Paul’s Sincerity

For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.

For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.

Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech—

The Light of Christ’s Gospel

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart.

And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

by purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love,

Christ Our Pattern

I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

Did I commit sin in humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

For you put up with fools gladly, since you yourselves are wise!

lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and I shall mourn for many who have sinned before and have not repented of the uncleanness, fornication, and lewdness which they have practiced.

I have told you before, and foretell as if I were present the second time, and now being absent I write to those who have sinned before, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare—

since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.