CONTEXTUALIZING WITHOUT COMPROMISING (12 )
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:19-27
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Contextualizing without Compromising (12)
Series: 1 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Growing up mom and dad had, what today would be considered, a stereo system. It was about the size of a kitchen buffet table and inside was an AM radio and a turn-table, record player. I loved playing those vinyl records on that old thing. From time to time the record player, because of a scratch, would skip or it would get stuck and you would hear the same word or line in a song over and over again.
Paul, in this section of 1 Corinthians, reminds me of that old record player. He brings us to the same place over and over again, with good reason. His unchanging focus is the unhindered spread of the Gospel and to see people come to faith in Christ.
- The lesson of the first 18 verses in this chapter is that God has called us to relinquish our rights and even reorganize our lives for the advancement of the Gospel.
- We discover a contrast between Paul and Barnabus' willingness to surrender their rights for the spread of the Gospel and effectiveness of their ministry with that of the Corinthians.
- While Paul and Barnabus willingly surrendered their rights and reorganized their lives for the sake of the Gospel the Corinthians selfishly clung to their rights (which were more about extras, luxuries and conveniences that necessities) at the expense of Gospel advance and the spiritual progress of other believers.
In verse 19 we once again see Paul's passion for evangelism. Paul was ''willing to do anything so that God might be preeminent in everything'' and that we should be willing to surrender our rights and endure anything for the progress of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9.19-23 - For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who a ...
Series: 1 Corinthians
Robert Dawson
1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Growing up mom and dad had, what today would be considered, a stereo system. It was about the size of a kitchen buffet table and inside was an AM radio and a turn-table, record player. I loved playing those vinyl records on that old thing. From time to time the record player, because of a scratch, would skip or it would get stuck and you would hear the same word or line in a song over and over again.
Paul, in this section of 1 Corinthians, reminds me of that old record player. He brings us to the same place over and over again, with good reason. His unchanging focus is the unhindered spread of the Gospel and to see people come to faith in Christ.
- The lesson of the first 18 verses in this chapter is that God has called us to relinquish our rights and even reorganize our lives for the advancement of the Gospel.
- We discover a contrast between Paul and Barnabus' willingness to surrender their rights for the spread of the Gospel and effectiveness of their ministry with that of the Corinthians.
- While Paul and Barnabus willingly surrendered their rights and reorganized their lives for the sake of the Gospel the Corinthians selfishly clung to their rights (which were more about extras, luxuries and conveniences that necessities) at the expense of Gospel advance and the spiritual progress of other believers.
In verse 19 we once again see Paul's passion for evangelism. Paul was ''willing to do anything so that God might be preeminent in everything'' and that we should be willing to surrender our rights and endure anything for the progress of the Gospel.
1 Corinthians 9.19-23 - For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I may win more. 20 To the Jews I became as a Jew, so that I might win Jews; to those who are under the Law, as under the Law though not being myself under the Law, so that I might win those who a ...
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