WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.560 --> 00:00:05.040 Days and gentlemen, welcome to Wednesday Service, episode thirty nine. 2 00:00:05.200 --> 00:00:07.639 I'm your host, Josh Monday. If you know me, I'm 3 00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:10.839 a Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and Army veteran. And 4 00:00:10.960 --> 00:00:13.199 this is brought to you by Cold of Conspiracy Podcast. 5 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:16.719 We're going to be doing a Bible study on First Corinthians. 6 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:21.320 We'll be in chapter one, maybe through three today, maybe 7 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:24.960 even more depending because chapter one is very short. I noticed. 8 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:27.559 But yeah, I always like to give shout outs to 9 00:00:27.559 --> 00:00:31.079 those that commented on Spotify. Let me go ahead and 10 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:35.640 shout those out. MDMP twenty two. Thank you, appreciate you. 11 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:38.960 Bullet ninety seven, greatly appreciate the study. I appreciate you too, 12 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:43.560 thank you for the comments. And we're doing a Romans 13 00:00:43.560 --> 00:00:46.560 in our Bible study. It's always great to get your thoughts. 14 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:48.719 Thank you so much. I appreciate you, Bullet ninety seven. 15 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:51.799 God bless you. Angela Kelly. I appreciate you. Thank you. 16 00:00:52.079 --> 00:00:54.799 Another awesome show. I needed that reminder not to judge. Yes, amen, 17 00:00:54.920 --> 00:00:58.399 sometimes we all need that reminder for sure. Catalyst Jones, 18 00:00:59.039 --> 00:01:01.320 What's up? Brother? And I ended up doing a show 19 00:01:01.439 --> 00:01:06.599 on Catalyst Jones's show. Though it's a White Rabbit podcast. 20 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:10.239 It's available on Rumble. If you guys go to Catalyst 21 00:01:10.319 --> 00:01:12.840 Jones on Rumble, you'll see the show that I did 22 00:01:12.879 --> 00:01:18.200 with Justin Brown or Prometheus Lens in Catalyst Jones from 23 00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:21.120 White Rabbit podcast. It was his show and he had 24 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:23.799 us both on and it was interesting. We talked about 25 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:26.319 the Rapture and a few other events. Shout out to 26 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:31.239 them for doing the show with me. It was awesome. 27 00:01:31.400 --> 00:01:33.439 Really had a good time with them. If you want 28 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:35.359 to go check that out, it is on Rumble. Just 29 00:01:35.400 --> 00:01:38.519 look up Catalyst Jones. It's a K A T I 30 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:40.879 L L I S T. Jones if you want to 31 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:43.920 check that out. And then today a new show just 32 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:49.519 got released on Apollo the original podcast on YouTube. I 33 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:54.640 went over high school, college, secret societies, skull and Bones, 34 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:59.000 all that stuff, you know, the Flat Hat Club, all 35 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.319 these different sicck of societies and I kind of laid 36 00:02:02.319 --> 00:02:06.640 it out pretty pretty good. It was extensive study. If 37 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:10.080 you guys want to check that out, and yeah, interesting stuff. 38 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.479 And let me just go out and continue with the 39 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:17.520 shout outs. We are now we're going to go to 40 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:22.560 Sunday Service. We have Jordan rich Meyer. Thank you, brother. 41 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:26.360 I appreciate you listening at work. Wanted to leave a 42 00:02:26.400 --> 00:02:30.520 comment before I forget. Thank you, Angela Kelly. I appreciate 43 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:32.879 you again. J Con forty four to twenty. I always 44 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:35.439 appreciate you, brother. I always see you commenting. Angel always 45 00:02:35.479 --> 00:02:37.439 see you commenting. Jordan. I started seeing you comment now 46 00:02:37.439 --> 00:02:41.439 I appreciate it. MBMP twenty two. Thank you, really appreciate you. 47 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:47.360 So yes, now we are here, so let me just 48 00:02:47.439 --> 00:02:54.080 pull up my notes, so we'll go over