Sermons About Boasting
Glorifying In Infirmity
Paul is recounting his hardships in life. These troubles came not only from things without but also from carrying the burden of concern for all of the churches. He is boasting/glorying in these things in order to establish his credibility with the Corinthian believers because false teachers had come in and were attacking his authority. He is glorying, not in spite of but because of these afflictions and infirmities - he says this four times (2 Corinthians 11.30, 12.5, 12.9, 12.10).
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Passion: Either to Avoid the Cross or to Boast in the Cross
What's the difference between legalism/sin and living by the Spirit? Why do Christians return to sin? The issue is how much we make of the cross of Christ.
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Philippians 3: Righteousness by Faith
Righteous and ultimately salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ; not as a result of our own achievements and goodness
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Faith Gives Us Eyes To See (Romans 3:27-31)
Faith changes the way we see everything. It changes the way we see ourselves -- there is no occasion for boasting in ourselves, only in our savior. It changes the way we see others -- we are no different from or better than others, only recipients of the gifts of grace and mercy, which others need just as well. And it changes the way we see God's Law -- the Law is no longer the way we earn God's favor, but it is a guide to how we can live a life pleasing to the one who has saved us.
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