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1 Corinthinas 3 - Christ is the focus and foundation!
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So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future —all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. 1 Corinthians 3:21-23
Kent Hughes writes of the Corinthians, "The Corinthians lived in a meritocratic society. They were interested in being upwardly mobile. In some ways they lived to achieve, progress, and grow their portfolios. In the process of climbing the ladder, they were looking for an expression of Christianity that would serve them in their aspirational pursuits. They desired knowledge, rhetoric, and leaders that would set them apart as being wise, mature, and progressive." In their pursuit of this ladder climbing, they started to claim a certain preacher was better than the other, much like we may say our college is better than yours. In so many ways, they are just like us! People's toys and technology may change, but our nature doesn't.
In this chapter, Paul brings them back to reality, it's Jesus that matter, not the preacher they learned from. Also, their earthly wisdom was foolishness compared to God's.
Join me in reading 1Corinthians 3 and be encouraged!
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