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Paul’s Defense of His Ministry
1By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who
am “timid” when face to face with you, but “bold” when away! 2I beg you
that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward
some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. 3For
though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The
weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary,
they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5We demolish arguments
and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God,
and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 6And we
will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is
complete.
7You are looking only on the surface of things.[a] If anyone is confident
that he belongs to Christ, he should consider again that we belong to
Christ just as much as he. 8For even if I boast somewhat freely about the
authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than pulling you
down, I will not be ashamed of it. 9I do not want to seem to be trying to
frighten you with my letters. 10For some say, “His letters are weighty
and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive and his speaking amounts
to nothing.” 11Such people should realize that what we are in our letters
when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.
12We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend
themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare
themselves with themselves, they are not wise. 13We, however, will not
boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field
God has assigned to us, a field that reaches even to you. 14We are not
going too far in our boasting, as would be the case if we had not come to
you, for we did get as far as you with the gospel of Christ. 15Neither do
we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others.[b] Our hope
is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you
will greatly expand, 16so that we can preach the gospel in the regions
beyond you. For we do not want to boast about work already done in
another man’s territory. 17But, “Let him who boasts boast in the
Lord.”[c] 18For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved,
but the one whom the Lord commends.
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Our God is not a small God.
“ But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who
fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children- with those
who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. †(Psalm
103:17-18)
Paul Mator Manyok
Founder of Paul & Friends
www.paulandfriends.org
Email.Paul@paulandfriends.org
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