Birmingham, AL
July 18, 2015
July 18, 2015
Today we continue our study in 1 Corinthians with chapter 2. The gospel, as it was given to us by God and taught in scripture, is a unifying force, bringing together Christians to the Body of Christ. That is the main issue that Paul raises in this letter … Christian unity working through love. When we compromise scripture, we foster disunity. The goal of today’s study is to recognize why it’s important for the church to maintain Biblical integrity.
July 17, 2015
In our study, we move from the introductions and greetings to the body of the letter. It is here that Paul is going to start really addressing those things that are bringing division in that church in Corinth. Many of those problems Paul addresses remain problems in the church of today. As we continue our study and look at many different principles, keep in mind the bottom line. The bottom line is that keeping the gospel central is absolutely important to Christian unity. We’ll recognize that trying to live the Christian life by your own smarts gets us into trouble, and has resulted in many of those things counter to scripture that can be found in the church. We’ll speak about Eisogesis and Exegesis and narcissism and what Paul means by the “foolishness” of the message.
July 17, 2015
Today we begin our study in 1 Corinthians, a letter in which Paul confronts a young church with many problems. The Corinthian church had class problems, arguments over style, infighting lawsuits, and unconfronted immorality. The church at Corinth was full of problems, and its into this situation that the Apostle Paul wrote this letter. But, if we are to be honest, the church in Corinth doesn’t sound too far off from what we see going on in many churches today. But it’s not just the corporate church … worldliness finds it’s way into individual Christians, too. And so, this letter has direct application for today’s Christian in today’s world and for today’s church.