Bring Them To Christ

Meditations in First Corinthians

May 25, 2022

Bring Them To Christ

I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.

1 Corinthians 9:23

Read: 1 Corinthians 9:19-23

In this passage, Paul is not saying when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Far from it! His thoughts here are very similar to what he said about Jesus in Philippians 2:7,

Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;

    he took the humble position of a slave

    and was born as a human being.

Even though Paul was set free from the Jewish Mosaic law by his faith in Christ, when he was with observant Jews, he too observed the Jewish laws. When he was with Gentiles, he enjoyed with them their freedom from the Jewish law. But always, Paul has but one ambition, “doing everything I can to save some.” (v.22) Paul was entirely focused on spreading the Good News of Christ Jesus and sharing with others the blessings of living as the beloved children of God.

My Takeaway: Everything in the culture of the USA trains us to become narcissistic, self-centered, and striving to get our felt needs met. The Word of God is calling us to be Christ-focused and strive to share the salvation of God in Christ with others.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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