WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.679 --> 00:00:04.879 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, Episode forty. I 2 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:06.519 am your host, Josh my Day. If you know me, 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:09.720 I'm a Christian rapper, devoter, husband, father, and Army veteran. 4 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:13.039 And yes, I appreciate you guys tuning in. This is 5 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:15.880 brought to you by Cope of Conspiracy Podcast. And if 6 00:00:15.880 --> 00:00:17.960 you notice, I have my headphones on, which is kind 7 00:00:17.960 --> 00:00:20.399 of different for me. Usually I have headphones and a 8 00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:22.879 hat on, but I'm going to try to do the 9 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:28.160 podcast without. It kind of looks a little better with 10 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:30.760 this new camera I have, so we'll try it out 11 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:32.920 and see how that goes. You see, I'm not used 12 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:35.759 to hearing my own voice. But anyways, I'm gonna go 13 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.439 ahead and shout out people that want ahead and commented 14 00:00:38.679 --> 00:00:43.039 from last week. So I have a for Sunday Service. 15 00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:47.840 I have MDMP twenty two. I appreciate you, thank you, 16 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:50.600 and R. M. Benz, I appreciate you, thank you. It 17 00:00:50.640 --> 00:00:53.439 says I just read the Talmud Jewish tradition regarding David 18 00:00:53.479 --> 00:00:59.960 sin with Bathsheba. Interestingly, post Torah oral Rabbidic tradition twist 19 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:02.320 the story so that it was never adultery or murder. 20 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:05.480 They actually claim all soldiers divorced their wives to fight 21 00:01:05.599 --> 00:01:08.519 so they could remarry if they died, so it was 22 00:01:08.599 --> 00:01:12.159 legal for him to bed Bathshiba, and your yah was 23 00:01:12.239 --> 00:01:15.079 legally killed as he was called as he called Joab 24 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:17.719 his master in front of David, which was a capital offense, 25 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:20.599 thus clearing David of all sins. Crazy how to diistion 26 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:24.519 versus truth. Yeah, that is very interesting. Thank you for 27 00:01:24.599 --> 00:01:27.079 bringing that up because I didn't know that. And that's 28 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:30.040 kind of interesting how they tried to do that, trying 29 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:34.840 to relinquish David of all sins. Wow, that is interesting. 30 00:01:35.159 --> 00:01:39.239 And then we have Nathaniel Salcido. Thank you so much. 31 00:01:39.239 --> 00:01:42.000 I really appreciate you. It says, guess I'll be reading 32 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:44.400 chapter sixteen by myself. I didn't know you were going 33 00:01:44.480 --> 00:01:47.760 to go into overtime and have some something to do. 34 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.359 I enjoy these on days of rest. Thank you, Nathaniel. 35 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:54.680 I really appreciate you. Angela, thank you very much. Another 36 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:57.280 good episode. I appreciate you. And Whiskers White, I appreciate 37 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.640 you commenting, and Brad Gillis as always sate your brother. 38 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.159 Thank you. And then last week on Wednesday service, we 39 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:08.360 had let me see seven comments. That's awesome, so we 40 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:11.479 had b have a great vacation. I really appreciate that. 41 00:02:11.520 --> 00:02:14.680 B J con forty four to twenty thank you so much. 42 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:17.120 What's up, brother, I hope you at a great VAKA. Yeah, 43 00:02:17.199 --> 00:02:19.520 I'm gonna definitely have a great vacation. I'm looking forward 44 00:02:19.560 --> 00:02:23.360 to it. MDMP twenty two, thank you, and and R. M. Benz, 45 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:25.960 thank you so much for the comment. Mitch, I appreciate you. 46 00:02:26.000 --> 00:02:28.479 Thank you for the emoji. And then Brad Gillis, thank 47 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.560 you for the emoji. I really appreciate you guys commenting. 48 00:02:32.080 --> 00:02:34.080 Like I said, it helps us out with the algorithm, 49 00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:36.520 and it pushes the show up the algorithm, which is awesome. 