Is 2 Corinthians 11 Paul's own words or Holy Spirit inspired?
Second Corinthians chapter 11 is Holy Spirit inspired, not merely Paul expressing his own feelings of his own volition. As you read these things, they are inspired by the Holy Spirit and are here for a purpose, showing what Paul endured to get the gospel to the Gentile world.
Les teaches that 2 Corinthians chapter 11 is not Paul just simply expressing his own feelings of his own volition; it is Holy Spirit inspired. It is here for a purpose. As you read these things, they are inspired by the Holy Spirit. The chapter records what the man went through for the sole purpose of getting the gospel out to the Gentile world. He was getting no compensation and was not gaining any material wealth whatsoever. If he had wealth as a Jew and as a Pharisee, he evidently just left it all behind. Les thinks Saul of Tarsus was at one time a wealthy religious Jew, but he chucked it all for the sake of being the apostle of the Gentile. Then in verse 22 Paul says, 'Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? So am I. Are they ministers of Christ? Now he says, I speak as a fool.'
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What hardships did Paul experience according to 2 Corinthians 11?
Paul personally endured times of nakedness, cold, heat with no relief, and thirst in his apostolic labors.