Strength in weakness is the central message of 2 Corinthians. Throughout the letter Paul turns upside down our natural expectations of the way life works. Contrary to the way the world and our own human hearts naturally function, God takes what is low, despised, and weak to accomplish his purposes. Scriptures referenced include 2 Corinthians 12:10; Ephesians 6:10; Jeremiah 9:23-24; 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; 2 Corinthians 3:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:11-12; 2 Corinthians 6:4-6, 8-10; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Acts 2:38; 2 Corinthians 8:1-2, 9, 14; 2 Corinthians 11:30; and 2 Corinthians 12:9-10.
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