PAUL, A TRUE APOSTLE
Second Corinthians Eleven
The self appointed apostles at Corinth wanted to be apostles like Paul
but they were not. The false apostles had even managed to gain some
followers there. Paul felt that it was folly for him to have to defend
his apostleship. He could have used his t... [ Continue Reading ]
_PAUL CONTINUED HIS SELF-DEFENSE -- 2 CORINTHIANS 11:1-4:_ Paul's
concern for the Corinthians was tremendous. Therefore, he desired that
they would bear with him as he explained and defended his apostleship.
He asked them to "bear with me in a little foolishness." Paul was
concerned about the church... [ Continue Reading ]
_FALSE APOSTLES AND DECEITFUL WORKERS -- 2 CORINTHIANS 11:5-15:_ There
was no way in which Paul was inferior to these false apostles. In fact
he was not a whit behind the chiefest apostles. His speech may not
have been as good as these false apostles, but his knowledge was
greater. Did he commit som... [ Continue Reading ]
_ BOASTING DONE WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE -- 2 CORINTHIANS 11:16-21:_ Paul
did not want these brethren to think he was a fool. But even if they
did accept him as a fool he needed to boast a little. Paul used his
personal liberty to describe his life and his authority as an apostle.
The false apostles we... [ Continue Reading ]
_ QUALITIES OF THE TRUE APOSTLESHIP -- 2 CORINTHIANS 11:22-33:_ None
of Paul's critics could boast of any advantage over him in a physical
sense. He said, "Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Jews? So am I.
Are they from the family of Abraham? Well, so am I." He also said he
served the Christ better... [ Continue Reading ]