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2 Corinthians 1:8-9
8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about the hardships we suffered in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
The result of the 'affliction' was that Paul and his companions had come to think that God himself had given them up, and Paul seems to be confessing that they began to believe it. But the ultimate explanation and comfort throughout this experience where God's protection had seemingly ceased is found in God's granting of power through their faith and hope. Paul knew of resurrection because of his faith in Christ--about its power for life now in the hardest of trials, and in its building up of hope in the darkest situations.
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