1. For Paul, the hope of the resurrection was the ultimate antidote whenever his circumstances tempted him to despair or to "lose heart."
  2. His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
  3. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  4. In the face of abject evil, these two faithfully cling to the words and truths of he alone who is Good, Jehovah God.
  5. Everyone is living as a naked sufferer who’s been duped into believing that the nakedness of suffering has to be covered up.