Dare to Be WeakSýnishorn

The apostle Paul: opposing spiritual weakness

“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the assembly of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia” (2 Corinthians 1: 1).

Literally, the word apostle means ‘sent one’. Someone who was commissioned to go and to tell others the Good News of Jesus. From a persecutor, Paul was changed into an apostle. Now we often call such a person an evangelist or missionary. Saul and Paul are two names for the same person. Saul is the Hebrew form of this name and Paul is the Greek form (Hebrew and Greek were widely spoken languages in Paul's time). During his lifetime, Paul wrote several letters to give the early Christians more teaching about Jesus and encourage them. 2 Corinthians is addressed to Christians in the city of Corinth and believers who lived in the region of Achaia.

In a way, you could call the first Christians in Corinth weak. They allowed themselves to be taken in by people who, in a way, spread fake news about Jesus. This weakened their faith. Paul strongly opposed this because these fake truths do not give the power that Jesus wants to release in us permanently.

Are there any theories or ideologies that could make you feel threatened, or insecure?

How could your faith be weakened in such cases?