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Do everything for the glory of God

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23 “All things are lawful for me.” Yes, but not everything is helpful. ” “All things are lawful for me.” Yes, but not everything helps.
1 Corinthians 10:23

24 No one should do things that only help him. He should also do what is helpful to others.
1 Corinthians 10:24

25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat market. Don’t raise any question about proving this meat wrong.
1 Corinthians 10:25

26 You may eat it, for the earth and all things on it belong to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:26

27 Anyone who is not a believer may invite you to a meal with him. Don’t question whether it is good to eat or not.
1 Corinthians 10:27

28 But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered to idols, eat not. Don’t eat it. Because you don’t want to hurt the faith of the person who told you about it and also because some people think that eating meat is wrong.
1 Corinthians 10:28

29 I do not mean that you think this is wrong. But the other person may think that this is wrong. That is why I will not eat that meat. My freedom should not be judged by what others think.
1 Corinthians 10:29

30 I eat food after giving thanks. So I don’t want to be criticized for what I thank God for.
1 Corinthians 10:30

31 So if you eat or drink, or if you do anything, do it for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31

32 Do not do anything that offends the people, the Jews, the Greeks, or the church of God.
1 Corinthians 10:32

33 I do the same. I try my best to please everyone. I don’t try to do what is good for me, I try to do it so that they can be saved.
1 Corinthians 10:33

Paul’s Suffering as an Apostle

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16 I tell you again, Let no one think I am a fool. But if you think I am a fool, then accept me as a fool. Then I too will be able to boast a little.
2 Corinthians 11:16

17 I boast because I am confident. But I am not speaking as the Lord can speak. I brag like a fool.
2 Corinthians 11:17

18 Many people in the world brag about their lives. That is why I will brag.
2 Corinthians 11:18

19 You are wise, so you will gladly take care of fools.
2 Corinthians 11:19

20 I know that you will be patient, because you are humble even to the one who makes you do wrong and uses you. You deal patiently with people who cheat on you, or who think they are better than you, or slap you.
2 Corinthians 11:20

21 It is a shame for me to say this, but we were too “weak” to do such things with you. I’m talking like a fool.
2 Corinthians 11:21

22 Are they Hebrews? Are they Israelites? Am I an Israelite? Are they from Abraham’s family? So am i
2 Corinthians 11:22

23 Are they serving Christ? I am serving him more than they are (I am suffering who is talking like this) I have done more work than those people. Many times I was in prison. I too have suffered many beatings. Many times I was very close to death.
2 Corinthians 11:23

24 The Jews punished me five times with 39 lashes.
2 Corinthians 11:24

25 At three different times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was in ships that wrecked, and on one of those occasions I spent a night and a day at sea.
2 Corinthians 11:25

26 I have undertaken many short journeys. I was threatened by rivers, bandits, my allies, and non-Jews. I was in danger in the cities and in places where no one lives, and even at sea. And I am also in danger with those who say they are brothers but are not really brothers.
2 Corinthians 11:26

27 I have also done hard and tiring work. I went to sleep many times. I felt hungry and thirsty. Most of the time I didn’t have food to eat. I am cold without clothes.
2 Corinthians 11:27

28 And there are many other problems. One of these is caring for all my churches. I worry about them every day.
2 Corinthians 11:28

29 When someone else is weak, I also feel weak. When someone is tempted to sin, I also get upset.
2 Corinthians 11:29

30 If I only boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.
2 Corinthians 11:30

31 God knows I am not lying. He is the Father and God of the Lord Jesus Christ, and should be praised forever.
2 Corinthians 11:31

32 While I was in Damascus, the governor of King Aritas wanted to arrest me. So he set up guards all over the city.
2 Corinthians 11:32

33 But some friends put me in a basket. Then they let me down through a window in the middle of the wall. So I escaped the governor.
2 Corinthians 11:33

Lack of faith in Israel

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30 So what did all this mean? This means that; Non-Jews who were not trying to be righteous were made righteous. They became righteous because of their faith.
Romans 9:30

31 And the people of Israel accepted the law to make themselves righteous, but they did not do it.
Romans 9:31

32 Why? Because they were trying to be righteous by their actions, not by faith. They get stuck on the rocks that cause people to stumble.
Romans 9:32

33 The Scriptures say of this stone, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone that will cause people to stumble, and it is a rock that causes people to sin, but the person who believes in that rock will not be disappointed. ”
Romans 9:33