BOAST IN THE LORD (2 OF 6)
by Tim Melton
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:17-31
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Boast in the Lord (2 of 6)
Series: 1 Corinthians
Tim Melton
1 Corinthians 1:17-31
The city of Corinth was a wealthy city of approximately 200,000 people. The city was on a major trade route of the Roman Empire. The city was multi-cultural, filled with many temples to pagan gods and known for its sexual immorality.
Around 50 A.D. the Apostle Paul came to Corinth and shared the gospel first with the Jews and then with the Gentiles. Persons of both groups put their faith in Christ and a multi-cultural church was started in Corinth. Though surrounded by a very immoral culture, they had put their faith in Jesus Christ. New Life in Christ had been confirmed by fruit in their lives and they were now children of God.
After a year and a half ministry in Corinth Paul moved on to Ephesus to preach the gospel there. After three years in Ephesus Paul received word from Corinth of problems in the church. In response he wrote 1 Corinthians as a letter to them. In 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Paul reminded them of who they were in Christ. They had been made holy and were called as saints alongside all those in every place who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul reminded them of the grace that they had received in Christ. In every way they were enriched in Him, so much so that the testimony of Christ was confirmed among them. They were truly Christ followers and could be confident that Christ is faithful and would sustain them until then end.
Even though their spiritual identity was secure in Christ, they were now turning away from Christ, who truly united them, and were allowing themselves to be divided by their loyalties to different church leaders. They were quarreling among themselves, saying ''I follow Paul,'' or ''I follow Apollos,'' or ''I follow Cephas,'' or ''I follow Christ.''
How could this be? Paul, Apollos and Cephas were mere men, who were merely servants of Christ. Jesus Christ was the one who had ''emptied himself, by taking the form ...
Series: 1 Corinthians
Tim Melton
1 Corinthians 1:17-31
The city of Corinth was a wealthy city of approximately 200,000 people. The city was on a major trade route of the Roman Empire. The city was multi-cultural, filled with many temples to pagan gods and known for its sexual immorality.
Around 50 A.D. the Apostle Paul came to Corinth and shared the gospel first with the Jews and then with the Gentiles. Persons of both groups put their faith in Christ and a multi-cultural church was started in Corinth. Though surrounded by a very immoral culture, they had put their faith in Jesus Christ. New Life in Christ had been confirmed by fruit in their lives and they were now children of God.
After a year and a half ministry in Corinth Paul moved on to Ephesus to preach the gospel there. After three years in Ephesus Paul received word from Corinth of problems in the church. In response he wrote 1 Corinthians as a letter to them. In 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Paul reminded them of who they were in Christ. They had been made holy and were called as saints alongside all those in every place who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul reminded them of the grace that they had received in Christ. In every way they were enriched in Him, so much so that the testimony of Christ was confirmed among them. They were truly Christ followers and could be confident that Christ is faithful and would sustain them until then end.
Even though their spiritual identity was secure in Christ, they were now turning away from Christ, who truly united them, and were allowing themselves to be divided by their loyalties to different church leaders. They were quarreling among themselves, saying ''I follow Paul,'' or ''I follow Apollos,'' or ''I follow Cephas,'' or ''I follow Christ.''
How could this be? Paul, Apollos and Cephas were mere men, who were merely servants of Christ. Jesus Christ was the one who had ''emptied himself, by taking the form ...
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