Tag Archives: Wilhelm Löhe

LÖHE ON 1.CORINTHIANS 13:1-3

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 1.CORINTHIANS 12:31

The twelfth chapter of the first letter to the Corinthians deals with the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit and also the services in which these gifts manifest themselves. In Conclusion the holy Apostle encourages his readers to desire and … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 12:7

To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2Co 12:7 NIV) The Lord God turned the apostle St. Paul into … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 12:9

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2Co 12:9 NIV) Those who are severely afflicted have not necessarily fallen from grace, they can actually be in very high standing in so far as … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 12:7

To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. (2Co 12:7 NIV) God has included daemonic afflictions into his divine plans … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 12:1-2.4

I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 11:28-30

Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn? If I must boast, I … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 11:23

Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more.  (2Co 11:23a NIV) The apostle St. Paul compares himself with his enemies, the false teachers in Corinth: “Are they servants of Christ? … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON 2.CORINTHIANS 11:19-21

You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise! In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or pushes himself forward or slaps you in the face. … Continue reading

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LÖHE ON JOHN 12:26

My Father will honor the one who serves me. (Joh 12:26 NIV) If somebody obeys God faithfully and does not seek his own, but strives to serve God and be his loyal instrument, then this tool is honored and God … Continue reading

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