Paul, in 2nd Corinthians 11:22-31, shares with us an amazing list of experiences he had endured ... in the work of our Lord. Events involving suffering (or pressure of some kind) ... for Jesus' Sake! Today's focus centers on a single fact, Paul … [Continue reading]
PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, THREE TIMES SHIPWRECKED
That's what Paul reported in 2nd Corinthians 11:25. In beautiful Elizabethan English, King James Version, "thrice I suffered shipwreck." The number "thrice" is "tris" in Greek, simply meaning "three." And "two" is "duo," no surprises … [Continue reading]
PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, ONCE STONED
In 2nd Corinthians 11:25 Paul wrote, "Once I was stoned." He could have as well written: "Once I have been stoned ... so far." Because his ministry was only 1/2 to 2/3 over as he wrote those words. The verb "was stoned" is "lithazo," meaning … [Continue reading]
PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, BEATEN WITH RODS
The word is "litany," a noun. It is defined as "a repetitive recital, a series, a list." And Paul is here in our Text (2 Corinthians 11:24-31) writing such a thing. About all he has suffered for Jesus' sake, through the first half (some say … [Continue reading]
PAUL’S HARDSHIPS, OF THE JEWS
Paul once enumerated the trials he had faced as a Christian. At least until the mid-point of his ministry. And first on that list was the Apostle's being beaten "by the Jews!" His own people, by nationality anyway, his blood kin. Our Text … [Continue reading]
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