2 Corinthians 10 7-18

01/05 ~ From New Testament Letters

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7 - Remember what I told you before, which is so evident. If anyone is confident that they are Christ's, let them remind theirself that just as they are Christ's, so also are we. 8 For I am not ashamed, even if I boast a bit too much about our authority. Which authority the Lord gave for building you up, not for tearing you down. 9 I don’t want to appear to be frightening you with my letters. 10 For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” 11 Let such a person understand that what we say by letter when absent, we also do when present. 12 Not that we dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who are commending themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. {Competing.. putting down Paul and others to build theirselves up is not a fruit of the Spirit but of the lower and mortal human nature. Creating levels and assigning self to the higher than others level is no sign of maturity.}

     13 But! We will not boast without limit, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us! To reach you, 14 for we are not overextending ourselves, as though we didn’t reach you. For we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel (good news) of Christ. 15 We don’t boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our influence among you may become greater, 16 so we may move on to preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done by another. 17 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 18 For it’s not the one who commends theirself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends [sunistémi and sunistanó - commend, establish, demonstrate, prove, hold together; from sýn - union, together with, and hístēmi - to stand, stand together, referring to facts lining up with each other to support (commend)]. {He builds upon what he teaches..}

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