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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. So-called “super-apostles” had found their way to Corinth.
Jun 4, 2024 · 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.
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Nov 12, 2024 · Hettie Boer. “He said to me: My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness“ (2 Corinthians 12:9). Paul no longer needed to prove himself by using big words to show his importance. And even if he would have had that tendency, God Himself had made it clear to him that he needed to depend on His power.
- Three Questions About Christian Weaknesslink
- Bringing The Questions Closer to Homelink
- What Weaknesses?Link
- For What Purpose?Link
We are going to talk about the Christian experience of weakness. There are three questions to answer in the time we have: 1. What are the weaknesses that Paul has in mind here when he says, “The power of Christ is made perfect in weakness”? 2. What is the source of such weaknesses? Do they come from Satan or from God? Or both? 3. What is the purpos...
Just to bring it closer to home, on Wednesday we had a really good all church strategy meeting. One of the songs we sang has a chorus that goes like this: As we sang it, I wondered how everyone in the chapel was processing that statement in the light of real life experience when sea billows of joy do not roll over the soul. Here’s how I fit it in m...
What are the weaknesses Paul has in mind here when he quotes Jesus as saying in verse 9, “My power is made perfect in weakness”? And then says, “I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses”? And then again in verse 10 says, “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses”?
What is the purpose of such weaknesses? Is there a goal or an aim for why the weaknesses come? Why insults, hardships, persecutions, calamities, troubles? Why can’t I find a job? Why am I trapped in this awful marriage? Why does my dad have cancer? Why can’t I have children? Why do I have no friends? Why is nothing working in my life? Paul gives th...
Nov 5, 2024 · Paul’s Vision and His Thorn. Perhaps the most famous paradox about human weakness and God’s strength can be found in 2 Corinthians 12:9, when Jesus told Paul, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”. This was a radical statement coming from God.
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Mar 3, 2020 · Instead, God responded by telling Paul that God’s strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). Because God said this to Paul, Paul found pleasure not only in this particular affliction but in the other difficulties in his life.