50 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:41.159 So let me just go ahead and pull up my 51 00:02:42.520 --> 00:02:50.319 there it is, and we're gonna be on First Corinthians 52 00:02:52.039 --> 00:03:00.639 and we're gonna be First Corinthians four. And first off, 53 00:03:00.719 --> 00:03:02.560 let me go ahead and do the intro for First 54 00:03:02.560 --> 00:03:13.280 Corinthians four. So pause, pause, pause, fatherly warning. First Corinthians 55 00:03:13.280 --> 00:03:16.319 four shines a light on the crucial role of stewards 56 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:21.159 of God's mysteries, underlining the requirement for faithfulness over any 57 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:27.719 human judgment. It portrays the pardoxial nature of the apocolistic life, 58 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:32.520 Apostolic life lowly in the eyes of the world, but 59 00:03:32.680 --> 00:03:37.919 rich and spiritual blessings. Paul's fatherly effect, affection, and firm 60 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:44.599 admonition wait present a balance between gentle guidance and the 61 00:03:44.800 --> 00:03:48.960 call for accountability. This chapter challenges us to reconsider our values, 62 00:03:49.000 --> 00:03:51.719 align our lives with the Gospel, and live in power 63 00:03:51.759 --> 00:03:55.639 of the Kingdom, not merely in talk. So awesome. There's 64 00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:58.960 the intro, and hopefully I'm talking with the same amount 65 00:03:59.360 --> 00:04:01.560 of voice that I normally talk with because I usually 66 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:04.199 have headphones on, so I'm probably talking a lot louder 67 00:04:04.199 --> 00:04:07.080 than this. So I'll try to do my best, and 68 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:09.120 you guys will have to let me know in the 69 00:04:09.120 --> 00:04:13.680 comment section if it's better with the headphones on, are worse, Okay, 70 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:16.720 So this is kind of, you know, this is a 71 00:04:16.759 --> 00:04:20.480 little different something I'm trying. Usually I have my headphones 72 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:23.480 on every single show I've ever had, but the headphones 73 00:04:23.519 --> 00:04:25.240 that I had, they get like they make my ears 74 00:04:25.240 --> 00:04:27.199 a little bit sweaty and they're not very comfortable. So 75 00:04:28.199 --> 00:04:30.000 I thought this was kind of be a better setup. 76 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:33.199 But before we start on first Corinthians four, I want 77 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:35.920 to point out some problems that were in the church. 78 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:41.720 Number one they had divisions among themselves. Okay, second number 79 00:04:41.720 --> 00:04:45.560 two looking for worldly wisdom rather than God. And then 80 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:50.319 three arrogant opposition to Paul's leadership. And then four they 81 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:54.360 had flagrant sexual immorality within the fellowship. Five they were 82 00:04:54.439 --> 00:04:58.959 suing one another in court. Six lack of grace towards 83 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:02.639 those weaker in their faith eight seven misuse of the 84 00:05:02.680 --> 00:05:09.279 Lord's supper, eight misuse of spiritual gifts. Nine lack of 85 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:13.800 love towards one another, and finally ten confusion about the 86 00:05:13.800 --> 00:05:17.920 resurrection of Christ in its implications. Okay, that's all the 87 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:20.800 problems that were happening in the Corinthian Church, and obviously 88 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:24.959 Paul is wanting to correct all that. Okay, so let's 89 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:35.639 go ahead and check out first Corinthians one, verse Corinthians four, 90 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:40.439 Verse one, it says, let a man so consider us 91 00:05:40.480 --> 00:05:44.800 as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, 92 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.959 it is required in Stuarts that one be found faithful. 93 00:05:48.439 --> 00:05:50.759 But with me, it is a very small thing that 94 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:53.399 I should be judged by you or by a human court. 