Comparisons

From: CareLines: Volume 7

By: Paul J. Pascoe

Narrator: Chris Genthree

Duration: 1min

2 Corinthians 10:12 • 1 min. read • grade level: 6

2Co 10:12¹²For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. (2 Corinthians 10:12)

But they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

2 Corinthians 10:12¹²For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. (2 Corinthians 10:12)

When we measure our righteousness by comparing it to the righteousness of others, or when we compare our relative badness or goodness to how others behave, we are not wise. We must compare ourselves only to Christ. How do we measure up? We fall short. Only the Lord Jesus has the perfect standard. We can’t even compare ourselves to Paul or Peter or John. No, we must relate everything to the standard that God has set - and it never changes.

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