Les Feldick Bible Study

What does our light and momentary affliction produce for us according to 2 Corinthians 4:17?

According to 2 Corinthians 4:17, our light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. This affliction is temporary, but the glory it produces is eternal and far more exceeding.

Les explains that the light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. He notes that though our outward man perishes, the inward man is renewed day by day. The things which are seen are temporal and earthly, not heavenly, while the things not seen are eternal. Therefore, the believer looks not at the things seen but at the things not seen, because the temporary affliction produces eternal glory.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;