11:12
“I will keep on doing ...” Paul had no intentions of changing his ways. Was this just stubbornness? No, there was a purpose in mind, and that was to undercut those who wanted to be “considered equal with us”. So was this pride? No. The false apostles were promoting a man-centred religion, indeed a self-centred religion, not a Christ-focused message. Paul and his co-workers (and note that in most of his statements he talks about “us”) were acting for the good of others and for the glory of God, and their actions would eventually show what was right and true, and what was false.
11:13
Now Paul is direct, he calls their opponents “false apostles” and “deceitful workers”. We don’t always have to be nice about our opponents! Sometimes we need to be clear about what people are. Part of the reason for this is that false teachers lead people away from Christ and down wrong roads. They will either lead people down roads where they themselves will do wrong, or they will lead them down roads where other people will enslave them or take advantage of them in some way. Keeping quiet about things, or being polite, is not always a loving thing to do.
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