Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Simplicity and Godly Sincerity

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

Our boast or rejoicing is this.. The testimony of our conscience. Paul knew that his conscience was upright. He is rejoicing because of this fact. The apostles have behaved in the world with simplicity or holiness and godly sincerity. When Paul says simplicity, I think he means that they weren't double minded and that they had integrity. And godly sincerity. God is perfect, this means that this is true sincerity that is not of this world. Not by earthly wisdom. This is not by fleshly man made wisdom but instead it is by the grace of God that they can behave this way in the world. God gives us the strength that we need even though we don't deserve it. Paul is now saying that they have witnessed the way that the apostles act and the holy manner of how they act.

Application

Today I will pray for godly sincerity in all that I do.

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