What it looks like to follow Christ

In 2 Cor 11, Paul outlines what boasting really looks like as a Christian. It’s not about who baptized you, it’s not about how great your tassels are or how well those around you deem your character. A true Christian life is one that follows God no matter what. He explemplifies this by speaking to a rhetorical person who is boasting. He retorts:

• I’m a Hebrew too
• I’m an Israelite too
• I’m one of Abraham’s descendents
• He is also a servant of Christ
• He’s worked harder (he admits he hates to say this) by:
  • going to prison
  • being flogged severely
  • been nearly killed repeatedly
  • whipped 40-1 lashes 5 times
  • beaten with a rod 3 times
  • stones once
  • in 3 shipwrecks
  • adrift at see for a full 24 hours
  • constantly moving around
  • in danger of the elements, robbers, Jews, Gentiles, and false believers; not safe in a city or outside of a city
• gone without sleep
• gone hungry and thirsty
• been cold and naked
• constantly concerned over the churches

2 Cor 11:29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn? ³⁰ If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.

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