Imitate Christ

Meditations in First Corinthians

June 1, 2022

Imitate Christ

And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Read: 1 Corinthians 10:23 - 11:1

Apparently, for those in Corinth who were seeking the life in Christ as their way of life, there were continuing conflicts between life in the fellowship of believers, and their interactions with the secular society. Not much has changed in two thousand years.

Paul’s counsel to the church was to not separate themselves from the secular society; rather, engage with the society, but always in humility regarding others as better than themselves, and with the willingness to look not to their own interests but to the interests of others. (Philippians 2:3-4) Paul summed of this mindset in verse 31: “. . . whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”

Paul’s final thought is an affirmation of his understanding of God’s great plan of salvation for our lives:

“My little children, for whom I am again in the pain of childbirth until Christ is formed in you.” (Galatians 4:19)

My Takeaway: Paul’s final thought is God’s charge to each of us:

And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:1 

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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