a quick 49 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:57.439 intro on the whole Book of Corinthians, and then we'll 50 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:01.719 do an intro just on Corinthians one. So Corinth is 51 00:03:01.800 --> 00:03:05.680 located in modern day Greece. It's been torn down and 52 00:03:05.800 --> 00:03:10.840 built up. Okay. So the Corinth of the Biblical Times 53 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:13.560 or a New Testament times has been torn down and 54 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:16.960 built up a few times, Okay, but Corinth is still there, 55 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:21.319 located in modern day Greece. The story of Corinthians refers 56 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:25.759 to the New Testament books one and two, First Corinthians 57 00:03:25.759 --> 00:03:28.840 and Second Corinthians, which are letters written by the apostle 58 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:32.759 Paul to the church he founded in the busy, morally 59 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:38.439 Roman city of Corinth. He wrote to address serious issues 60 00:03:38.479 --> 00:03:42.360 within the church, including divisions caused by factions loyal to 61 00:03:42.439 --> 00:03:47.199 different leaders, sexual morality, and pride. Paul reminded them of 62 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:49.800 the wisdom of the Cross, urged them to live in 63 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:54.759 unity and provide instruction on Christian conduct, emphasizing love, the 64 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:58.560 importance of Jesus' resurrection, and how to live in a 65 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:02.719 way that honors God. The Corinth Church and its struggles. 66 00:04:03.520 --> 00:04:09.240 A cosmopolitan city was a major commercial and cultural hub 67 00:04:09.319 --> 00:04:13.080 in the Roman Empire, attracting people from many backgrounds. So 68 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:16.000 when you have people from many backgrounds back then and 69 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:18.600 you have a hub city like that, you have a 70 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:24.959 lot of prostitutes male and female walking around Corinth trying 71 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:27.720 to get with the They're not sailors, but you know 72 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.360 they're you could call them sailors of the day, right. 73 00:04:31.079 --> 00:04:34.720 I don't want to call them like navy. They're like sailors, right, 74 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:39.920 that are coming in from the hub, and you have 75 00:04:40.839 --> 00:04:46.000 the moral influence. The city's atmosphere was often materialistic and headionistic, 76 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:51.920 which influenced the behavior of the inhabitants, including the church members. 77 00:04:52.920 --> 00:04:56.680 Division and factions. The church was fractured into groups who 78 00:04:56.680 --> 00:05:01.399 claimed loyalty to different leaders, such as Paul Apollos, and 79 00:05:01.519 --> 00:05:06.920 seaphists Peter, leading to arguments about whose wisdom or leadership 80 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:11.040 was superior. Notice that they're trying to lean on men, right, 81 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:15.839 we don't lean on men, okay, and Paul Apollos seafists. 82 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:25.079 They're great speakers, right, great teachers, but they're they're just men. 83 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:27.800 You know that they need to be trusting God, right, 84 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:29.959 not not these men. I mean they want to trust 85 00:05:29.959 --> 00:05:33.959 these men, I'm not saying that, but they don't need 86 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.240 to have loyalty to these men. They need to have 87 00:05:36.279 --> 00:05:41.480 loyalty to God. Right. And then sinful conduct. News reached 88 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:45.120 Paul of various sins within the church, including serious sexual 89 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:50.079 morality such as a member having a relationship forbidden by Paul, 90 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.399 and the wealthy getting drunk while the poor went hungry 91 00:05:54.480 --> 00:05:57.720 during the Lord's Supper. So you see, they have some 92 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:04.000 sinful conduct. Paul's response in his letters addressing the problem. 93 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:07.120 Paul's letters are essentially a wake up call and a 94 00:06:07.160 --> 00:06:11.040 fatherly effort to guide the church back to healthy spiritual practices. 