<p>13:8 <i>For we can do nothing against the truth but only for the truth- </i>If our motivation is for the salvation of others to God's glory, whatever choices we make in exercising that conscience cannot be ultimately against that final truth of eternal salvation. The Paul-Corinth had focused upon specifics- whether he was correct to ask them to support the Jerusalem Poor Fund, right or wrong in his attitude to taking material support from them, justified or not in considering himself their spiritual father etc. But these questions are merely cosmetic. The essence comes down to our motivation, and if that is pure, then we cannot be legitimately accused of doing anything &quot;against the truth&quot;. The tension between<i> kata</i> &quot;against&quot; and <i>huper</i> &quot;for&quot; is to be found in Mk. 9:40, to which Paul surely alludes: &quot;He that is not against us is for us&quot;. God likewise is &quot;for&quot; us and therefore nothing and nobody can be &quot;against&quot; us (Rom. 8:31); and that same positive spirit is found in His ultimate usage of all we seek to do towards the salvation of others to His glory.</p>