In this bible talk from 1 Corinthians by Steve Cree we resume our journey through 1 Corinthians, having concluded our “Bible in 3 talks” overview. That overview took us to Christ’s death on the cross as the great centrepiece of the Bible story of redemption, reversing the curse on this fallen creation and making possible the hope of new creation by his blood washing away the sin of all who trust in him.
The chapters we now come to by no means leave that theme behind! In 1 Cor 5:7 Paul reminds the Corinthians that “Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed”. He will speak in 1 Cor 6:20 of us being “bought at a price”. So, our redemption in Christ means not only future hope but present change as we turn from the sin he paid for. The challenges here are great, not least in this chapter which busts many of the myths Christians tend to want to live by, treating too lightly the blood of Christ.
Key Verse
What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you”.
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 5
Outline:
intro: myth busters
myth #1: my decisions are my business
myth #2: we shouldn’t judge each other
myth#3: we should judge unbelievers
myth#4: church is optional
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Thanks Steve for bringing that message to us, it must have been a tough one to prepare. I am so thankful that God has supplied us with preachers who are willing to teach us God’s word faithfully rather than tell us what our itching ears long to hear.
I know that I am tempted to take offence when people rebuke me but this was a good encouragement to be willing to grow in our godliness.
My fear is that if we as a church are unwilling to rebuke other people until we’ve extracted the 4 x 2 from our own eye then we may fall into the trap of never feeling righteous enough to rebuke anybody else (knowing my own sinfulness I know that is my case). I suspect the answer is, stop sinning, live God’s way so that we are in a position to help other people. I wonder if we also need to be willing to listen to rebukes even though the person bringing the rebuke might have some issues themselves thatthey need to sort out? I imagine that the people who are in my small group would be in one of the best positions to rebuke me. Of course, I need to not only be willing to listen to rebukes but also willing to share my life honestly with them. So fella’s who meet at Jon’s, there’s the challenge, hold me accountable.