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Financial Independence and Exposure of False Apostles
2 Corinthians 11:7-15
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Or did I sin in humbling myself so that you could be exalted, in proclaiming God’s Good News to you free of charge?
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I robbed other congregations by accepting support from them in order to serve you.
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And when I was with you and had needs, I did not burden anyone: my needs were met by the brothers who came from Macedonia. In nothing have I been a burden to you, nor will I be.
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The truthfulness of the Messiah is in me, so that this boast concerning me is not going to be silenced anywhere in Achaia.
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Why won’t I ever accept your support? Is it that I don’t love you? God knows I do!
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No, I do it — and will go on doing it — in order to cut the ground from under those who want an excuse to boast that they work the same way we do.
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The fact is that such men are pseudo-emissaries: they tell lies about their work and masquerade as emissaries of the Messiah.
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There is nothing surprising in that, for the Adversary himself masquerades as an angel of light;
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so it’s no great thing if his workers masquerade as servants of righteousness. They will meet the end their deeds deserve.
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