95 00:05:53.879 --> 00:05:56.959 In fact, I do not even judge myself, for I 96 00:05:57.040 --> 00:06:01.560 know of nothing against myself. Yet I'm not justified by this, 97 00:06:02.040 --> 00:06:05.519 But he who judges me is the Lord. Therefore, judge 98 00:06:05.560 --> 00:06:09.680 nothing before time until the Lord comes, who will bring 99 00:06:10.199 --> 00:06:13.040 to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the 100 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:17.079 counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come 101 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:21.199 from God. So yeah, so Paul is very humble to 102 00:06:21.279 --> 00:06:24.680 the Corinthians. In the first five verses that we just read, 103 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:30.360 I'll take a look at my notes. Paul's emphasis emphasizes 104 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:34.079 the importance of being faithful stewards of the mysteries of God. 105 00:06:34.279 --> 00:06:37.240 Now it is required of stewarts or they found faithful 106 00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:41.040 one Corinthians four, verse two. Our primary responsibility is to 107 00:06:41.079 --> 00:06:44.759 be faithful to the calling and task God has entrusted us. 108 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:48.720 And in First Corinthians four, verses one through five, Paul 109 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:52.959 teaches that Christian leaders like ministers and apostles should be 110 00:06:53.000 --> 00:06:56.519 viewed as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. 111 00:06:56.839 --> 00:07:00.680 This means their primary accountability is to God, not to 112 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:05.319 the Corinthians. They must faithfully manage God's spiritual treasures or truth, 113 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:08.959 and their faithfulness is what matters. Therefore, judging them before 114 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:13.000 the Lord's return is premature and improper, as only God 115 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:16.959 knows their true hearts and motives. Okay, So let me 116 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:19.839 just go ahead and click on stewardship and faithfulness, so 117 00:07:19.839 --> 00:07:26.519 we know what that is. Okay. So stewardship in the 118 00:07:26.519 --> 00:07:31.120 Biblical context refers to the responsibility, the responsible management and 119 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:35.319 care of the resources, talents, and responsibilities that God has 120 00:07:35.480 --> 00:07:39.079 entrusted to individuals. The concept is deeply rooted in the 121 00:07:39.160 --> 00:07:43.639 understanding that everything belongs to God and humans are merely 122 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:47.800 caretakers of his creation. This principle is evident from the 123 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:51.360 very beginning of scripture, where God places Adam and Eve 124 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:56.480 in the garden of Eden to work and take care 125 00:07:56.519 --> 00:08:01.720 of it Genesis two, verse fifteen. Okay. Also on the 126 00:08:01.759 --> 00:08:05.839 parable of talents in Matthew twenty five, Verses fourteen through 127 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:10.040 thirty serves as a profound illustration of stewardship. In this parable, 128 00:08:10.079 --> 00:08:12.600 a master and trusts his servants with varying amounts of 129 00:08:12.639 --> 00:08:16.399 money before leaving on a journey. Upon his return, he 130 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:21.079 evaluates their management of the resources. The servants who wisely 131 00:08:21.120 --> 00:08:24.439 invested and multiplied their master's money are commanded, while the 132 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:28.160 one who buried his talents out of fear is rebuked. 133 00:08:28.399 --> 00:08:32.840 This parable underscores the expectation that God that God's people 134 00:08:34.039 --> 00:08:37.679 so are too actively and wisely, are too actively and 135 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.279 wisely manage what has been given to them, whether it 136 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:48.519 be time, money, abilities, or opportunities. Okay, so faithfulness. Faithfulness 137 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:51.720 is a key attribute of God's character and a virtue 138 00:08:52.080 --> 00:08:57.360 that believers are called to emulate. It involves steadfastness, loyalty, 139 00:08:57.840 --> 00:09:02.279 and a commitment to fulfilling one's duties and promises. The 140 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:05.600 faithfulness of God is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, 141 00:09:05.639 --> 00:09:10.799 providing a foundation for human faithfulness. Lamentations three twenty two 142 00:09:10.840 --> 00:09:14.440 through twenty three declares because of the Lord's loving devotion, 143 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:18.840 we are not consumed. For his mercies never fail, are 144 00:09:19.559 --> 00:09:23.320 there are never, there are new every morning. Great is 145 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:26.799 your faithfulness? Okay? And then in the New Testament, faithfulness 146 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:29.440 is listed as a fruit of the Spirit and Galatians 147 00:09:29.440 --> 00:09:33.840 five twenty two. So the relationship between stewardship and faithfulness 148 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:38.320 is intertwined. Faithfulness and stewardship means constantly managing God's resources 149 00:09:38.360 --> 00:09:41.759 