“This is the third time I am coming to you EVERY FACT IS TO BE CONFIRMED BY
THE TESTIMONY OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES.
2I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that if I come again I will not spare anyone,
3since you are seeking for proof of the Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.
4For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you”
The Apostle again gives us two principles for Christian living as
relates to our interactions with other people. First, it is important for the Christian to live his/her life based on facts rather than rumors or gossip. Don’t trust whatever evil is said of someone else unless you have concrete
evidence of the same i.e. unless it is “confirmed by the testimony of two or three” others. Always give others the benefit of the doubt! The second point the Apostle raises is the service towards others. Jesus modeled this for Apostle Paul who models it for us that we become weak for others just as the Son of God left His lofty throne to serve our needs. In this sense, Jesus is our eternal contemporary. How well are you serving other brothers and sisters in Christ? What about the hurting word at large? This is the real deal!
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