{"product_id":"diamonds-in-a-cardboard-box-a-commentary-on-the-second-epistle-to-the-corinthians-paperback","title":"Diamonds in a Cardboard Box: A Commentary on the Second Epistle to the Corinthians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have this treasure in jars of clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe church at Corinth was infested with so-called super-apostles. They were stylish and well-spoken, and they were out to turn the church against the apostle Paul. They cast him as a frail, indecisive fumbler who got beat up everywhere he went.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Paul responded with a full-length account of the glory of Christian weakness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis commentary traces Paul's argument as he shows how Christ empowers us not only to endure persecution, diseases, and disasters, but to relish them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, there are two competing visions of the Christian life. On the one hand there's a wall of marble tombs, magnificent and rotten. On the other there's a pile of clay pots, cracked or cracking, and filled with diamonds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas Wilson is the author of more than one hundred books, a Senior Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College, and the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He and his wife, Nancy, have three children and lots of grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42412047990919,"sku":"9781591281337","price":22.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e3f821108e41b561753ba46510c26e51.webp?v=1741507379","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/diamonds-in-a-cardboard-box-a-commentary-on-the-second-epistle-to-the-corinthians-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}