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2 Corinthians chapter 11 verses 5-6 (NIV)  I do not think I am in the least inferior to those “super-apostles.” I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in every way. Paul was a learned scholar. As a young man he was…

2 Corinthians chapter 10 verse 7 (NIV)  You are judging by appearances. If anyone is confident that they belong to Christ, they should consider again that we belong to Christ just as much as they do.  Paul found himself being criticised because he didn’t fit the perception of a follower of Jesus that the Corinthians…

psalm 106 verse 13 (NIV) But they soon forgot what he had done    and did not wait for his plan to unfold. The people of Israel saw many miracles and Godly interventions on their behalf. God made many promises and shared His plans and intentions for His chosen people. But He did not give…

2 Corinthians chapter 8 verse 23 (NIV)  As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; as for our brothers, they are representatives of the churches and an honour to Christ.  We don’t know about the brothers of whom Paul speaks, who were to go with Titus. But what we are told…

Isaiah Chapter 8 verses 11-13 (NIV)  This is what the LORD says to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people:“Do not call conspiracy everything this people calls a conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it. The LORD Almighty is the…

2 Corinthians chapter 7 verse 10 (NIV) Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. As Christians we are all too aware that although we are being changed, we are not yet perfect, and won’t be until Christ returns. But we can take comfort that when…

2 Corinthians chapter 6 verse 3 (NIV)  We put no stumbling block in anyone’s path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. I would be heartbroken if any action or behaviour of mine was a stumbling block or hindrance to anyone thinking of following Jesus. We need to be so aware of our behaviour…

2 Corinthians chapter 6 verse 1 ( NIV)    As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.  This verse contains an amazing statement. We are considered God’s fellow workers. He is not autocratic. He wants us to be obedient to Him, but He wants to work with us and…

2 Corinthians chapter 5 verses 9 – 10 (NIV)  So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things…

Micah chapter 3 verse 8 (NIV)  But as for me, I am filled with power,    with the Spirit of the LORD,    and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression,    to Israel his sin. Sometimes we have to say things or do things that are just and right, but they…