No one wants to sign up for weakness. But it is through what seems like weakness that the Christian is led to eternal life.
Read MoreAuthority in the church is for love, service, and fellowship, not for tyranny.
Read MoreEvery promise of God is fulfilled in Christ. The whole Bible is focused on Christ. Likewise, he should be the center of our ministry and our lives.
Read MoreAffliction teaches us to rely not on ourselves, but on Him who raises the dead.
Read MorePaul wants the church to understand the Father’s love for them. He is the Father of all mercies.
Read MoreSecond Corinthians is Paul’s most deeply personal, autobiographical, and vulnerable letter. He was writing to a church that valued what the world values. Viewing suffering as weakness, they devalued Paul’s gospel ministry. Paul wants to turn their value system upside down.
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