In the 21st century it is strange to think that a Christian would view eating meat as sinful, but that was what some Corinthian Christians were wrestling with. The problem was that their conscience grieved them because of their background in idolatry. While we may not wrestle with this exact same issue, do we make issues of conscience (NOT issues of sin) more important than the salvation of our brothers and sisters? Our text is 1 Corinthians 8.
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Time
We often have one of two approaches to time- “hurry up” or “slow down.” Time is what marks out our lives, and yet it seems we don’t have enough of it. 1 Corinthians 7:25-40 is written in answer to a question that the Corinthian church had (What do we tell our widows? What should we tell those who are engaged to be married?) and Paul answers by focusing on the larger question- “what do we do with our time?”
“Called”
There are a number of times we think God is like us… specifically, that He is limited by our barriers. In 1 Corinthians 7, the Apostle Paul takes on two barriers that hindered many Christians in the 1st century- Circumcision and slavery. Before we get too caught up in finding 21st century parallels, the big picture of this text is the sovereignty of God. There should be no doubt in our minds that God is all powerful and able to do all things through us.
Divorce and Marriage
“God hates divorce.” That’s what Malachi 2 tells us. But if you read through the entire passage, you find that God hates divorce for the same reasons we do- it is a violent end of two unified lives. In 1 Corinthians 7, Paul answers some questions the Corinthian church had about divorce. Is there ever a reason? Is it an appropriate response when someone you are married to isn’t interested in Jesus?
Flee Sexual Immorality
When it comes to the subject of sexual immorality (Biblically defined as any sexual activity outside the bounds of a married couple consisting of one biological male and one biological female), the imperative from God’s word is to flee. But why? Why should we flee? In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 shows how much the gospel applies to our bodies, therefore, we must glorify God even with our bodies.
The Work of the Holy Spirit
There are times when the Holy Spirit is overlooked, we forget that He is the third person of the Trinity, we forget that He is almighty, we forget that He dwells within the believer. Corinth needed to be reminded of the Holy Spirit’s work in 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Memory
Memory can be a useful ally as we follow Christ. In 2 Peter 3:1-2, we read Peter reminding the 1st century church so that they will remain faithful. So, what is the reminder? How do we employ the same reminder so that we too will remain faithful?
Recognizing What is False
All of 2 Peter 2 deals with false teachers… and what normally comes to mind when we think of false teachers would be considered an obvious source. But false teaching isn’t always obvious. Jesus said you will recognize them by their fruits, and that is what Peter focuses on.
A Coming Judgment
An often overlooked component of the Gospel is the reality that there is a holy God who will not condone our sinfulness. There is a coming judgment. Our text (2 Peter 2:4-8) shows us what that judgment will look like by bringing up three examples.
5 Signs of a False Teacher
2 Peter 2:1-3 tells us a lot about false teachers, even that they are headed for destruction. So why are there so many false teachers? Why does the church have such a problem identifying them? Our text draws out 5 signs of false teachers so that we can identify them and disregard their teaching.
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