26 I have traveled on many long journeys. I have faced danger from rivers and from robbers. I have faced danger from my own people, the Jews, as well as from the Gentiles. I have faced danger in the cities, in the deserts, and on the seas. And I have faced danger from men who claim to be believers but are not. 27 I have worked hard and long, enduring many sleepless nights. I have been hungry and thirsty and have often gone without food. I have shivered in the cold, without enough clothing to keep me warm.
28 Then, besides all this, I have the daily burden of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
30 If I must boast, I would rather boast about the things that show how weak I am. 31 God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying. 32 When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me. 33 I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
Terrie's Comments:
So it is almost like Paul said if you are going to listen to those who boast... then I can boast to you too... then he goes on to compare his reason to boast vs those who were trying to side-swipe the church in Cornith. However he goes onto explain that the only boasting worth doing is boasting in those things that make us look weak and allow Jesus to be glorified. I think this is the point of this little "rant" is to prove his point that we should be boasting in Christ alone.
Tori's Comments:
Okay, now I understand the boasting.
During the first paragraph, all I could think was just how silly it should be for a Christian to try to create a little safety bubble. The bible warns us about persecution, that it WILL come, so instead of taking crazy measures to prevent perhaps we should be preparing ourselves for when it does come. So we can be ready and use it as a way to testify to God.
Just a thought. How do y'all feel about it?
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