in a way that honors him and aligns with his purposes. Okay, 150 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:43.559 that's what I want. I just want to make sure 151 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:48.679 you guys understand what stewardness are. Stewardness and faithfulness is okay, 152 00:09:49.200 --> 00:09:52.039 So in summary, stewardness and faithfulness are integral and the 153 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:55.039 Christian life reflecting commitment to honor God with all that 154 00:09:55.080 --> 00:09:58.039 He has entrusted to us. These principles call believers to 155 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:02.159 live responsibly, manage resources wise, and remain steadfast and their 156 00:10:02.159 --> 00:10:07.399 devotion to God and his purposes. Okay, So let's go ahead, 157 00:10:07.480 --> 00:10:10.919 and we'll go a little bit further down. And then 158 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:15.399 in verse three it talks us about judgment and approval. 159 00:10:16.039 --> 00:10:19.639 So Paul warns against seeking human approval and judgment and 160 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:23.759 one Corinthians four, verse three. Our ultimate judge is the Lord, 161 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:27.440 and his approval is what truly matters. So that makes sense, right, 162 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:31.600 So our ultimate judge is God. Right, So it doesn't 163 00:10:31.600 --> 00:10:34.080 matter if somebody else is judging you. It doesn't matter 164 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:36.840 if somebody is talking about you in a bad way. 165 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:40.879 You know, that doesn't really matter. What really matters is 166 00:10:40.919 --> 00:10:46.000 that God is the judge, the ultimate judge. Right, So 167 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:50.240 we did accountabity judging, nohing before time. Because only God 168 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:53.759 has full knowledge of a person's motives and circumstances. It 169 00:10:53.879 --> 00:10:58.200 is wrong to judge ministers or each or each other prematurely. 170 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:01.399 When the Lord returns, all will be revealed and he 171 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:04.879 will justly evaluate everyone. So if that makes sense. So 172 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:08.720 God knows exactly why you have, what a motive for 173 00:11:08.840 --> 00:11:12.960 why you're doing it, and also God knows exactly why 174 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:18.159 you're doing that, you know, like some people they for example, 175 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:23.200 this is just an example. Okay, So, like I have 176 00:11:23.240 --> 00:11:25.159 a friend I'm not going to obviously name his name, 177 00:11:25.679 --> 00:11:30.039 but he revealed to me something that when he was 178 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:34.879 a kid, you know, his Christian parents used to you know, 179 00:11:34.919 --> 00:11:37.639 treat him badly right and do like kind of do 180 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:40.840 terrible stuff, right, so it kind of gave him a 181 00:11:40.840 --> 00:11:44.360 bad taste in his mouth about Christians. You see. God 182 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:47.159 sees that and sees that it was a poor representation 183 00:11:47.200 --> 00:11:50.639 of Christianity by his parents. God sees that, and he 184 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:53.399 sees their motives behind what they're doing. So now he 185 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:56.399 has kind of issues with being Christian, right, So that 186 00:11:56.480 --> 00:11:59.279 makes sense. Right, So he has parents that were supposedly 187 00:11:59.279 --> 00:12:04.679 devout Christians that do that that kind of weren't treating 188 00:12:04.720 --> 00:12:06.639 him correctly when he was a kid. You know, uh, 189 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:12.240 you know certain things and that that are that are 190 00:12:12.279 --> 00:12:14.759 definitely not Christian. But see he has a bad taste 191 00:12:14.759 --> 00:12:16.600 in his mouth about Christianity. You See, that's kind of 192 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:20.639 an example. See we're judging somebody because they're not Christian, right, 193 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:22.679 we might judge them and say, oh, he's not a Christian. 