Daily Lesson for Monday 14th of September 2026

Yesterday, we saw that Paul and his fellow workers exerted their ministries as a spiritual warfare, and did so using God’s weapons. Today, we will see that false teachers act according to human criteria. They boast inappropriately. In turn, Paul boasts only in the Lord. As he wrote: “But ‘he who glories, let him glory in the Lord’ ” (2 Corinthians 10:17, NKJV).

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Paul’s use of self-boasting language has intrigued interpreters throughout the centuries. However, self-boasting was a common practice in the ancient world and was controlled by social conventions to avoid offending the audience. Paul knew such conventions, and he followed them. In addition, Paul makes it clear that his way of boasting distinguishes itself from that of the false teachers. He boasts in the Lord (2 Corinthians 10:17). This is a quotation from the Old Testament: “ ‘Let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth’ ” (Jeremiah 9:24, ESV). By quoting this passage from Jeremiah, Paul shows that it is Christ who is in focus—Christ’s love, justice, and righteousness.

In other words, Paul’s boasting focuses on God’s accomplishments in Christ. Thus, his boasting is biblical and, hence, inoffensive. On the other hand, his opponents got into an atmosphere of competitiveness by comparing themselves to one another. This is foolishness (2 Corinthians 10:12).

In 2 Corinthians 10:14-16, Paul hints that preaching the gospel is the primary focus of his ministry, both in Corinth and in regions beyond Corinth. Paul’s love for Jesus led him to talk constantly about the good news of salvation, found in the death and resurrection of Christ.

Unlike the false teachers in Corinth who commended themselves, Paul had been commended and approved by God (2 Corinthians 10:12,18). He was “called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God” (1 Corinthians 1:1, NKJV). He was faithful to this calling until the end of his life (2 Timothy 4:7).

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Prepared for Sabbath School Class on September 19. 

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Key Text: For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds” (2 Corinthians 10:4, ESV).

Read in Class: 2 Corinthians 10:1-11.

Study: Paul’s meekness in his dealings with the Corinthians was sometimes confused with weakness. What words or phrases in this passage reveal Paul’s courage to deal with the problem of false teachers in Corinth? 

Apply: How can we be simultaneously gentle and bold when dealing with false teachers? Why must we be both? 

Share: Your friend asks, why complaining is listed along with other serious sins like sexual immorality? Is complaining really all that bad? What do you tell your friend? 

Read in Class: 1 Corinthians 10:13-17.

Study: How can an atmosphere of competitiveness harm the preaching of the gospel?

Apply:Reread 2 Corinthians 10:12-18. How can church leaders, or even members, avoid an atmosphere of competition? Why is it so easy to get caught up in things that really don’t matter?

Share:  Your friend asks we fall so often, when 1 Corinthians 10:13 Promises us that God can deliver us from all temptation? What do you tell your friend? 

Read in Class: 2 Cotinghians 11:1-15. 

Study: How does Paul depict the challenges that he is facing with these false teachers?

Apply: Look at how strongly he is reacting to error in the church! What should that say to us, as well?

Share: Your friend asks, what is the difference between a false teacher and a teacher who just makes an honest mistake every now and then? What do you tell your friend? 

Read in Class: 2 Corinthians 11:22-28 and 2 Corinthians 12:20-21, 

Study:What point is Paul making here? What sins were jeopardizing the spiritual condition of the Corinthian church?  

Apply: Read 2 Corinthians 13:5. What does it mean to be in the faith? How can you know that you are in the faith?

Share: The Bible says that before the end comes, many false teachers would try to lure people away from the truth. What can your local church do to prevent members from being persuaded by false teachers who might even be in your same church? Why is this so essential for the fulfillment of the church’s mission? Please share your thoughts. 

Mission: Can you devote some extra time this week to study a topic that you or your church family finds confusing? 

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