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Bible Paradoxes
A paradox is a tenet contrary to received opinion, seemingly contrary to common sense, but is actually true.
We may be last though first (Mark 10.35-45).
We lose by saving our life (Mark 8.34-38).
We live by dying (2 Timothy 2.11).
We see unseen things (2 Corinthians 4.18).
We conquer by yielding (Romans 6.16-18).
We find rest under a yoke (Matthew 11.28-30).
We reign by serving (Mark 10.42-44).
We are made great by being the least (Luke 9.48).
We are exalted by being humble (Matthew 23.12).
We become wise by being fools (1 Corinthians 1.20-21).
We are made free by becoming bondservants (Romans 6.18).
We wax strong by being weak (2 Corinthians 12.10).
We triumph by defeat (2 Corinthians 12.7-9).
We find victory by glorying in our infirmities (2 Corinthians 12.5).
Conclusion: The Lord’s ways are not our ways, so much so that they are often the opposite.