95 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:15.000 The central message the core of the letters emphasizes that 96 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:18.759 a Christian life impacts every aspect of life, and believers 97 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:23.639 should live according to their faith rather than comforting, conforming 98 00:06:23.879 --> 00:06:28.519 to the surrounding culture. The key themes of the books 99 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:33.600 Unity Okay. Paul stressed the importance of unity, reminding them 100 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:38.600 that they were all followers of Christ, not just different leaders. Love. 101 00:06:39.120 --> 00:06:41.759 He taught that love is the greatest and most important 102 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:47.879 quality for Christian community, more important than any spiritual gift. Wisdom. 103 00:06:48.439 --> 00:06:51.360 Paul contrasted worldly wisdom with the wisdom of the Cross, 104 00:06:51.399 --> 00:06:55.160 emphasizing that true strength is found in Jesus. This is 105 00:06:55.279 --> 00:07:01.839 message rather than human elegance, eloquence, or pride. Practical instruction, 106 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:06.639 the letters offer guidance on marriage, food, sacrifice in the idols, 107 00:07:07.079 --> 00:07:12.600 conduct and public worship, and the proper use of spiritual gifts. Resurrection. 108 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:16.720 A profound teaching on Jesus Resurrection is included, which gives 109 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:20.879 hope and motivation for Christian living. Purpose of the Corinthian 110 00:07:20.959 --> 00:07:23.759 Letters Guidance and Correction. Paul wrote the letters to provide 111 00:07:23.800 --> 00:07:27.639 instruction and correct the improper conduct and erroneous beliefs that 112 00:07:27.720 --> 00:07:31.879 had taken root in the corinth Church. Encouragement. He also 113 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:35.000 offers encouragement to the believers, helping them to understand and 114 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:42.399 live out the Gospel and their daily LIFs. Okay, so 115 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:45.959 let me go ahead and go over the that's the 116 00:07:46.040 --> 00:07:51.120 introduction for First Corinthians and Second Corinthians. Okay, So now 117 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:53.959 I'm going to go over the introduction for First Corinthians 118 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:58.120 Chapter one. The message of the Cross is the title 119 00:07:58.560 --> 00:08:01.000 First Corinthians one is a out and reminder of the 120 00:08:01.000 --> 00:08:04.600 transformative power of the Cross and the surpassing wisdom of God. 121 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:08.000 It underscores the critical need for unity in the Church 122 00:08:08.199 --> 00:08:11.279 centered in Christ and his message. It teaches us that 123 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:14.360 true wisdom and power come from God, not the world, 124 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:19.959 and in the in Christ we find our sanctification and redemption. 125 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:22.720 There we go, So let me just go to my 126 00:08:23.360 --> 00:08:27.759 little teaching points here and let me just pull up 127 00:08:29.480 --> 00:08:36.360 so that those that are watching on video can see. Okay, perfect, 128 00:08:36.679 --> 00:08:38.600 So we're gonna be in the New King James for 129 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:41.320 those that don't usually follow along, and it's gonna be 130 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:46.039 First Corinthians chapter one, and we're gonna go verse one, okay, 131 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:50.840 and just let you guys know. And our letters that 132 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:55.600 we have, we write our name, we write whoever the 133 00:08:55.679 --> 00:08:59.360 sender is first, like dear John, for example. We'll do 134 00:08:59.399 --> 00:09:01.960 the whole entire letter, and then at the very bottom 135 00:09:02.480 --> 00:09:05.960 we would put from Josh Monday, from you know whatever, 136 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:11.720 from uh John Smith whatever. Okay. So but Paul, what 137 00:09:11.759 --> 00:09:14.120 they did back then, since it's written in a scroll, 138 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:17.320 is they would put their name first. That's why it's andy. 139 00:09:17.480 --> 00:09:21.120 They describe themselves and who it is. So it says 140 00:09:21.240 --> 00:09:24.159 Paul called to be an apostle. This is a First 141 00:09:24.159 --> 00:09:27.600 Corinthians one, Chapter one. Paul called to be an apostible 142 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:30.799 apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God. And 143 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:38.159 Sultanus our brother Syltanus Uh sastenis our brother is probably 144 00:09:38.159 --> 00:09:42.159 the one that's writing it, okay, because he needed a scribe. 