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In verse 1, Paul tells the Corinthian believers to bear with his little “foolishness”. In other words, Paul felt foolish rehearsing his credentials as a preacher of the gospel. He stated that he had to do it in order to silence the false teachers.

Paul was anxious that the church’s love should be for Christ alone, just as a pure virgin dedicates all her love for one man. By “virgin”, he meant one who was unaffected by false doctrine. The Corinthians’ sincere and pure devotion to Christ was being threatened by false teaching. Paul did not want the believers to lose their single-minded love for Christ.

Keeping Christ in our lives is very difficult when we have so many distractions. Just as Eve faltered once hearing the serpent’s lies, we, too, can lose our focus with our lives being overcrowded and confused with misconceptions. Especially in today’s society, the world is filled with many lingering misconceptions about Christ waiting to ensnare us and take our focus off of him.

As God’s people, it is our responsibility to hold on the to the ultimate source of truth, the Bible. Based on what is prescribed in the Bible, we must shut any false doctrine in order to save our faith as well as the faith of others.

2 Corinthians 11:1-3
I hope you will put up with me in a little foolishness. Yes, please put up with me! 2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. 3 But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.