Introduction
This passage I have chosen was part of the extensive letter written by the apostle Paul around 54 AD, to the Greek church in the cosmopolitan city of Corinth, which was primarily made up of non-Jews. Paul’s letter was a reply to a letter he had received from the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 7:1) and also to reports he had received detailing divisive issues in the church (1 Corinthians 1:11) In 1 Corinthians, Paul extensively encourages and corrects this new church in all kinds of practical issues, while also framing his writings with the events of the cross and the resurrection, as “everything else in the letter must be understood in light of these”. Just as Jesus is the central point of history, so our love for Him and intimate relationship with Him, should put God at the central point of our lives, flowing over into every aspect of what we do, say, and think. Affecting how we live, the gospel which has transformed our own lives, thus affects those around us, through us, as their eternal destiny is part of our responsibility in life.
While we frequently equate the …show more content…
But a huge difference is that now Jesus had come when this passage was written, and He had changed everything. Now there was a Saviour to point the world to, and the way the first Christians lived their lives, just as now, was either a draw card or a stumbling block to non-believers, these being either Jews or Gentiles. There was now a new category of people, that of Christ followers, or “Christians” as they became known, and the freeing thing was that anybody could be a Christian, regardless of their birthplace, social status or family background. Paul’s message was one of God’s grace through faith, not a list of rules and regulations which the Jews had lived under for so long, and those who accepted Christ undoubtedly felt a huge weight of relief from their new found
This passage I have chosen was part of the extensive letter written by the apostle Paul around 54 AD, to the Greek church in the cosmopolitan city of Corinth, which was primarily made up of non-Jews. Paul’s letter was a reply to a letter he had received from the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians 7:1) and also to reports he had received detailing divisive issues in the church (1 Corinthians 1:11) In 1 Corinthians, Paul extensively encourages and corrects this new church in all kinds of practical issues, while also framing his writings with the events of the cross and the resurrection, as “everything else in the letter must be understood in light of these”. Just as Jesus is the central point of history, so our love for Him and intimate relationship with Him, should put God at the central point of our lives, flowing over into every aspect of what we do, say, and think. Affecting how we live, the gospel which has transformed our own lives, thus affects those around us, through us, as their eternal destiny is part of our responsibility in life.
While we frequently equate the …show more content…
But a huge difference is that now Jesus had come when this passage was written, and He had changed everything. Now there was a Saviour to point the world to, and the way the first Christians lived their lives, just as now, was either a draw card or a stumbling block to non-believers, these being either Jews or Gentiles. There was now a new category of people, that of Christ followers, or “Christians” as they became known, and the freeing thing was that anybody could be a Christian, regardless of their birthplace, social status or family background. Paul’s message was one of God’s grace through faith, not a list of rules and regulations which the Jews had lived under for so long, and those who accepted Christ undoubtedly felt a huge weight of relief from their new found