145 00:09:42.559 --> 00:09:45.039 The reason why he needed a scribe is because he 146 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:50.039 had bad eyes. So sass is probably uh the scribe 147 00:09:50.039 --> 00:09:52.360 that it's going to be writing the letter. It says 148 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:55.159 to the Church of God, which is in Corinth, to 149 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:58.679 those who are sanctified in Christ, Jesus called to be 150 00:09:58.840 --> 00:10:01.639 saints with all all who in every place call in 151 00:10:01.679 --> 00:10:05.399 the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, both theirs and ours, 152 00:10:05.960 --> 00:10:09.480 grace to you and peace from God our Father and 153 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:12.919 the Lord Jesus Christ. And we're going to go all 154 00:10:12.919 --> 00:10:17.360 the way to verse nine. Spiritual gifts at Corinth. I 155 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:20.440 think my God always concerning you for the grace of 156 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:24.159 God which is given to you by Christ Jesus, that 157 00:10:24.240 --> 00:10:28.519 you were enriched in everything by Him, in all utterance 158 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.960 and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was 159 00:10:32.039 --> 00:10:37.200 conformed in you, so that up you come short and 160 00:10:37.360 --> 00:10:40.679 no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord 161 00:10:40.759 --> 00:10:44.720 Jesus Christ, who will also conform confirm you to the end, 162 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:47.320 that you may be blameless in the day of the 163 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:51.200 Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful by whom you were 164 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:56.440 called into fellowship of His son Jesus Christ, our Lord. 165 00:10:57.279 --> 00:11:01.720 So Paul's greeting and thanksgiving, Paul identifies himself as an 166 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:06.000 apostle by the will of God, establishing his authority and purpose. 167 00:11:06.480 --> 00:11:11.200 He expresses gratitude for the grace given to the Corinthians, 168 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:21.279 highlighting the spiritual gifts and faithfulness of God. So this 169 00:11:21.440 --> 00:11:24.480 and this letter is very relevant because of all the 170 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:27.960 United people in the United States living and sexual perversion, 171 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:32.519 I mean sexual perversion is everywhere. We have OnlyFans, we 172 00:11:32.600 --> 00:11:37.320 have porn Hub and all these different internet sites. We 173 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:43.519 have massage parlors and strip clubs and bars where people 174 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.960 are being sexual. Emrale there. It's sexual perversion is everywhere. 175 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:51.519 You know, you could go to a rave, you know, 176 00:11:51.759 --> 00:11:55.080 that's like the younger audience goes to, and younger people 177 00:11:55.120 --> 00:11:58.480 go to and they're wearing g strings. There's people that 178 00:11:58.519 --> 00:12:05.799 are dancing all over the trees, polls, everything. Sexual perversion 179 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:08.919 is definitely everywhere. So this is really relevant to those 180 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:11.799 living in the United States right now, right, and then 181 00:12:12.039 --> 00:12:14.960 let's look a little deeper and the New Testament. The 182 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:17.639 apostle Paul is renowned for his epistles Many which should begin. 183 00:12:19.120 --> 00:12:21.919 So this's going to just talk about Paul's greeting and Thanksgiving. 184 00:12:22.120 --> 00:12:27.039 So Paul's greetings typically follow the conventions of ancient letter writing, 185 00:12:27.159 --> 00:12:30.840 but are infused with Christ and theology. A standard greeting 186 00:12:30.840 --> 00:12:33.759 from Paul often includes the phrase grace and peace to 187 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:38.600 you from our Lord and our Father, from God, our 188 00:12:38.679 --> 00:12:43.360 Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. That happens in Romans 189 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:46.799 seven and one Corinthians one, verse three, which we see here. 190 00:12:47.399 --> 00:12:50.840 This greeting is significant for several reasons. Grace and peace. 