II Corinthians 11:1-15

“For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached ...” (4). Paul knew that many were tempted to accept a ‘Jesus’ that conformed to the world’s expectations, rather than the Jesus preached by the first witnesses. The Corinthians admired ‘winners’, and some questioned Paul’s leadership because he was too humble (5-10). But Paul warned that those who boasted were not followers of Christ but rather “false apostles” (12-15).

“Sincere and pure devotion to Christ” (3) means returning to the Jesus of Scripture, rather than cultural forms of Christianity. Our Savior King calls us to follow his own radical path of love and sacrifice.