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J. I. Packer argues that for Christians, weakness should be a way of life. Yet many believers desperately try to be self-sufficient, resenting their needs and limitations. Reflecting on his own life experiences of frailty—having been hit by a truck at a young age—Packer teaches the importance of embracing frailty, and looking to Christ for strength, affirmation, and contentment.

practical manner. When he reached Corinth, he would be on his way to Jerusalem and hoped to pick up the Corinthian contribution at that time to take with him along with the rest of the money. In chapters 8 and 9, his tone changes to one of pastoral admonition as he writes about all of this. Third, he wanted to counter the influence of the intruders who sought to turn the Corinthians against him. They had been calling him “weak” to express their contempt for him (10:10). Changing his tone again to
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