191 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:55.480 The combination of grace chauros or Cherists and the Greek 192 00:12:55.639 --> 00:13:00.679 and peace shalom in Hebrew, reflects both both Greek and 193 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:06.279 Jewish cultural backgrounds, symbolizing the unity of the early Christian community. 194 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:10.480 Grace emphasizes the unmerited favor of God, a central theme 195 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:16.080 and Paul's theology, while peace denotes the wholeness and reconciliation 196 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:21.759 brought about through Christ divine source. By attributing grace and 197 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:24.759 peace to God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 198 00:13:25.240 --> 00:13:29.360 Paul underscores the divine origin of these blessings. The dual 199 00:13:29.480 --> 00:13:34.879 attribution also affirms the deity of Christ and his integral 200 00:13:34.960 --> 00:13:44.519 role and the believer's life the apostolic apostolic authority. In 201 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:48.039 some letters, Paul asserts his apostolic authority in the greeting 202 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:51.759 Galatians one one, establishing his credentials and the divine authority 203 00:13:51.799 --> 00:13:55.639 beside his behind his message. This is particularly important in 204 00:13:55.720 --> 00:14:00.480 letters addressing doctoral errors or church discipline, and then they thanksgiving. 205 00:14:00.519 --> 00:14:03.759 Following the greeting, Paul often includes a section of thanksgiving, 206 00:14:03.840 --> 00:14:07.240 expressing gratitude to God for the faith and virtues of 207 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:13.759 the recipients. This section serves several purposes, encouragement and affirmations, 208 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:21.399 theological insights, prayer, intercession, foundational for exhortion, and yeah so 209 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:29.519 In summary exhortation sorry foundation for exhortation. In summary, Paul's 210 00:14:29.559 --> 00:14:35.000 greetings and thanksgivings are integral to the epistles, reflecting the 211 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:41.320 deep and theological convictions of pastoral heart. They serve to 212 00:14:41.440 --> 00:14:45.080 unify the Christian community, affirm the believer's faith, and prepare 213 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:49.080 the way for the apostolic teaching that follows. Okay, I 214 00:14:49.200 --> 00:14:54.360 just want to go over that for you, guys, and 215 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:57.000 let me go back, and then I'll be reading One 216 00:14:57.120 --> 00:15:06.200 Corinthians one, verses ten through seventeen. Next, sectarianism is sin. 217 00:15:06.919 --> 00:15:11.080 This is One Corinthians one, verse ten. Now I plead 218 00:15:11.120 --> 00:15:15.159 with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, all, 219 00:15:15.840 --> 00:15:19.960 that you all speak the same thing, and that there 220 00:15:20.039 --> 00:15:24.039 be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly 221 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:27.000 joined together in the same mind, in the same judgment. 222 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:30.919 For this has been declared to me concerning you, my brethren, 223 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:35.320 by those of Chloe's household. And there are contentions among you. 224 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:38.080 Now I say this that each of you says, I 225 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:41.480 am Paul, or I am Apollos, or I am Cephist, 226 00:15:41.679 --> 00:15:46.399 or I am Christ is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified 227 00:15:46.440 --> 00:15:49.600 for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul. No, 228 00:15:49.720 --> 00:15:53.279 obviously they weren't, right. I thank God that I baptized 229 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:57.039 none of you except Chrispus and Gaius, lest anyone should 230 00:15:57.039 --> 00:16:01.879 say that I had baptized you in my own name. Yes, 231 00:16:01.960 --> 00:16:06.799 I also baptized the households of stephan Us are stephan Us. Besides, 232 00:16:06.840 --> 00:16:09.279 I do not know whether I baptize any other, for 233 00:16:09.360 --> 00:16:11.919 Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach 234 00:16:11.960 --> 00:16:16.039 the Gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the Cross 235 00:16:16.080 --> 00:16:19.759 of Christ should be made of no effect. So this 236 00:16:19.799 --> 00:16:24.559 is a great proof text that baptizing doesn't save you. Now, 237 