1_Corinthians 4:1~21
A Genuine Servant of Christ, Ron Ward
WEAK AND FOOLISH FOR CHRIST
Passage: 1_Corinthians 4:6~13
Key verse: 10
Don't be puffed up (6,7)
Paul reminded the Corinthian Christians who it was that made them different. They bragged about their Bible teachers, and in fact, it was a cause of division in the church. It was like they thought their Bible teacher was what made them different. Paul reminded them of God. It was God who saved them from their lives of slavery to sin and death. In the gospel, God reveals his holiness, his grace, His mercy and his salvation. Through the gospel we are made to be his children. How could the Corinthians boast of their Bible teachers? If they were going to boast, boast in the Lord!
We are foolish and weak for Christ (8-13)
Paul used sarcasm to show the Corinthians that they were, in fact, poor, in comparison with the apostles. In their own minds, the Corinthians wanted to become wise, rich kings. They thought they could obtain these blessings through the gospel. The apostles were weak and foolish in comparison. They were the scum of the earth. But it was the apostles who were rich in the gospel.
Prayer: Father, open my eyes to the gospel. Help me to become weak and foolish for Christ.
One Word: Weak and foolish for Christ
Paul reminded the Corinthian Christians who it was that made them different. They bragged about their Bible teachers, and in fact, it was a cause of division in the church. It was like they thought their Bible teacher was what made them different. Paul reminded them of God. It was God who saved them from their lives of slavery to sin and death. In the gospel, God reveals his holiness, his grace, His mercy and his salvation. Through the gospel we are made to be his children. How could the Corinthians boast of their Bible teachers? If they were going to boast, boast in the Lord!
We are foolish and weak for Christ (8-13)
Paul used sarcasm to show the Corinthians that they were, in fact, poor, in comparison with the apostles. In their own minds, the Corinthians wanted to become wise, rich kings. They thought they could obtain these blessings through the gospel. The apostles were weak and foolish in comparison. They were the scum of the earth. But it was the apostles who were rich in the gospel.
Prayer: Father, open my eyes to the gospel. Help me to become weak and foolish for Christ.
One Word: Weak and foolish for Christ
