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How would you react if someone you loved hurt you with malicious gossip? What would you do if someone turned the loyalty and affections of your children away from you? This was Paul’s dilemma. False teachers had infiltrated the church in Corinth and had questioned Paul’s personal integrity and apostolic authority. Although he was crushed and heartbroken, Paul defended himself in this letter. He...

II. Lessons of Sufferings (1:3–11) Paul was not ashamed of his sufferings; rather, he gloried in them (cf. 12:9–11). He did not view his hardships as something inconsistent with his apostolic office. He cited them as part of his defense against the false charges levied at him (cf. Gal. 6:11–13). Concerning his critics, he asserted: “From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Gal. 6:17). To Paul, the difficulties in his life were essential for learning
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