00:16:24.600 --> 00:16:27.559 what Paul's trying to say is you keep giving glory 238 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:31.000 to Paul, glory to Apaulos, and glory to see Fist. 239 00:16:31.440 --> 00:16:34.639 But some people are not giving glory to Christ, and 240 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:39.679 some people are bragging about Paul baptized me. Paul baptized me, right, 241 00:16:40.159 --> 00:16:42.000 and that's why he says, I thank God that I 242 00:16:42.039 --> 00:16:45.200 baptize none of you except Ceaphists and Guias, lest anyone 243 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:47.399 should say that I had baptized in my own name. 244 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:51.600 So people are giving glory to Cephis Apoulos and Paul 245 00:16:51.679 --> 00:16:55.240 because a great speaker Cephis is actually Peter. They I 246 00:16:55.279 --> 00:16:56.840 don't even know why they don't just put Peter there. 247 00:16:56.879 --> 00:16:59.600 But anyways, it says or I am or I am 248 00:16:59.639 --> 00:17:03.000 of Christ? Christ is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? 249 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:06.119 Or you baptize in the name of Paul? Basically saying, 250 00:17:06.200 --> 00:17:09.519 don't give glory to me, give glory to God, you know. 251 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:16.079 And he says here that a call for unity. Paul 252 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:20.119 appeals for unity, urging believers to agree and avoid divisions, 253 00:17:20.720 --> 00:17:23.640 emphasizing that they are all part of the body of Christ. 254 00:17:24.079 --> 00:17:27.640 He addresses the issue of factions within the church, where 255 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:32.200 members were aligning themselves with different leaders Paul, Apollo's Cephists, 256 00:17:32.519 --> 00:17:35.960 and Christ. Paul underscores that Christ is not divided, that 257 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:40.000 He himself was not crucified for them, pointing them for 258 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:43.839 that he himself was not crucified for them, pointing them 259 00:17:43.880 --> 00:17:48.160 back to the centrality of Christ. So Paul is saying 260 00:17:48.160 --> 00:17:50.359 that he himself was not crucified for them, Okay, not 261 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:53.319 that Christ was not. It just says that Christ is 262 00:17:53.359 --> 00:17:56.880 not divided and that he, Paul himself, was not crucified 263 00:17:56.880 --> 00:18:01.319 for them, pointing them back to the centrality of Christ. Okay. 264 00:18:01.839 --> 00:18:04.279 And then call for unity. Let's see what this one says. 265 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:09.720 Definition and importance. The call for unity within the Christian 266 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:13.440 faith is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing the 267 00:18:13.480 --> 00:18:18.920 importance of harmony, cooperation, and mutual love among believers. Unity 268 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:22.079 is seen as a reflection of the divine nature and 269 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:25.880 a testament of the world of the transformative power of 270 00:18:25.920 --> 00:18:33.440 the Gospel Biblical foundation. The call for unity is rooted 271 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:37.279 in the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Apostles. In 272 00:18:37.400 --> 00:18:40.880 John seventeen twenty one, Jesus prays for his followers that 273 00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:44.440 all of them may be one, as you, Father are 274 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:48.359 in me, and I am in you, may they also 275 00:18:48.440 --> 00:18:51.160 be in us, so that the world may believe that 276 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:54.359 You sent me. This prayer highlights the desire for believers 277 00:18:54.400 --> 00:19:00.519 to be united in purpose and spirit, mirroring the unity 278 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:03.079 of the Trinity. If you believe in the Trinity, some 279 00:19:03.119 --> 00:19:06.640 people probably don't, but you know this is a part 280 00:19:06.640 --> 00:19:12.039 of the notes Apostles teachings. The Apostle Paul frequently addresses 281 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:15.440 the theme of unity in his Epistles and Ephesians four 282 00:19:15.559 --> 00:19:18.400 verses three through six. He urges believers to make every 283 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:20.759 effort to keep the unity of the spirit through the 284 00:19:20.799 --> 00:19:25.000 bond of peace. There is one body and one spirit, 285 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:28.680 just as you were called to one hope when you 286 00:19:28.720 --> 00:19:37.799 were one