194 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:25.159 I'll look at him. He's a you know, he's a pagan, 195 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:28.720 or he's this, he's that. But we don't understand, uh 196 00:12:28.799 --> 00:12:32.039 that the motives and the circumstances of what's going on. 197 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:35.200 There's more variables to it that we don't see because 198 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:38.600 humans can't see that. So that's what Paul saying here 199 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:41.759 is not not to not to judge. You know, our 200 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:44.039 ultimate judge is the Lord, and his approval is what 201 00:12:44.120 --> 00:12:49.840 truly matters because he knows everything about the situation, the circumstance, 202 00:12:49.919 --> 00:12:53.919 all the variables, and we only see from a human perspective, right, 203 00:12:54.480 --> 00:12:58.879 so we can never, auh, see the way God sees. Right. 204 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:02.320 So that's kind of his point, is there, And we 205 00:13:02.399 --> 00:13:05.080 need to all understand that because there's a lot of 206 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:09.639 people that have issues with judging people and they need 207 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:11.399 to take the spec out of their own or they 208 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:13.120 need to take the plank out of their own eye 209 00:13:13.600 --> 00:13:16.480 before they could take the speck out of their brother's eye. Right, 210 00:13:16.879 --> 00:13:19.360 So we're all you know, we got to make sure 211 00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:25.360 we understand that. Right. So judgment of is the judgment 212 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:27.240 sheet of Christ. Okay, that's actually going to be, I 213 00:13:27.320 --> 00:13:30.200 think in verse seven. So all right, let's go ahead 214 00:13:30.200 --> 00:13:34.919 and continue one Corinthians four, verse six. Now these things Brethern, 215 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:38.480 I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes, 216 00:13:38.960 --> 00:13:41.399 and that you may learn in us not to think 217 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:43.919 beyond what is written. And none of you may be 218 00:13:44.000 --> 00:13:47.559 puffed up on behalf of the of one against the other. 219 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:51.840 For who makes you differ from another? And what do 220 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:55.440 you have that you did not receive? Now, if you 221 00:13:55.480 --> 00:13:59.080 did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if 222 00:13:59.159 --> 00:14:02.720 you had not received? Okay, that's a verse seven there, 223 00:14:03.200 --> 00:14:07.480 So Paul uses himself. Paul uses himself and Apollo as 224 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:10.600 examples to teach humility, for he who makes different of 225 00:14:10.639 --> 00:14:14.279 anyone else? Why do you have that you did not receive? 226 00:14:14.360 --> 00:14:18.000 So recognize that all we have is from God Foster's 227 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:22.360 humility and gratitude. Yes, So basically he's saying that everything 228 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:29.639 comes from God. Right, So it contrasts worldly pride of 229 00:14:29.639 --> 00:14:32.320 the Corinthians. So I'll read that part actually in my 230 00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:37.399 notes after. But yeah, humility and perspective, we can kind 231 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:38.919 of find out what kind of look a little bit 232 00:14:38.919 --> 00:14:42.720 into that. Humility is a central virtue in Christian theology, 233 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:46.519 often just depicted as the proper attitude of a believer 234 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:52.679 towards God and others. It involves recognizing one's own limitations 235 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:56.440 and weaknesses, acknowledging the sovereignty and majesty of God, and 236 00:14:56.600 --> 00:15:00.720 valuing others above oneself. The Bible frequently emphasiz this humility 237 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:03.919 as a key characteriss of a faithful life, okay. And 238 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:06.559 then perspective in the Bible serves refers to a way 239 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:10.200 believers view their lives, circumstances, and the world around them 240 00:15:10.519 --> 00:15:13.879 through the lens of faith and divine truth. Okay, So 241 00:15:13.919 --> 00:15:16.080 that way, you guys know that, we'll go and continue reading, 242 00:15:16.159 --> 00:15:18.759 and then I'll go into my notes of what Hebrews 243 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:24.159 four sixteen through thirteen minutes. It says says, you are 244 00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:28.120 already full, you are already rich. You have reigned as 245 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:31.440 kings without us, And indeed I could wish you did. 246 00:15:32.159 --> 00:15:35.519 I could wish you did reign. That we must that 247 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:38.200 we also might reign with you. For I think that 248 00:15:38.240 --> 00:15:41.919 God has displayed us, the apostles last, as men condemned 249 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:45.360 to death, For we have been made a spectacle to 250 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:48.879 the world, both to angels and to men. We are 251 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:52.120 fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. 