PARTICIPATING WITH JESUS (11 OF 17)
by Ross Lester
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13
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Participating with Jesus (11 of 17)
Series: Messy Grace
Ross Lester
1st Corinthians
Proposition Statement:
Communion is a proclamation of our oneness with Christ and a celebration of our oneness with each other.
Intro:
Sanibonani, Dumelang, Howzit, Good to see you.
We are 5 months in to our 9-month study of 1st Corinthians.
We love and believe the bible. I love what Paul said to Timothy about the Scriptures.
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
So, we go through these Scriptures verse by verse, trusting that they will be profitable and that they will equip us for a life of following Christ. They never disappoint.
1 Corinthians 10:15 is where we will be.
Paul is building on an argument about Christian freedom and the dangers of idolatry.
Remember that a number of former idol-worshiping gentiles had become believers in Corinth, and some of them were suggesting that because of the grace of Jesus Christ, they were still free to engage in many of their old practices, which included ceremonies and sacrifices at the temple of their old Gods.
Paul had spoken to them about using their Holy Spirit inspired consciences in terms of eating meat that was a by-product of such practices, but had been reminding them that worship of Christ needs to be singular and comprehensive.
Therefore, they ought to seek to glorify God with their whole lives. And they should have sought to eradicate anything else that took worship away from him.
While not many of us frequent pagan temples, the same instruction would be given to us today ...
Series: Messy Grace
Ross Lester
1st Corinthians
Proposition Statement:
Communion is a proclamation of our oneness with Christ and a celebration of our oneness with each other.
Intro:
Sanibonani, Dumelang, Howzit, Good to see you.
We are 5 months in to our 9-month study of 1st Corinthians.
We love and believe the bible. I love what Paul said to Timothy about the Scriptures.
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
So, we go through these Scriptures verse by verse, trusting that they will be profitable and that they will equip us for a life of following Christ. They never disappoint.
1 Corinthians 10:15 is where we will be.
Paul is building on an argument about Christian freedom and the dangers of idolatry.
Remember that a number of former idol-worshiping gentiles had become believers in Corinth, and some of them were suggesting that because of the grace of Jesus Christ, they were still free to engage in many of their old practices, which included ceremonies and sacrifices at the temple of their old Gods.
Paul had spoken to them about using their Holy Spirit inspired consciences in terms of eating meat that was a by-product of such practices, but had been reminding them that worship of Christ needs to be singular and comprehensive.
Therefore, they ought to seek to glorify God with their whole lives. And they should have sought to eradicate anything else that took worship away from him.
While not many of us frequent pagan temples, the same instruction would be given to us today ...
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