The argument continues: Who are you going to emulate, Paul or the Corinthians? You cannot have it both ways.
If someone inquires regarding a particular aspect of your life, you do not express humility by evading the question or falsely understating your achievement. Humility usually expresses itself in an interest of others.
Don’t allow sin’s continued presence in your life to discourage you. Your willingness to resist it both assures you that you are God’s child, and prepares you for your eternal home.
He chose humble instruments so that all could know that the power of the gospel could not have been produced by our own ability.
You will find it easier to serve those who appreciate you than to those who despise you. You will only be able to do the latter if you maintain an eternal focus.
People are better served accepting God’s standards rather than insisting on living by their own.
Never shy from testing other people. Simply make sure that you are seeking their best rather than your own.
So also God uses two kinds of vessels. You are a vessel and God will use you. You must decide what kind of vessel you wish to be.
The Oxford English Dictionary takes five pages to define “love.” You demonstrate your love for God by a life of obedience.
Never suppose that because He has blessed you He is pleased with you. God wants perpetual brokenness, a life dedicated to doing His will. Nothing less will please Him.
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