Now I Beseech You, Brethren, By The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, That Ye All Speak The Same Thing,

[Walter and Deborah]

Tuesday 6-27-23 3rd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Tammuz 8 5783, 7th. Summer Day

1 Corinthians 1

Greetings Of Grace

1 Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

3 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer Of Thanksgiving

4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

Report Of Division

10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

The Gospel Is Not Earthly Wisdom

18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Love, Walter And Debbie

[Your closest friendnt]

@Walter and Deborah, greetings to you. 

In that passage Paul is mentioning the water baptism. 

It seems that is referring to the relationship of those who were water baptized with the one who baptized them...

It seems that the relationship between the baptizer and the baptized is that of the teacher and the disciples..

Or the Pastor and the people in his congregation or the flock of the believers who gathered in this local church...

It is about the membership of the local church...

Nothing wrong with that to expect to be nourish by the Pastor and the elders of that church and they were other churches with Pastors and elders of not exactly the same understanding of many things regarding the faith.

Paul is telling them not to forget that above all we are in Jesus Christ and we were baptized in his name and we have forgiveness of our sins in his blood and he can lead us through the Holy Spirit...being concerned that people can also be in errors...regarding a number of things. 

Paul is telling them that not all errors are related to Salvation....that the Salvation it is only by believing in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins in any situation and in any understanding anyone is and without prejudice to those who are poor in spiritual understanding of many things regarding the faith as a result have missanderstood and twist a lot of things...like many people in our days...who as believers in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of their sins are given to reverence a lot of things that take their eyes from Jesus. 

In that time was the group of Circumcision who were claiming that only the Circumcised believers are acknowledged by Jesus Christ (if that was what they were saying) and only those of the believers who were Circumcised and keep the Sabbath are in good standing with God...(they were not saying with Jesus or the Heavenly Father but they were saying "with God" referring to the Lord God of the Sinai Covenant...

As if they are still in a Covenant with the Lord of the Sinai Covenant while believing in the Lord of the New Covenant who ratified the New Covenant with his own blood and offering the forgiveness of sins in his blood...and him being the Administrator of the New Covenant the Lord and Judge of all not just his own people. 

Through whom the Heavenly Father will Jusge all the people of the world...not only by their faith but also by their works and by their thoughts. 

 

Edited June 27, 2023 by Your closest friendnt

[Meditation]

On 6/28/2023 at 6:06 AM, Walter and Deborah said:

Tuesday 6-27-23 3rd. Day Of The Weekly Cycle, Tammuz 8 5783, 7th. Summer Day

1 Corinthians 1:1- Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2- Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
3- Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
4- I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
5- That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
6- Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
7- So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
8- Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9- God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10- Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11- For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12- Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13- Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
14- I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
15- Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
16- And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
17- For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
18- For the preaching of the cross [Grk "stauros"- stake:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stauros] is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19- For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20- Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
21- For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
22- For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23- But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24- But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25- Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26- For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
27- But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
28- And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
29- That no flesh should glory in his presence.
30- But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord

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@Meditation, can you furnish some examples of "Church dogma" we ought to avoid? Thanks. 

[Meditation]

13 minutes ago, Marathoner said:

@Meditation, can you furnish some examples of "Church dogma" we ought to avoid? Thanks. 

Almost every one.

Name one...

[Marathoner]

3 hours ago, Meditation said:

Almost every one.

Name one...

Seeing as how I have no idea, please provide a few examples so everyone will know what you're referring to. 

[Meditation]

God, Death, Resurrection, Jesus, the holy spirit, born-again, salvation- you NAME it!

[Marathoner]

2 hours ago, Meditation said:

God, Death, Resurrection, Jesus, the holy spirit, born-again, salvation- you NAME it!

Too vague for readers to understand. Choose some of the "dogmas" associated with the above and explain why we should avoid them. 

[Mama Etna]

15 hours ago, Meditation said:

God, Death, Resurrection, Jesus, the holy spirit, born-again, salvation- you NAME it!

Too vague.  Could you be more specific?

[Marathoner]

18 hours ago, Meditation said:

the holy spirit

For the sake of our readers, it should be known that the Holy Spirit is indeed God. 

The Holy Spirit --- also called the Spirit of the Lord, the Spirit of God, the Spirit, the Spirit of truth, the Comforter, the Helper, and also the Spirit of Christ in New Testament scripture --- is not an impersonal "wind" or force. Something impersonal cannot be blasphemed:

“Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come." (Matthew 12:31-32 NASB)

An impersonal wind or force is not referred to as "He."

I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, so that He may be with you forever; the Helper is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see Him or know Him; but you know Him because He remains with you and will be in you. (John 14:16-17 NASB)

The Spirit convicts the world regarding sin, righteousness, and judgment. 

“But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, ‘Where are You going?’ But because I have said these things to you, grief has filled your heart. But I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I am leaving; for if I do not leave, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. And He, when He comes, will convict the world regarding sin, and righteousness, and judgment: regarding sin, because they do not believe in Me; and regarding righteousness, because I am going to the Father and you no longer are going to see Me; and regarding judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged." (John 16:5-11 NASB)

Something impersonal cannot be lied to.

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and kept back some of the proceeds for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the proceeds of the land?" (Acts 5:1-3 NASB)

The Holy Spirit declared the judgment of God:

"Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have confused you by their teaching, upsetting your souls, it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, we have sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will also report the same things by word of mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials: that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from acts of sexual immorality; if you keep yourselves free from such things, you will do well. Farewell.” (Acts 15:24-29 NASB)