Psalm 41
Adding to the suffering of David:
Speaking of him in malice
Wishing him dead & forgotten
Speaking falsely & slandering
Gossiping
Whispering
Imagining the worst against him
Lifting their heels against him
Ultimately, David remembered that his enemy doesn't triumph over him - rather, God wins (every time).
2 Cor 1:1-22
Paul praises the Father's compassion, His comfort, even His own experience of suffering. These bring home the realism of who God is - He is not some distant cold God, but rather one who knows and has experienced and cares more than we would ever realise.
Paul wants the Corinthians to realise they had been under hardships, great pressure and despairing of their own lives. They even felt they had been given a death sentence themselves. He wants them to realise the personal cost of sharing the gospel with the Corinthians. It is generosity in action.
Paul is clear to state he is an apostle of Christ, by the will of God. He still sees the Corinthian church as the church of God, united with other saints throughout the region.
Do I see that of churches I do not agree with?
Paul knows he has lived in holiness and sincerity in regards to their relations with the Corinthians and have done so according to God's grace.
Paul lives under the authority of God and so claims the integrity that God brings - He lives his life as yes, ie: it's a certain promise. He lives as a believer living under the eternal faithfulness of God.
v21-22 The 3 special functions of the Holy Spirit
Making us stand firm in Christ - anointing us
Setting His seal of ownership on us
Putting His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit - a guarantee of what is to come
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