hope, when you were called one Lord, one faith, 287 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:42.440 one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is 288 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:46.279 overall and through all and in all. Here Paul underscores 289 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:49.279 the theological basis for unity, rooted in the oneness of 290 00:19:49.319 --> 00:19:54.279 God and the shared faith in believers. In One Corinthians 291 00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:57.240 one to ten, Paul appeal appeals to the church in 292 00:19:57.319 --> 00:19:59.799 corinth I appeal to you brothers in the name of 293 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:03.039 our Lord Jesus, so that you might agree together. This 294 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:06.559 call addresses the practical aspect of unity, urging believers to 295 00:20:06.599 --> 00:20:12.000 overcome division and maintain a unified front unity and diversity. 296 00:20:12.079 --> 00:20:15.000 That New Testament acknowledges the diversity within the Body of Christ, 297 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.319 but calls the unity amidst the diversity. In One Corinthians twelve, 298 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:22.279 verses twelve through fourteen, Paul uses the metaphor of the 299 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:25.400 body to illustrate how diverse members contribute to the whole. 300 00:20:28.640 --> 00:20:32.079 For just the body is one, how many parts and 301 00:20:32.200 --> 00:20:35.279 all the parts of the body through many are one body. 302 00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:38.160 So also is Christ, for in one spirit, we are 303 00:20:38.160 --> 00:20:41.960 all baptized into one body. Whether Jews are Greek, slaver free, 304 00:20:42.519 --> 00:20:49.519 we were all given one spirit to drink. Okay, And 305 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:53.119 in conclusion, the call for unity is a central tenet 306 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:56.599 of the Christian faith, reflecting the unity of the Godhead 307 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:59.480 and serving as a powerful witness to the world. Through 308 00:20:59.519 --> 00:21:03.920 the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles, believers are encouraged 309 00:21:03.960 --> 00:21:09.680 to strive for unity and love, purpose and spirit, overcoming 310 00:21:09.759 --> 00:21:13.960 challenges to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Okay, let's 311 00:21:13.960 --> 00:21:17.519 go ahead and go back to the Bible now. One 312 00:21:17.599 --> 00:21:22.960 Corinthians one eighteen. The title says, Christ the power and 313 00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:27.119 wisdom of God. For the message of the Cross is 314 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:33.759 foolishness to those who are perishing. So for those that 315 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:39.400 are perishing means those that are hardening their hearts, who 316 00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:45.640 are seeking worldly wisdom over Godly wisdom. And these people 317 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:48.759 that have hardened their hearts, when you spread the gospel 318 00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:50.960 to them, they kind of find it foolish. You know. 319 00:21:51.039 --> 00:21:53.559 They think they're too smart for the Lord. You know, 320 00:21:53.599 --> 00:21:56.799 they think that they have it all figured out already, 321 00:21:57.400 --> 00:22:00.400 and they find the gospel a little ridiculous because they 322 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:03.319 don't have the spirit. They don't have the Holy Spirit. Right, 323 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:06.319 So what we'll start again, it says, for this message 324 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:08.720 of the cross as foolish is to those who are perishing, 325 00:22:09.240 --> 00:22:11.759 but to us who are being saved, it is the 326 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:14.960 power of God. For it is written, I will destroy 327 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:21.960 the wisdom of the wise and bring nothing and bring 328 00:22:22.039 --> 00:22:28.920 to nothing the understanding of the prudent. So let's let's 329 00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:38.799 see what what he's quoting here, It says first Currientthians 330 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:54.799 one nineteen, So he's quoting Isaiah twenty nine, verse fourteen. 