Are They Ministers Of Christ?

[Mr. M]

2 Corinthians 11:
23 Are they ministers of Christ?—I speak as a fool—I am more:
in labors more abundant,
in stripes above measure,
in prisons more frequently,
in deaths often.
24 From the Jews five times I received the forty minus one.
25 Three times I was beaten with rods;
once I was stoned;
three times I was shipwrecked;
a night and a day I have been in the deep;
26 in journeys often,
in perils of waters,
in perils of robbers,
in perils of my own countrymen,
in perils of the Gentiles,
in perils in the city,
in perils in the wilderness,
in perils in the sea,
in perils among false brethren;
27 in weariness and toil,
in sleeplessness often,
in hunger and thirst, in fastings often,
in cold and nakedness—
28 besides the other things, what comes upon me daily:
my deep concern for all the churches.
29 Who is weak, and I am not weak?
Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?
30 If I must boast, I will boast in the things which concern my infirmity.
31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever,
knows that I am not lying.

O, the blessedness of the apostle Paul!
And of those who question his credentials.

Galatians 4:
11 I am afraid for you, lest I have labored for you in vain.
12 Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you. You have not
injured me at all.
13 You know that because of physical infirmity I preached the gospel to you at the first.
14 And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me
as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
15 What then was the blessing you enjoyed? For I bear you witness that, if possible,
you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.
16 Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?