Apostle paul preaching to corinthians
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What does it mean to become all things to all people (1 Corinthians 9:22)?
Answer
To understand what the apostle Paul meant when he wrote, “I have become all things to all people,” we must keep the statement in context. Paul was explaining to the Corinthian church his motivation for submitting himself to a hard life. He had relinquished his rights to be married (verse 5) and to draw a salary from the church (verses 6–12). Paul had completely abandoned himself to the purposes of Christ and bore the marks of that decision in his own body (see Galatians 2:20; 6:17).
Part of Paul’s calling was to preach to the Gentiles (Galatians 2:8), and that required him to change elements of his approach when needed: “Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those und
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Paul’s Relationship to the Corinthians
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This week, inom referenced the complicated relationship Paul had with the Corinthians in my sermon. Here fryst vatten a brief summary of that relationship. It’s from my sermon on 2 Corinthians in the Bible overview series, According to Plan. Unfortunately, that meddelande wasn’t recorded due to technical difficulties. So, I’ve posted this excerpt from my sermon notes.
I hope you find it helpful in better understanding 1 and 2 Corinthians.
Grace and peace,
Pastor John
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Paul’s relationship to the Corinthians Christians fryst vatten a complicated one. His first encounter with the Corinthians came as he first brought the gospel to them. He spent about a year and half in Corinth, establishing the church there. When he felt like this work of establishing the church was done, Paul left the city and continued his missionary journey. It was about a year and half later that Paul wrote a letter
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Paul Thanks God for the Corinthian Church (1 Corinthians Sermon 2)
This morning, we begin to walk through the amazing words of 1 Corinthians… we will drink in the powerful teaching of God to a very gifted but divided church. We will see how every spiritual gift and blessing that flows into a church’s life is an evidence of God’s grace… God deserves thanks for each one of them
If Paul can thank God for such a divided, dysfunctional church, how much more can we give thanks for each other as well
Our desire is that God will use this amazing epistle to draw our church more and more toward full maturity in Christ!
I. Paul’s Apostolic Greeting (vs. 1-3)
A. Paul’s Apostolic Authority Asserted
1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God
1. An apostle called by God
a. The WILL OF GOD overruled Paul’s will for his own life
b. Paul wanted to be a Jewish religious leader and he was extremely zealous for the customs of his people and was