[Discoveries] 09-10-07 Our boast

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/*Now this is our boast ... -- 2 Corinthians 1:12*/

Most of us don't want to brag. Oh, deep down inside, we probably do. 
But, on the surface, we've learned that bragging gets us into trouble. 
If we brag, people call us proud and inconsiderate, and they may be right.

But Paul not only admits to a boast, but he seems perfectly okay with 
it. So, what do you think? Can Christians brag?

Just to be fair, the Jubilee Bible translates the word "boast" as 
"rejoicing." Okay, okay, let's call it rejoicing. What can we rejoice 
about?

Paul gives the answer later in this same verse. We can rejoice that we 
have received the grace of God. God's grace makes us sincere. God's 
grace makes us loving. God's grace makes us holy. We have a lot to 
"rejoice" about.

Is the urge to brag completely unholy? Is it possible that God wants His 
children to rejoice in the righteousness with which He clothes the saints?

Be encouraged!
Dwight



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