IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
By purity, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Spirit, by sincere love, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left ( 2 Corinthians 6:6-7)
Paul commended himself positively by listing the important elements of the righteousness God had granted to him.
In the Holy Spirit - Paul lived and walked by the power of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). It was the central reason that all the other positive elements of his endurance were a reality.
In the word of truth - The Scriptures, the revealed Word of God (Colossians 1:5; James 1:18). During his entire ministry, Paul never operated beyond the boundaries of the direction and guidance of divine revelation.
In the power of God - Paul did not rely on his own strength when he ministered (1Corinthians 1:18; 2:1–3; Romans 1:16).
By the weapons of righteousness - Paul did not fight Satan’s kingdom with human resources, but with spiritual virtue (2 Corinthians 10:3–5; Ephesians 6:10–18).
The right hand … the left. Paul had both offensive tools, such as the sword of the Spirit, and defensive tools, such as the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation, at his disposal (Ephesians 6:16, 17).
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