“2 Corinthians 1:12-14”

Friday, May 18, 2018

“For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you. For we write nothing else to you than what you read and understand, and I hope you will understand until the end; just as you also partially did understand us, that we are your reason to be proud as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus.”

Quoting Eric Parker’s workbook for today’s verses, accompanied by the 2 questions he asked for these verses in Bible class:

“Paul had tremendous pride in all of the disciples he brought to Christ. He hoped also that his disciples would have pride in him. This was not the condemnable trait of sinful egotism, but rather a joy found in the digging, planting, watering, and harvesting of God’s crops. Christ prayed for the unity of those whom His apostles would teach (John 17), but we see here again that Paul is on the defensive. He offers his own undefiled conscience (cf. Acts 23:1 and the additional traits of ‘holiness,’ ‘godly sincerity,’ and ‘in the grace of God’ in this passage) as his testimony (Gk: marturion) against the plaintiff false teachers.”

Question 1) How could Paul boast in himself, without it being a sin?

Question 2) When is the “day of our Lord Jesus”?

Please read 2 Corinthians 1:15-24 for tomorrow.

- Louie Taylor 

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