Do Not Boast

Do Not Boast2 Corinthians 10:13-18; 11:1-3

Cornel Rasor, Pastor

l Act 9:15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, tobear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

l Rom 1:5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring aboutthe obedience of faith among all the Gentiles for His name's sake,

l Gal 2:7-9 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the gospelto the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised 8 (for He whoeffectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectuallyworked for me also to the Gentiles), 9 and recognizing the grace that had beengiven to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gaveto me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to theGentiles and they to the circumcised.

l Rom 15:20 And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ wasalready named, so that I would not build on another man's foundation;

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l 1Co 3:6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing thegrowth.

l 1Co 3:10 According to the grace of God which was given tome, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and anotheris building on it. But each man must be careful how he buildson it.

l 1Co 4:15 For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yetyou would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I becameyour father through the gospel.



l Jer 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD, "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let notthe mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; 24 but let himwho boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD whoexercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in thesethings," declares the LORD.

l Psa 34:2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD; The humble will hear it and rejoice.

l Psa 44:8 In God we have boasted all day long, And we will give thanks to Your nameforever. Selah.

l Isa 45:25 "In the LORD all the offspring of Israel Will be justified and will glory."

l Isa 41:16 "You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, And the storm willscatter them; But you will rejoice in the LORD, You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.



• “In the Christian church, indeed, self-commendation should beviewed with suspicion as a mark of disqualification. God’scommendation of a person is shown, not by verbal boasts, butby the testimony of the consciences of those who haveexperienced the blessing attendant upon that person’s laboursand by the continuing and increasing fruits of his labours (cf.4:2, 5:11).”



• foolishness

• α φροσυνη

• aphrosunē

• 1) foolishness, folly, senselessness

• 2) thoughtlessness, recklessness

• aphrosuné: foolishness

• Original Word: ἀφροσύνη, ῆς, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, FeminineTransliteration: aphrosunéPhonetic Spelling: (af-ros-oo'-nay)Definition: foolishnessUsage: want of sense, foolishness, impiety, wickedness.

• Cognate: 877 aphrosýnē – lack of perspective, emphasizing its quality (foolishness) – notethe -synē suffix (focusing on the inherent quality of a term). See 878 (aphrōn).



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