2 Corinthians 5:12 KJV
For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.
Paul thrust in this chapter is to give a fair show why his brand of Christianity,
- Which is not wealthy
- Which is not popular
- Which is not even healthy (he suffered much in the flesh)
In comparison to that of his accusers and those false apostles who had made their way to Corinth , is still right Christianity.
He wanted to give these believers an answer for the accusers:
- Their Christianity was all about appearances
- His Christianity was all about the heart
- Their Christianity was meant to give rewards on earth
- His Christianity was meant to lay up treasures in heaven
- Their Christianity was nothing more than a reformation of the old nature
- His Christianity made him a new creature
- Their Christianity accused anyone who was different
- His Christianity was confident in eternity
Not much has changed. The larger numbers of people still follow after a kind of Christianity that glories in appearance and not in the heart.
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