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Daily Archives: November 28, 2021
The Testimony Of God
The Church at Corinth was one of Paul’s biggest successes. As we studied before, Paul “reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.” (Acts 18:4). Paul emphasized to the Jews that “Jesus was Christ”, but they rejected that message (Acts 18:5). At that point, the Apostle focused on the Gentiles. This brought it’s own challenges.
Corinth was a Roman Colony, populated largely by freed slaves . As the city existed because of the benevolence of Rome, the citizens would have participated in banquets honoring the Emperor. To show loyalty to the empire, the citizens were expected to honor the gods of Rome, and in particular the chief god, the Roman Emperor. One commentary notes:
“Corinth is probably the Church of the New Testament that is most like the modern Church.”
Though Corinth had many faults, it was by the Grace of God and the Power of His Spirit that the Church stood at all. As Paul writes Corinth, he reminds them that he relied on the Testimony of God – The Gospel – to found Corinth.
The Testimony Of God Is That We Are Broken,
And Only Christ Can Fix Us
1 Corinthians 2:1-2 And I, brethren, when… Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians, Sermons Preached
Tagged gospel, salvation, testify, testimony
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