Why did all the things Paul suffered happen to him, according to 2 Corinthians 4:15?
According to 2 Corinthians 4:15, all things that happened to Paul were for the sake of the believers, so that the abundant grace might, through the thanksgiving of many, redound or resound to God's glory. They did not exalt Paul, who was a common human being God chose to use.
Les teaches that verse 15 says, "For all things, everything that has happened to this man are for your sake, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound or resound" to God's glory, not Paul's. He emphasizes that Paul was not to be elevated to glory; he was just a common human being like the rest of us whom God saw fit to use. Everything Paul suffered was to bring glory to the God of heaven. In the surrounding verses, the same passage speaks of knowing that the One who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up and present us with you, and it contrasts the outward man perishing with the inward man being renewed day by day, while the seen things are temporal and earthly, not heavenly.
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
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Why did Paul say everything that happened to him was for the Corinthians' sake in 2 Corinthians 4:15?
Everything that happened to Paul was for the sake of the Corinthians, that is, for their benefit.