called out of corinth 1 corinthians 1:1-9. called out of corinth ① religious pluralism alone was...
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Called out of Corinth 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
Called out of Corinth① Religious pluralism alone was valid
Emperor Cult
Called out of Corinth① Religious pluralism alone was valid② Wealth always won
Corinth
Lechaeum
Cenchreae
Called out of Corinth① Religious pluralism alone was valid② Wealth always won③ Personal pleasure was not to be
deniedStrabo“Not for every man is the voyage to Corinth.”
Called out of Corinth① Religious pluralism alone was valid② Wealth always won③ Personal pleasure was not to be
denied1 Corinthians 15:32 If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.” (Isaiah 22:13)
Called out of Corinth① Religious pluralism alone was valid② Wealth always won③ Personal pleasure was not to be
denied④ Individual value was derived from
status
Called out of Corinth
Gordon Fee“The problem was not that the church was in Corinth but that too much of Corinth was in the church.”
Go against the flow of culture① Because you belong to God② Because you are rich in Christ
Go against the flow of culture① Because you belong to God
“Called”
John 17:14–16 “...they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.”
Go against the flow of culture① Because you belong to God
“Called”“Saints”
1 Corinthians 6:11 Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Go against the flow of culture① Because you belong to God
“Called”“Saints”
2 Corinthians 7:1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
Go against the flow of culture① Because you belong to God② Because you are rich in Christ
applicationDo you look more like Christ or the culture surrounding you?
Are you willing to move upstream alone?
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