Title: You Are Our Pride
Contents I wrote a letter rebuking the church in Corinth and sent it to the church in Corinth, promising to go soon, but I couldn't go after a year. So, within the Corinthian church, some people doubted Paul's faithfulness and even criticized his teaching for inconsistency. In order to defend himself against these forces, he is inevitably proud of himself more than any other letter. Because when the authority of the apostles falls, the church shakes and falls into temptation.
Relationships between saints and pastors
How did Paul preach?
(1) He ministered in the holiness and truth of God.
Holiness is an attribute that belongs to God. How can a person be holy? Without the Holy Spirit it is impossible. Integrity means honesty. Then he explains why he couldn't go to the church in Corinth. If we go now, we must rule those who framed Paul and disturbed the church. Paul is attacking those who do not know that they are delaying time, calling for repentance, and then giving them time to go and forgive them.
(2) We did not do it with the wisdom of the flesh, but with the grace of God.
In 1 Corinthians 16, he asked the church in Corinth to donate money for the poor members of the mother church in Jerusalem. With this, they attacked as a carnal person who emphasized giving. The wisdom of the flesh is to use one's own head. How do I get people to recognize me? It's complicated. When Paul was in Athens, he encountered great difficulties while preaching humanly. From that day on, Paul made up his mind. For I have determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1-5).
Because Paul was given by grace rather than human standards, he directed the Corinthian church on the issue of incest and adultery, the problem of self-indulgence caused by Christians misunderstanding freedom, the problem of disorderly participation in the Lord's Supper, the order of worship, and most importantly, Strictly presented the biblical principle to the Corinthian church against the false view of the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the body. This means that we did not do it with the mind of the flesh, but only according to grace.
The relationship between saints and saints
(1) We must be holy and true to each other.
(2) We must be proud of each other.
In order to do this, you must first become a person who is on the same level as them. And we should value people the most. If you go to heaven later, everything will be new. The car you always drive at home won't be there. The refrigerator you always use won't be there either. The clothes you always wear won't be there either. But there is one thing in heaven that is familiar to our eyes. That's people. Even in heaven, we will meet people we have seen on earth. Wouldn't it be great if there were people who came to heaven because of me? So Paul really valued people. Paul is saying that the man is his 'bragging'.
Love the people around you who are proud of in heaven. Make the people around you proud of you. Make them proud of you. At that time, the kingdom of God will be firmly established.