2 Corinthians 11:25; Once Was I Stoned
2 Corinthians 11:25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
Stoning is capital punishment in Roman times, also in Jewish law. A man who is stoned is as good as a dead man. His body would have been so broken even he survived the stoning. What enabled the Apostle Paul to suffer it?
He wants us not to look at his sufferings or to look at himself but he wants us to look at the One for whom he is suffering. Why is it in Jesus that is so precious that he would willingly suffer all things to win Christ?
Remember when Jesus fed the five thousand and after He stopped feeding them and the disciples started to leave one by one, the Bible says in John 6:66 “From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him.” And Jesus said to the twelve, “Will ye also go away?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.” The disciples weighed their options and realize that there is no where else to go but remaining with Jesus and walking with Him is the only safe option! Jesus is the only light of the world. Jesus said to his disciples, “ye are the light of the world”.