Don’t be ignorant

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord. We thank God for another day that He has made that we can rejoice and be glad in.

Primary Text

“Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, …” 1 Corinthians 10v1 (KJV)

The Dakes commentary on ignorant says “It seems that many Corinthians supposed they were secure in their salvation because they had repented, were baptized, and had partaken of Christian ordinances. According to them nothing they did could cut them off from Christ – they could partake of idolatrous feasts and still be saved (1 Cor. 8:4-13; 10:16-33). This is why Paul made the plain statement of “castaway” [1 Corinthians 9v27 – … But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway]. He now shows them that Israel also had sacramental ordinances in the wilderness similar to those of Christians; and that, regardless of their typical baptism (v2), their typical eucharist (v3), their eating of manna and drinking of that spiritual Rock – Christ (v4), when they joined with idolaters and partook of idolatrous feasts, going into sin, that God cut them off and destroyed them (v5-11). He then warns Christians that God will also cut them off from Christ if they sin (v11-14; 6:9-11; Gal 5:19-21; Rom. 8:12-13; Heb. 3:6, 12-14; 6:4-11: 10:26-38).”

Supplementary Text

“But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ…. Be careful then, dear brothers and sisters. Make sure that your own hearts are not evil and unbelieving, turning you away from the living God. You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God. For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.” Hebrews 3v6, 12-14 (NLT)

Prayer

Father, I thank You for Your Word and the salvation of our soul. Father, if our hearts are being hardened or becoming unbelieving, please point it out to us in Jesus name, amen.