We praise and thank you, God, that your Word is helping those imprisoned to make better decisions and put their trust in you. They claim that they “want to give you, Holy God, a try.” Many have now received their first Bible, and the generous support from Bible-A-Month Partners is helping to provide Bibles for hurting prisoners in El Salvador and beyond. Your Word is helping them to begin their journey of finding and following you, Lord God. Gracious God, women and girls in El Salvador, who had been targets of violence and had turned to gangs for protection and were arrested, now have hope. Amen.Īnd now join us in praising God that the Bible is helping prisoners in El Salvador find Christ. What are the weapons Paul is referring to in verse 4? How are these weapons used (verse 5)? In verse 17, Paul says that “whoever wants to boast must boast about what the Lord has done.” What will you boast about today? PrayĪlmighty God, empower me with weapons of the Spirit in order to destroy false arguments and spread the true knowledge of your love and salvation. Today’s Key Verse: 2 Corinthians 10:18įor it is when the Lord thinks well of us that we are really approved, and not when we think well of ourselves. 16 Then we can preach the Good News in other countries beyond you and shall not have to boast about work already done in someone else’s field.ġ7 But as the scripture says, “Whoever wants to boast must boast about what the Lord has done.” 18 For it is when the Lord thinks well of us that we are really approved, and not when we think well of ourselves. Instead, we hope that your faith may grow and that we may be able to do a much greater work among you, always within the limits that God has set. 15 So we do not boast about the work that others have done beyond the limits God set for us. 14 And since you are within those limits, we were not going beyond them when we came to you, bringing the Good News about Christ. How stupid they are! They make up their own standards to measure themselves by, and they judge themselves by their own standards! 13 As for us, however, our boasting will not go beyond certain limits it will stay within the limits of the work which God has set for us, and this includes our work among you. 10 Someone will say, “Paul’s letters are severe and strong, but when he is with us in person, he is weak, and his words are nothing!” 11 Such a person must understand that there is no difference between what we write in our letters when we are away and what we will do when we are there with you.ġ2 Of course we would not dare classify ourselves or compare ourselves with those who rate themselves so highly. 9 I do not want it to appear that I am trying to frighten you with my letters. 8 For I am not ashamed, even if I have boasted somewhat too much about the authority that the Lord has given us-authority to build you up, not to tear you down. Are there some there who reckon themselves to belong to Christ? Well, let them think again about themselves, because we belong to Christ just as much as they do. 6 And after you have proved your complete loyalty, we will be ready to punish any act of disloyalty.ħ You are looking at the outward appearance of things. We destroy false arguments 5 we pull down every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God we take every thought captive and make it obey Christ. 4 The weapons we use in our fight are not the world’s weapons but God’s powerful weapons, which we use to destroy strongholds. 3 It is true that we live in the world, but we do not fight from worldly motives. By the gentleness and kindness of Christ 2 I beg you not to force me to be harsh when I come for I am sure I can deal harshly with those who say that we act from worldly motives. Scripture Reading Paul Defends His Ministryġ0 I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you-I who am said to be meek and mild when I am with you, but harsh with you when I am away. His hope is that the faith of people will grow, and he concludes by admonishing the Corinthians to boast only about what the Lord has done. Some claim that his letters are harsh but that in person he is weak. God’s Saving Word: Spiritual Renewal IntroductionĢ Corinthians 10:1-18: The apostle Paul defends himself and his work against ongoing attacks made by his critics in the church in Corinth.
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