Perfect Love Casts Out Fear
Is life all doom and a long slide to nothing? What is true love and how can we not only experience it, but live in it? In dealing with wrong understanding and living in the church, John persuades Christians to unlearn the world’s ways and relearn God’s ways in having a right approach to love and fear, ultimately convincing us on the importance of serving one another.
Stewards Must Prove Faithful
The Bible tells us God is the ultimate Judge, but how much do you also care about how people judge you? How much do you trust your own self-appraisal? Being servants and stewards of God, how can we be faithful to what He entrusted us?
Deceive Not Yourself, Boast Not In Others
In dealing with the problem of divisions in the church, Paul calls for the Corinthians to stop deceiving themselves and boasting in others by correcting their wrong perspectives of wisdom, human leaders and self. When the gospel is proclaimed and received, each believer will recognise that all things are ours and ultimately we all belong to Christ.
One Plants, Another Waters, But God Makes Things Grow
How much do we hold onto the verse, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain…” (Ps 127:1a) when we go about doing our work? Does the fact that it all depends on God to make things grow mean that we do not need to labor? We not only have our respective God-assigned roles, but the quality of each person’s work will also be tested. When the test comes, will we be rewarded or suffer loss?
God’s Wisdom Revealed by the Spirit
Does it seem that Christians don’t value wisdom and that we cannot exercise our minds if we were to believe in Jesus? Paul sought to correct such misperceptions. The cross and gospel of Christ is not foolishness but wisdom, yet who can understand such wisdom of God?
Only know Christ and Him crucified
<1 Co 2> 1 And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness with […]
Foolishness of God is wiser than men
Everyone in the world is looking for power and wisdom.
Our obsession with human wisdom and powerful leaders can blind us to the true gospel and cause divisions with the church.
In 1 Corinthians 1:17-31, Paul reminds the church that Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
No amount of human wisdom or power can overcome the root problem of sin.
God chose what is foolish and weak to shame the wise and strong, so that no one may boast, except to boast in the Lord.
Is Christ Divided?
Church unity was at the top of the list of things Paul wanted to address with the Corinthian church. What causes divisions? What happens if we are more impressed by human wisdom and eloquence than by God? What kind of unity should we pursue?
Yielding to God through the Mind, Heart and Will
Romans 6:17 says, ”But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.”
Men, made in God’s image, possess a soul that consists of three components: mind, heart, and will, which must be balanced and nurtured through the truths of the Gospel for healthy spiritual growth. Is our mind, heart, and will engaged through the truths of the gospel, to live a robust Christian life?
Called and Kept by God
All blessings came from God’s grace and faithfulness, but can we give thanks simply because of that, or must we see certain desired outcomes first? It is by God’s grace that we are called to Him, but God calls us for what purpose? What does fellowship with Christ mean to you? Have you ever worried about whether you can stand firm in faith to the very end?
