Credentials of Weakness

Fellowship Bible Church Sermons · Aug 26, 2026 · 53m

2 Corinthians 11:6-33 August 23, 2026 AM. Paul boasts about his credentials, even though he would prefer not to do so. This course of action seems to be a way that he can recover the Corinthians from being swayed away by the false teachers. His boasting, however, is almost entirely a list of trials and afflictions that he experiences in ministry. Verse 30 is the key to the passage: if he is driven to boast, he will focus and limit his boasting to his weaknesses. This is hardly "resume worthy" but it actually extols God because the power to survive these afflictions comes from Him…