Ok, Bible Buddies we’re back, for those of you that were previously reading along with us here’s what we’re reading today:
1 Corinthians 1-2
Well actually we read chapters 1-10 this morning but that’s a little too much to discuss at once.
In chapter 1 Paul appeals to the church to unite as one body. Many of the Corinthians were becoming more devoted to the ministers of the gospel than than the gospel itself. This problem is still prevelant today. Many believers attach their hearts more to a pastor or denomination than they do to the Truth of God. When we focus our loyalty solely on an organization or teacher we often loose our focus on Christ and his sacrifice. This is one of the major causes of division in the church.
In verse 1 Corinthians1:25 Paul reminds us:
“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”
I love the second half of this chapter. We are reminded that God chooses us, the foolish and the weak, to proclaim his wisdom. It is through our weakness that he shames the strong. So that we may boast only in the Lord.
Chapter 2 explains how we get wisdom from the Spirit. Having been given the mind of Christ we are now able to grasp God’s secret wisdom.
1 Corinthians2:9-12
“However, as it is written:
“No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him”— but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit.
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.”
So what stood out to you? What do you see in these first 2 chapters
Thursday, 13. July 2006
I read this through just now. Have you ever noticed 1:7?
“Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.”
Hm… I wonder about that. I think I lack A LOT of spiritual gifts… or fruits or anything else of the Spirit. Maybe I just ignore that I have them.
Whenever I pray before I speak publically, I try to remember to pray the way Paul talks in Chapt. 2:
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”