252 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:56.080 We are weak, but you are strong. You are disgusted, 253 00:15:56.639 --> 00:16:00.399 but we are dishonored. To the present hour, we both 254 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:03.840 hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten 255 00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:06.919 and homeless, and we labor working in our with our 256 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:11.639 own hands, being reviled, we bless being persecuted. We endure 257 00:16:12.080 --> 00:16:16.200 being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the 258 00:16:16.240 --> 00:16:19.320 filth of the world, the offspring, are the off scoring 259 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:23.799 of all things until now, Okay, in fourteen is what 260 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:27.799 we'll do next. So let's go ahead and check out 261 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:30.799 what we have in my notes that's going to be 262 00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:34.720 suffering an apostolic example, which is going to be in 263 00:16:35.000 --> 00:16:39.080 one Corinthians four to ten. Paul describes the hardships faced 264 00:16:39.080 --> 00:16:42.759 by apostles, highlighting the contrast between worldly honor and the 265 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:47.440 reality of Apostolist Apostolic life, and it says we are 266 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:49.720 fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise. In Christ. 267 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:52.679 We are weak, but you are strong verse Corinthians four, 268 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:56.840 verse ten. This serves as a reminder of the cost 269 00:16:56.960 --> 00:17:05.079 of true discipleship. Okay. So first Corinthians for sixteen through thirteen, 270 00:17:05.119 --> 00:17:08.319 which are six through thirteen, which we just read, contrasts 271 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:10.440 the world the pride of the Corinthians with the humility 272 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:13.400 and suffering of the Apostles, teaching that believers should go 273 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:16.119 beyond what is written in scripture, but instead acknowledge their 274 00:17:16.119 --> 00:17:20.519 gifts are from God, leading to humility rather than boastfulness. 275 00:17:21.279 --> 00:17:24.319 And this passage highlights the Apostles' willingness to be considered 276 00:17:24.359 --> 00:17:28.279 fools for Christ and to live in weakness and suffering 277 00:17:28.319 --> 00:17:30.640 for the sake of the Gospel, for example, example, for 278 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:33.359 the Corinthians to follow instead of adopting the world's views 279 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:36.960 of strength and honor. Okay, so that is one of 280 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:40.279 the what they were doing. They were misusing the Lord's 281 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:47.799 misuse of spiritual gifts right there, right, And then some 282 00:17:47.839 --> 00:17:50.960 of the key themes would be humility versus pride. The 283 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:54.519 passes confronts the Corinthians pride and conceit, which led them 284 00:17:54.519 --> 00:17:57.960 to favor certain ministers over others and to consider themselves 285 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:00.720 wise and rich. Paul reminds them that they're gut and 286 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:03.960 status are from God, not of their own doing, and 287 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:11.880 that they should not boast or judge others. Okay, yeah, 288 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:13.720 I think you need to take a drink of water 289 00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:22.119 real quick. I okay. And then a servitude. Paul uses 290 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:25.039 himself and Apollo as examples of humble servants of Christ 291 00:18:25.079 --> 00:18:27.839 and stewards of God's mysteries. We kind of already read 292 00:18:27.880 --> 00:18:31.200 through that the what are the scriptural boundaries? Paul cautions 293 00:18:31.200 --> 00:18:34.240 the Corinthians not to go beyond what is written. This 294 00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:37.359 encourages them to align with their understanding of faith and 295 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:40.480 leadership that is already revealed in scripture, rather than creating 296 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:46.319 their own standards or divisions. Yes, so we know that 297 00:18:46.480 --> 00:18:50.920 all scriptures inspire by God, right, So what's going Okay? 298 00:18:54.880 --> 00:19:01.799 And it's for reproof for correction, which is tewod Timothy. 