Read 1 Corinthians 1:10-18
10 By
the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ I appeal to all of you, my brothers and
sisters, to agree in what you say, so that there will be no divisions among
you. Be completely united, with only one thought and one purpose. 11For
some people from Chloe’s family have told me quite plainly, my friends, that
there are quarrels among you. 12Let me put it this way: each
one of you says something different. One says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I
follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Peter”; and another, “I follow Christ”. 13Christ
has been divideda into groups! Was it Paul who died on the cross for
you? Were you baptized as Paul’s disciples?
14 I
thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius. 15No
one can say, then, that you were baptized as my disciples. 16(Oh
yes, I also baptized Stephanas and his family; but I can’t remember whether I
baptized anyone else.) 17Christ did not send me to baptize. He sent
me to tell the Good News, and to tell it without using the language of human
wisdom, in order to make sure that Christ’s death on the cross is not robbed of
its power.
18 For
the message about Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense to those who are
being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God’s power.
Think
“For the message about Christ’s death on the cross is nonsense to those who are being lost; but for us who are being saved it is God’s power.”
Paul
is writing to a church torn apart by arguments about theological matters. He points out that the centre of our faith is
the foolishness of the cross; no earthly wisdom can triumph the mystery of
Jesus Christ crucified to redeem the world.
Pray
Loving God, when I get confused by Theological
arguments and complicated philosophies; remind me of the simplicity of
faith. Belief that your love is broken
open for me on the cross.
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