The gospel was received with much certainty and affliction.

The gospel was received with much certainty and affliction

"For our gospel did not come to you only in words, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit and in full certainty. You well know how we behave among you for your love."

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This verse also has great depth. It was as if Paul had told them: "You know that when we came to visit you, we were simply human beings, weak as mud on our lips and on our tongue. All we could do was pronounce words, but we communicated the Word of God. And the Word of God came to you not only in words, but with power and with the Holy Spirit. " Dear listener, this fact makes this task the most pleasant in the world. That is why I am very pleased to teach the Word of God. And do you know why? Because in preaching the Word of God, even if from a human point of view I only pronounce words, when the Spirit of God takes those words and uses them, they become powerful words. Before us we have many letters. We cannot share them all with you, of course. But it would be nice, if we could. But there are some that stand out. Like that of a man, about which his wife told us. She says that on the first opportunity she tuned into our program, he spent about 30 minutes criticizing the preacher. But she continued tuning in to the program and, on one occasion, he wrote to us questioning the content of the message. Another day, she forgot to tune in to the show and he reminded her. Finally, the day came when he heard himself on his knees and received Christ as his Savior. And we have to clarify that this was not due to our power of conviction. The tremendous thing about all this is that the Holy Spirit of God can use the Word of God, and with that confidence we proclaim this message.