The Main Thing

Meditations in First Corinthians

May 17, 2022

The Main Thing

Those who use the things of the world should not become attached to them. For this world as we know it will soon pass away.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Read: 1 Corinthians 7:25-31

Paul continues to respond to the questions sent to him by the Corinthian church. There are parallel backgrounds to the questions and the responses. The first is the turbulent culture surrounding the Corinthian church. To be Christian in that environment would put a person into all manner of conflicts -- morally, ethically and socially.

Second, Paul’s response clearly suggests that he believed their time in the ‘present age’ was short. Paul was expecting Jesus to come again in final victory very soon. Against these backgrounds, his expected return of Christ and the cultural conflicts, he offers his counsel on their issues. We need to jump ahead to appreciate the foundation of all his counsel and wisdom.

“But we know that there is only one God, the Father, who created everything, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom God made everything and through whom we have been given life” (8:6)

My Takeaway: I believe when I get that foundation firmly set into my life, everything else will make sense.

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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