All about Jesus

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for His goodness, His faithfulness, and His kindness.

Primary Text

“I bring this up because some from Chloe’s family brought a most disturbing report to my attention – that you’re fighting among yourselves! I’ll tell you exactly what I was told: You’re all picking sides, going around saying, “I’m on Paul’s side,” or “I’m for Apollos,” or “Peter is my man,” or “I’m in the Messiah group.” 1 Corinthians 1v11-12 (MSG)

The Life Application Bible in commenting on verse 12 says: “In this large and diverse Corinthian church, the believers favored different preachers. Because there was as yet no written New Testament, the believers depended heavily on preaching and teaching for spiritual insight into the meaning of the Old Testament. Some followed Paul, who had founded their church, some who had heard Peter (Cephas) in Jerusalem followed him; while others listened only to Apollos, an eloquent and popular preacher who had had a dynamic ministry in Corinth (Acts 18:24; 19:1). Although these three preachers were united in their message, their personalities attracted different people. At this time the church was in danger of dividing. By mentioning Jesus Christ ten times in the first ten verses, Paul makes it clear who it is all preachers and teachers should emphasize. God’s message is much more important than any human messenger.” Beloved, indeed it is all about Jesus. In this day and age, we might also fall into the trap that the Corinthian church fell into, pointing and putting one preacher above the other, looking more at the messenger than the message. As Paul notes in the next verse:

Supplementary Text

“Is Christ (the Messiah) divided into parts? Was Paul crucified on behalf of you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?” 1 Corinthians 1v13 (AMP)

Prayer

Father, we thank You for Your Word this day. We thank You for Jesus, and for the body of Christ. Father we pray that You will bring down every division in the church and that even as individuals, You will help us to look always to You and not to any man, in Jesus name, amen.