2 Corinthians 12

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1. Humility · Andrew Murray

   Humility and Happiness cites 2 Corinthians 12: 9

   … insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12: 9, 10. Lest Paul should exalt himself, by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelati…

2. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

   That God May Be All in All cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

   …very special way to teach him to say, "I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses" 2 Corinthians 12:9. Paul was in danger of being exalted, owing to the revelations from Heaven, and Jesus cam…

3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

   2.5 The Fifth Commandment cites 2 Cor 12: 14

   …oung, and of worse than falls when they are older. Their love is evidenced by their cost. 2 Cor 12: 14. They lay up and they lay out for their children; and are not like the raven or ostrich, …

4. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   [I.e., the Last Judgment — GL] cites 2 Cor. 12:2

   … For “their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.”167167 “The third heaven” Paul (2 Cor. 12:2) tells how he was caught up into the third heave, or paradise, and heard unutterable word…

5. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

   Christian Perfection cites 2 Cor. 12:2

   …that this thorn was given to St. Paul above fourteen years before he wrote this epistle; [2 Cor. 12:2] which itself was wrote several years before he finished his course. [see Acts 20:24; 2 T…

6. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   An exhortation to love God cites 2 Cor. xii. 4

   …t of God, and heard those “unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter” (2 Cor. xii. 4). Never was any man a loser by his love to God. If our love to God does not increase, it …

7. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   XII. Gracious and holy affections have their exercise and fruit in Christian practice cites 2 Cor. 12:6

   …ther going behind their hands and feet, after the prudent example of the blessed apostle, 2 Cor. 12:6, and many occasions of spiritual pride would be cut off; and so a great door shut against…

8. Baptism with the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   How Spiritual Power is Lost cites 2 Corinthians 12:7

   …ecoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me" (2 Corinthians 12:7). How many men have failed here! They have asked for God's power in His way; it has come.…

9. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

   The worst things work for good to the godly cites 2 Cor. xii. 7

   …ove measure, there was given me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me” (2 Cor. xii. 7). The thorn in the flesh was to puncture the puffing up of pride. Better is that temptati…

10. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Those that Christ hath to do withal are bruised cites 2 Cor. xii.7

    …t God had broken his bones as a lion, Isai. xxxviii. 13. Thus the chosen vessel St. Paul, 2 Cor. xii.7, needed the messenger of Satan to buffet him, lest he should be lifted up above measure. …

11. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Spiritual Gleaning cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    … with grain: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness," (2 Corinthians 12:9). Another is long in the stalk but very rich in corn: "Do not let your hearts be troubled…

12. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Act faith on Christ for the killing of thy sin cites 2 Cor. xii. 9

    …ith the consideration of the sufficiency of his grace: “My grace is sufficient for thee,” 2 Cor. xii. 9. Though he were not immediately so far made partaker of it as to be freed from his tempta…

13. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Second Stage cites 2 Cor. 12:9

    …ich, notwithstanding what the devil can do, the souls of his people prove gracious still. 2 Cor. 12:9. And in that thou sawest that the man stood behind the wall to maintain the fire; this is…

14. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    IV. It is no sign that affections are gracious, or that they are otherwise, that persons did not make them themselves, or excite them of their own contrivance and by their own strength cites 2 Cor. 12:9

    … of man,1515 2 Cor. 4:7. and that Christ's power might be manifested in our weakness,1616 2 Cor. 12:9. and none might say mine own hand hath saved me.1717 Judg. 7:2. So it was in most of thos…

15. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …at is done in secret, will reward you.” Psalm 46:10 — “Be still, and know that I am God.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 — “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in we…

16. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Pastoral Calling cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …r grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 — “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in we…

17. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Breaking of the Outer Man cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …st answered, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ASV). Paul concludes, “when I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ASV). Nee…

18. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The best things work for good to the godly cites 2 Cor. xii. 9

    … it? He is upheld by the arms of the Almighty. “My strength is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. xii. 9). The power of God works for us by supplying our wants. God creates comforts when means f…

19. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Learning to Walk by Faith cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    … Paul heard, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ASV). Weakness did not become Nee's ideal; Christ's sufficiency did. The distinction is …

20. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Teresa of Ávila — The Mystic Who Built a School of Prayer cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …ll boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV). The weaknesses that made her incapable of managing her own affairs were, she disco…

21. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Jehovah cites 2 Corinthians 12:9–10

    …ses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:9–10). Who could ask for a more glorious victory than this? And this victory will be ours if w…

22. Men Who Tended the Flock · Ochorus Originals

    Robert Murray M’Cheyne — The Holy Young Shepherd of Dundee cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …ll boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” (2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV). The greatest revival in St. Peter’s history occurred while M’Cheyne was absent — l…

23. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with Those Who Are Anxious to Be Saved and Know How, but Who Have Difficulties cites 2 Cor. xii. 9

    …difficulty very similar to the preceding one, is “I am too weak.” With such a person, use 2 Cor. xii. 9, 10. Ask him “where is it that Christ’s strength is made perfect?” When he answers “in we…

24. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Ninth Stage cites 2 Cor. 12:9

    …d, I am a great, a very great sinner: and he answered, “My grace is sufficient for thee.” 2 Cor. 12:9. Then I said, But, Lord, what is believing? And then I saw from that saying, “He that com…

25. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Faith, Prayer, and the Life of Dependence cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …horn to depart and received not removal but a promise: “My grace is sufficient for thee” (2 Corinthians 12:9, ASV). An unanswered request may become an answered need at a deeper level. That does not…

26. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …ual ministry cannot be manufactured by natural strength. Scriptures to revisit John 5:19; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10; Ephesians 1:17-18; Hebrews 11:1; Isaiah 40:31; 2 Corinthians 1:9; John 7:17. Reflecti…

27. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    March cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …s, if Jesus lead, I'll follow where he goes.” March 4 “My grace is sufficient for thee.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) If none of God's saints were poor and tried, we should not know half so well the consola…

28. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    November cites 2 Corinthians 12:9

    …ers from the throne of grace.” November 4 “For my strength is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) A primary qualification for serving God with any amount of success, and for doing God's …

29. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    August cites 2 Cor. xii. 9

    …. August 18 My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. xii. 9. God's way of answering His people's prayers is not by removing the pressure, but by incr…

30. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Helen Roseveare — The Doctor Who Called Suffering a Privilege cites 2 Corinthians 12:10

    …e most counterintuitive arithmetic of the gospel: “For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, NIV). The missionary who acknowledged her weakness was not diminished in her witness. Sh…

31. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 12:10

    …te in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 — “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Chapter 9 — Jim Elliot Luke 9:24–25 — “For whoe…

32. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    Discouragement cites 2 Corinthians 12:10

    …for us, our lack of ability becomes an advantage. "For when I am weak, then I am strong" (2 Corinthians 12:10). The children of Israel provide a warning here. At the borders of the promised land, Mos…

33. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix a: Twenty-Five Core Teachings of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 12:10

    …he servant learns resurrection dependence. Paul says, “when I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10, ASV). This teaching should not lead Christians to pretend competence is bad. Gifts are g…

34. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    December cites 2 Cor. xii. 10

    …to welcome us, and God to console!—Selected. December 2 When I am weak, then am I strong. 2 Cor. xii. 10. This is God's way. We advance by going backwards, we become strong by becoming weak, we …

35. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 2 Cor. 12:19

    … overpowering affection towards the people of Christ. He speaks of his dear love to them, 2 Cor. 12:19, Phil. 4:1, 2 Tim. 1:2; of his "abundant love," 2 Cor. 2:4; and of his "affectionate and …