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a time of affliction and love, my journey of hardship
We as in us
We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry.
In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God.
We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of every kind.
We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food.
We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love.
We faithfully preach the truth. God’s power is working in us. We use the weapons of righteousness in the right hand for attack and the left hand for defense.
We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
We are ignored, even though we are well known.
We live close to death, but we are still alive.
We have been beaten, but we have not been killed.
Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
Oh, dear Corinthian friends! We have spoken honestly with you, and our hearts are open to you.
There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us.
I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children.
Open your hearts to us!
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There is no lack of love on our part, but you have withheld your love from us. [/font]
I am asking you to respond as if you were my own children. Open your hearts to us!
Paul, like his daughter churches, is asking for money. Kind of like the shepherds of Ezekiel 34, he is simply asking for more "fat" of the sheep. When you hear a priest of minister ask you to open up your hearts, hold onto your billfold and find the door as quick as possible.
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