CHRISTIAN BOASTING
1) Christians will boast of others' faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ.
(1 Corinthians 15:31) I affirm, by the boasting in you which I
have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
(2 Corinthians 1:12-14) For our boasting is this: the
testimony of our conscience that we conducted ourselves in the world
in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom but by the
grace of God, and more abundantly toward you. For we are not
writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now
I trust you will understand, even to the end (as also you have
understood us in part), that we are your boast as you also are
ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
(2 Corinthians 7:4) Great is my boldness of speech toward you,
great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort.
I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
(2 Corinthians 7:14) For if in anything I have boasted to him
about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in
truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true.
(2 Thessalonians 1:3-4) We are bound to thank God always for you,
brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows
exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward
each other, so that we ourselves boast of you among the churches
of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and
tribulations that you endure,
2) Christians will boast in their weaknesses that Jesus Christ
may be glorified.
(Romans 5:3-4) And not only that, but we also glory in
tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and
perseverance, character; and character, hope.
(2 Corinthians 12:5) Of such a one I will boast; yet of myself I
will not boast, except in my infirmities.
(2 Corinthians 12:9) And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient
for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore
most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of
Christ may rest upon me.
3) Christians will boast of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Romans 15:15-17) Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more
boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace
given to me by God, that I might be a minister of Jesus Christ to
the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the
offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy
Spirit. Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in the
things which pertain to God.
(2 Corinthians 4:5) For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ
Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake.
(2 Corinthians 10:14-16) For we are not overextending ourselves
(as though our authority did not extend to you), for it was to you
that we came with the gospel of Christ; not boasting of things beyond
measure, that is, in other men's labors, but having hope, that as
your faith is increased, we shall be greatly enlarged by you in our
sphere, to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and
not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment. But "he
who glories, let him glory in the LORD."
(Galatians 6:14) But God forbid that I should boast except in
the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been
crucified to me, and I to the world.
Note: Have you boasted about Jesus Christ to others? Are you
suffering for Jesus Christ?