If you know Christ and him crucified, you know enough to make you happy, supposing you know nothing else. And without this, all your other knowledge cannot keep you from being everlastingly miserable.--George Whitefield, in a sermon on 1 Cor. 2:2 in 1739, in The Sermons of George Whitefield (ed. Lee Gatiss; Crossway, 2012), 2:238
25 October 2012
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Paul knew Christ and Him crucified, and yet at one point said that "we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself." 2 Cor. 1:8
How quickly this can turn into sheer legalistic demand, rather than a heart of love! Listen to Paul's heart...
"...But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead...On Him we have set our hope...You also must help us by prayer..." 2 Cor. 1:9-11
Beautiful.
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