299 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:10.440 I have to see what is that? What is that verse? Okay? 300 00:19:10.680 --> 00:19:20.519 Let me see all scripture Tewo Timothy through sixteen, which 301 00:19:20.599 --> 00:19:29.960 is going to be Second Timothy three sixteen is going 302 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.240 to be all scriptures given by inspiration of God and 303 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:36.920 is profitable for doctrine for reproof, for correction, for instruction 304 00:19:37.039 --> 00:19:40.119 and righteousness, that the Man of God may be complete 305 00:19:40.279 --> 00:19:42.720 and thoroughly equipped for every good work. So if all 306 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:46.240 scriptures inspired inspired by God, Paul is saying not to 307 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:50.839 go above and beyond the scriptures and create your own doctrines. Right, 308 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:54.000 He's saying to stick to the scripture. And if it's 309 00:19:54.039 --> 00:19:58.279 given all inspiration of God, God cannot lie. So what 310 00:19:58.279 --> 00:20:00.799 whatever he's telling you in the scriptures is not going 311 00:20:00.880 --> 00:20:03.559 to be a lie. It is total truth, nothing but 312 00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:07.480 the truth. So help us who God, because God is 313 00:20:07.519 --> 00:20:10.640 the truth right and Jesus is the way, the truth, 314 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:13.880 the life right. So I said it is profitable for doctrine, 315 00:20:13.960 --> 00:20:17.039 for reproof and for correction. Now that's not just profitable 316 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:19.920 for doctrine proof correction of the Bible, but it's also 317 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:24.279 profitable for a doction, reproof for correction of anybody like 318 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:27.359 the Bible. When you use the Bible against people in 319 00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:30.400 any type of discussion or spiritual battle or anything that's 320 00:20:30.440 --> 00:20:32.200 going on, like when you're using it against the devil 321 00:20:32.279 --> 00:20:35.880 or the demons, it is profitable for reproof, for correction, 322 00:20:36.359 --> 00:20:39.279 or if you're just talking to people that aren't even believers. 323 00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:42.400 It's still profitable for reproof and for correction. It's for 324 00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:45.640 instruction and righteousness that the Man of God may be complete, 325 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:48.559 thoroughly equipped for every good work. Right, So we've got 326 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:52.640 to understand that very important. And then, just like we 327 00:20:52.720 --> 00:20:57.599 talked about last, God is the ultimate judge. The passage 328 00:20:57.640 --> 00:21:00.599 points to God is the ultimate judge of all, including 329 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:04.880 the Apostles and the Corinthians. Believers should focus on serving faithfully, 330 00:21:04.920 --> 00:21:08.759 knowing that God will ultimately reveal their motives and condemn 331 00:21:09.039 --> 00:21:21.799 the faithful. Okay, and then next, Okay, that's six through thirteen. 332 00:21:22.680 --> 00:21:26.079 In essence, One Corinthians six through thirteen serves as a 333 00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:29.680 powerful rebuke to the Corinthians worldly pride and encouragement to 334 00:21:29.720 --> 00:21:33.839 embrace life of humility and suffering for Christ, which is 335 00:21:33.920 --> 00:21:39.119 true wisdom, and strengthen God's eyes. All right, perfect, So 336 00:21:39.319 --> 00:21:45.559 let's go ahead and read fourteen through twenty one Paul's 337 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.440 parental care. I do not write this is a one 338 00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:52.960 Corinthians four, verse fourteen. I do not write these things 339 00:21:53.000 --> 00:21:57.000 to shame you, But as my beloved children, I warn you, 340 00:21:57.359 --> 00:21:59.920 for though you might have ten thousand instructors in crime, 341 00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:03.359 yet you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus, 342 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:06.559 I have begotten you through the Gospel. Therefore I urge 343 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:09.920 you imitate me. For this reason, I have sent Timpathy 344 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:12.640 to you, who is my beloved and faithful son, and 345 00:22:12.680 --> 00:22:16.279 the Lord who will remind you of my ways in Christ, 346 00:22:16.359 --> 00:22:20.839 as I teach everywhere in