Singular Focus: The Gospel (3)
Series: Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
I ran across this statement in my preparation. ''Any idiot can be complicated. It takes genius to be simple.'' There is some truth in that. People have the innate ability and propensity to complicate things. The more complicated something becomes the more confused we get.
That, in some way, sums up the church in Corinth. They had become confused about most everything. They had corrupted and complicated life in the church. Paul is writing to them hoping to brush away the confusion by bringing them back to the simple but powerful message of the cross. He again lays this foundation for them in his opening words.
What we read in this second chapter is a continuation of what we see in chapter 1. Remember, the chapter and verse divisions we see in our Bibles are not part of the original letter. Paul did not write his letters in chapter and verse. That is something that was added to help us in reading and studying God's Word. That is why at times these divisions feel artificial.
Let's read chapter 2 and see what Paul wants to teach us about the Gospel message. We will read the chapter in its entirety and come back to different parts of it as we wind our way through this message.
1 Corinthians 2.1-16
One of the first truths we are going to pull out is...
OUR MESSAGE IS ONE OF SINGULAR FOCUS
Paul, in rehearsing something of his history with this church, says I came with one message. ''I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.'' He did not come armed with opinions, demographic studies, or itching to hit all the hot-button social issues of the day or the latest philosophical fads. He came with the Word of God. He came with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It was his one message. He was a broken record. Paul may have presented the message in different ways, different forms and attached with a thousand applications but it was hi ...
Series: Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
I ran across this statement in my preparation. ''Any idiot can be complicated. It takes genius to be simple.'' There is some truth in that. People have the innate ability and propensity to complicate things. The more complicated something becomes the more confused we get.
That, in some way, sums up the church in Corinth. They had become confused about most everything. They had corrupted and complicated life in the church. Paul is writing to them hoping to brush away the confusion by bringing them back to the simple but powerful message of the cross. He again lays this foundation for them in his opening words.
What we read in this second chapter is a continuation of what we see in chapter 1. Remember, the chapter and verse divisions we see in our Bibles are not part of the original letter. Paul did not write his letters in chapter and verse. That is something that was added to help us in reading and studying God's Word. That is why at times these divisions feel artificial.
Let's read chapter 2 and see what Paul wants to teach us about the Gospel message. We will read the chapter in its entirety and come back to different parts of it as we wind our way through this message.
1 Corinthians 2.1-16
One of the first truths we are going to pull out is...
OUR MESSAGE IS ONE OF SINGULAR FOCUS
Paul, in rehearsing something of his history with this church, says I came with one message. ''I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.'' He did not come armed with opinions, demographic studies, or itching to hit all the hot-button social issues of the day or the latest philosophical fads. He came with the Word of God. He came with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
It was his one message. He was a broken record. Paul may have presented the message in different ways, different forms and attached with a thousand applications but it was hi ...
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