On Prophecy

Meditations in First Corinthians

June 20, 2022

On Prophecy 

As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, “God is truly here among you.”

1 Corinthians 14:25

Read: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25

I noted last Monday that we, the followers of Jesus, are living by the values of the Kingdom of God. We are the children of God; therefore, we set our hearts and minds on learning to live as the Beloved of God. Paul is pointing to this truth in today’s passage when he wrote, “Prophecy, however, is for the benefit of believers. . .” (v.22b) Paul goes on to say that if unbelievers come into a worship service, they may not fully understand the preaching, but they may well hear enough of the Gospel to repent of their sins.

I am seeing this truth work out in our church. I am writing this the day after Trinity Sunday when our pastor preached a deep theological sermon about the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Later in his teaching session between services, he concluded a months-long series on the Nicene Creed with a discussion of our resurrection and life in the World to come. Clearly all this was over the head of an unbeliever. Yet, the pastor is also teaching confirmation classes for youth and adults who, having been nudged by God’s prevenient grace, are seeking to go deeper in the faith. I see Paul’s vision for the church being fulfilled.

My Takeaway: On Wednesday of last week, our theme focused on our highest goal: “Let love be your highest goal!” (1 Corinthians 14:1a) If we will keep this as our focus, we will be implementing Paul’s instructions in our daily lives.

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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