every church. Now some are 347 00:22:20.880 --> 00:22:23.440 puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 348 00:22:23.880 --> 00:22:26.400 But I will come to you shortly if the Lord wills, 349 00:22:26.480 --> 00:22:29.039 and I will know not the word of those who 350 00:22:29.119 --> 00:22:32.319 are puffed up. But the power for the Kingdom of 351 00:22:32.359 --> 00:22:36.839 God is not in the word, but in power. It 352 00:22:36.920 --> 00:22:40.599 is not in word, but in power. What do you want? 353 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:42.680 Shall I come to you with a rod or in 354 00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:46.839 love and a spirit of gentleness? A rod would be like, 355 00:22:47.119 --> 00:22:49.079 should I come to you with the rod to like 356 00:22:50.359 --> 00:22:53.319 spank you basically to punish you? Or that's kind of 357 00:22:53.359 --> 00:22:54.720 what he means? Right there? Shall I come to you 358 00:22:54.759 --> 00:22:57.519 with the rod or in love in a spirit of gentleness? 359 00:22:57.599 --> 00:23:02.640 You see? So? So in a Second Corinthia our First 360 00:23:02.640 --> 00:23:05.599 Corinthians four fourteen through twenty one, the apostle Paul writes 361 00:23:05.640 --> 00:23:09.079 to the Corinthian Corinthian Christians to warn them as his 362 00:23:09.160 --> 00:23:12.640 spiritual children not to shame them. He emphasizes his authority 363 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:15.799 as their spiritual father, urging them to imitate him and 364 00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:18.079 his life in Christ, as he taught in every church. 365 00:23:18.680 --> 00:23:21.119 To help them, he sent Timothy to remind them of 366 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:24.920 his example. Paul intends to visit them, not just to 367 00:23:24.920 --> 00:23:27.480 hear their words, but to see the power of God 368 00:23:27.559 --> 00:23:30.480 at work and to address the arrogant individuals among them, 369 00:23:30.759 --> 00:23:33.519 ultimately asking them if they would prefer to come for him, 370 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:36.200 to come with the rod of discipline or with love 371 00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:39.559 and a gentle spirit. Okay, so what does it mean 372 00:23:39.599 --> 00:23:42.599 to not shame? Paul clarifies his intention as to warn 373 00:23:43.079 --> 00:23:47.279 it monish the Corinthians as his dear children, not to 374 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:52.119 embarrass them. Okay, a unique relationship. He reminds them that 375 00:23:52.160 --> 00:23:56.680 why they may have many instructors, they lack many spiritual fathers, 376 00:23:56.759 --> 00:24:01.319 a role he filled through the Gospel call to imitation 377 00:24:02.039 --> 00:24:04.759 Paul or just the Corinthians to imitate his way of 378 00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:09.839 life which he lived in Christ and taught everywhere. Okay. So, 379 00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:16.960 and then, confronting talk versus power, Paul plans to revisit 380 00:24:17.079 --> 00:24:20.559 to visit soon to discern the arrogance of some by 381 00:24:20.599 --> 00:24:23.759 examining not just their talk, but the power of the 382 00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:27.759 Kingdom of God among them. All Right, so it's kind 383 00:24:27.799 --> 00:24:32.240 of a short chapter there. Chapter four. We went ahead 384 00:24:32.240 --> 00:24:36.119 and completed the chapter. Let's go ahead, and since we 385 00:24:36.160 --> 00:24:39.519 completed the chapter, we're going to go over practical applications. 386 00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:45.000 Evaluate your faithfulness, okay, regularly assess your faithfulness and the 387 00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:49.160 roles and responsibilities God has given you. Are you seeking 388 00:24:49.160 --> 00:24:53.599 to please God above all else? So are we? You know, 389 00:24:53.680 --> 00:24:55.759 that's a question for us, You know, are we? Are 390 00:24:55.799 --> 00:25:00.440 we seeking to please God above everybody else? I'm else 391 00:25:00.440 --> 00:25:02.680 telling you about what Jesus said. Jesus says he wants 392 00:25:02.680 --> 00:25:05.799 you to love him more than you love your family, 393 00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:09.119 more than you love your wife. Are you, guys, seeking 394 00:25:09.160 --> 00:25:12.519 to please God above all else? That's a great question 395 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:18.119 for you and for me. Are we seeking the kingdom 396 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:22.279 of Heaven first? Are we placing God first? If you 397 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.880 seek God first, everything else will follow. Okay, seek God's approval. 398 00:25:27.480 --> 00:25:31.519 Focus on God's judgment rather than human opinions. Let his 399 00:25:31.599 --> 00:25:35.359 word guide your actions and decisions. That's very important. So 400 00:25:35.519 --> 00:25:37.440 if somebody comes up to you and tries to tell 401 00:25:37.440 --> 00:25:39.240