IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE CROSS (4 OF 40)
by Jeff Schreve
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
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It All Comes down to the Cross (4 of 40)
Series: 1 Corinthians - And You Think You've Got Problems
Jeff Schreve
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
If you have your Bible, please turn to 1 Corinthians chapter 1. We're in a series on 1st Corinthians called, ''And You Think You've Got Problems.'' And we're talking about the problems in that church that Paul founded in Corinth so many, many years ago, that first century church. Sometimes we have a tendency to romanticize and idolized the first century church, and say, ''Man, if you could have been a church member and been in a church in the first century...'' Well, if you'd been a member of the church at Corinth, you would have seen lots and lots and lots of problems, because they had divisions, and they have strife, and they had people getting drunk at the Lord's Supper, and they had all kinds of sexual immorality taking place and lawsuits in the church, and all kinds of problems. And so Paul, when he talks to them, he encourages them right off the bat in 1st Corinthians chapter 1, and he reminds them who they are in Christ; that they're saints by calling. And then, he starts to deal with the problems with divisions. And he talks about the divisions. And he points them to the cross. And said, ''Listen! Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Of course not!'' And then, he goes straight to the cross. He says in verse 17, ''For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void. For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.'' He points them to the cross.
Now the cross is the most important thing, the word of the cross, which covers more than just the cross. It covers the death and burial and resurrection of Christ. It's the logos, the logic; of the cross is what Paul was talking about here. And he's speaking to an audience that loved to hear abou ...
Series: 1 Corinthians - And You Think You've Got Problems
Jeff Schreve
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
If you have your Bible, please turn to 1 Corinthians chapter 1. We're in a series on 1st Corinthians called, ''And You Think You've Got Problems.'' And we're talking about the problems in that church that Paul founded in Corinth so many, many years ago, that first century church. Sometimes we have a tendency to romanticize and idolized the first century church, and say, ''Man, if you could have been a church member and been in a church in the first century...'' Well, if you'd been a member of the church at Corinth, you would have seen lots and lots and lots of problems, because they had divisions, and they have strife, and they had people getting drunk at the Lord's Supper, and they had all kinds of sexual immorality taking place and lawsuits in the church, and all kinds of problems. And so Paul, when he talks to them, he encourages them right off the bat in 1st Corinthians chapter 1, and he reminds them who they are in Christ; that they're saints by calling. And then, he starts to deal with the problems with divisions. And he talks about the divisions. And he points them to the cross. And said, ''Listen! Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Of course not!'' And then, he goes straight to the cross. He says in verse 17, ''For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, that the cross of Christ should not be made void. For the word of the cross is to those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.'' He points them to the cross.
Now the cross is the most important thing, the word of the cross, which covers more than just the cross. It covers the death and burial and resurrection of Christ. It's the logos, the logic; of the cross is what Paul was talking about here. And he's speaking to an audience that loved to hear abou ...
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