What helped him to succeed? When writing to the Christians in Corinth, Paul described the strategy that he used to reprove himself.
فِي رِسَالَتِهِ ٱلْأُولَى إِلَى ٱلْكُورِنْثِيِّينَ ،‏ وَصَفَ بُولُسُ ٱلطَّرِيقَةَ ٱلَّتِي ٱتَّبَعَهَا لِيُوَبِّخَ نَفْسَهُ .‏ ‏