Paul can teach us much about suffering—its causes, its rewards, its effects, and our responses, among other things.
