From 9ccb6b4177dd52942b7a25d925c32fe1e95f5d56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:58:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '48-2co/01.md' --- 48-2co/01.md | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/48-2co/01.md b/48-2co/01.md index f2a042a..7b0f7f5 100644 --- a/48-2co/01.md +++ b/48-2co/01.md @@ -30,18 +30,28 @@ Paul wrote about Jesus’ sufferings helping Christians. Some scholars think was See: Atone (Atonement); Sin; Save (Salvation, Saved from Sins) See: Colossians 1:24-25; 2 Corinthians 4:10-11, 17 - -1:8-11 + + + +## 1:8-11 Where was “Asia”? See Map: Asia -Why did Paul write, “beyond our strength”? + + +### Why did Paul write, “beyond our strength”? + + Paul wrote, “beyond our strength.” Scholars think Paul and those with him suffered more than they were physically capable of in their own human strength. That is, God provided them the strength to endure their suffering. - What was “despaired of life” and the “sentence of death”? + + +### What was “despaired of life” and the “sentence of death”? Some scholars think that to despair of life meant that Paul thought he was going to die. Whatever happened in Asia, Paul thought he was going to die. Some scholars think Paul was writing about being put into prison waiting to be killed as a punishment. Other scholars think Paul was speaking about a serious illness he had and that he was going to die. + See: Punish (Punishment) + See: 2 Corinthians 4:7-12 How does someone set their hope on God?