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— “for we are made a spectacle” — We get

our word “theater” from that — “for we are

made a spectacle unto the world, and to

angels, and to men.” None of us want to be

made fun of, do we? We don't want people

laughing at us. Nobody wants to be made a

spectacle. Nobody wants to be put on

center stage and laughed at and mocked

and scorned — none of us. I mean, human

nature says, “I don't want any of that.” But

Paul was beyond human nature, and he

said, “This is our life. We're a spectacle.

We're put on stage. We're laughed at by

the world and by angels and by men.” And

he said in verses 10 through 13, “We are fools

for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ;

we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are

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