331 00:22:55.559 --> 00:22:57.880 One Corinthian one nineteen says, for it has written, I 332 00:22:57.880 --> 00:23:01.000 will destroy the wisdom of the wise, the intelligence of 333 00:23:01.039 --> 00:23:04.079 the intelligence I will frustrate. But here it says in 334 00:23:04.559 --> 00:23:06.720 the New King James, I will destroy the wisdom of 335 00:23:06.720 --> 00:23:10.559 the wise, and bring nothing and bring to nothing the 336 00:23:10.640 --> 00:23:15.079 understanding of the prudent. Okay, So this verse, quoting Isaiah 337 00:23:15.119 --> 00:23:18.319 twenty nine fourteen, asserts that God will mollify human wisdom 338 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:22.799 and intelligence that does not originate from Him, emphasizing the 339 00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:26.079 supurity and unique power of God's wisdom, particularly through the 340 00:23:26.119 --> 00:23:30.440 foolishness of the Cross of Christ, which saves those who believe. 341 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:35.680 All right, let's go ahead and continue. One Corinthians one, 342 00:23:35.759 --> 00:23:38.960 verse twenty, Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? 343 00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:42.440 Where's the disputeror of this age? Has not God made 344 00:23:42.480 --> 00:23:46.160 foolish the wisdom of this world? For since in the 345 00:23:46.200 --> 00:23:49.200 wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, 346 00:23:49.319 --> 00:23:52.279 it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached 347 00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:55.599 to save those who believe. For Jews request to sign, 348 00:23:56.319 --> 00:24:00.559 and Greeks seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ's rucified 349 00:24:00.599 --> 00:24:05.359 to the Jews a stumbling block and the Greeks foolishness. 350 00:24:05.680 --> 00:24:08.640 But to those who recall both Jews and Greeks, Christ 351 00:24:08.680 --> 00:24:11.599 the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because 352 00:24:11.599 --> 00:24:14.480 the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the 353 00:24:14.519 --> 00:24:19.920 weakness of God is stronger than men a man. So 354 00:24:20.119 --> 00:24:26.519 in First Corinthians one, verses eighteen through twenty five, Paul 355 00:24:26.599 --> 00:24:29.559 contrasts the wisdom of the world with the wisdom of God, 356 00:24:29.960 --> 00:24:33.079 declaring that the message of the crost is foolishness to 357 00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:37.680 those perishing, but the power of God to those being saved. 358 00:24:37.720 --> 00:24:40.839 He explains that God has chosen what is foolish and 359 00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:44.440 weak in the world to shame the wise and strong, 360 00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:49.279 highlighting the upside down nature of God's kingdom. So let's 361 00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:51.359 go ahead and check out the wisdom and power of 362 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:56.440 the Cross. The Cross of Jesus Christ stands at the 363 00:24:56.480 --> 00:25:00.160 center of Christian theology and is a profound symbol of 364 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:05.079 both divine wisdom and power. The apostle Paul, in the 365 00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:09.039 First Letter to the Corinthians, articulates the paradoxal nature of 366 00:25:09.079 --> 00:25:12.400 the Cross, which embodies both the wisdom and the power 367 00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:15.680 of God. He writes, for the message of the cross 368 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:20.279 is foolishness to those who are perishing. Let me get 369 00:25:20.279 --> 00:25:26.880 back over here for those who are perishing, but to 370 00:25:27.039 --> 00:25:31.039 us we are being saved. It is the power of 371 00:25:31.119 --> 00:25:38.119 God Verse Corinthians one eighteen. This statement encapsulates the dual 372 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:41.599 nature of the Cross as perceived by different audiences, foolishness 373 00:25:41.599 --> 00:25:44.720 to the unbelieving world and the ultimate expression of divine 374 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.720 power to believers. Wisdom of the cross, the wisdom of 375 00:25:47.759 --> 00:25:52.000 the Cross, of the divine mystery that transcends human understanding 376 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:56.640 and one Corinthians one, verse twenty four. Paul further explains 377 00:25:57.400 --> 00:26:05.720 to those called both Jews and Greeks Christ the power 378 00:26:05.759 --> 00:26:07.839 of God and the wisdom of God. The Cross, which 379 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:11.519 appears as a scandal to the Jews and foolishness to 380 00:26:11.559 --> 00:26:14.480 the Greeks, reveals God's wisdom in a way that subverts 381 00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:27.599 human expectations. The crucifixion of Jesus and eventful, an event 382 00:26:27.680 --> 00:26:31.319 that seemed to signify defeat, is in fact the means 383 00:26:31.319 --> 00:26:34.480 by which God accomplishes salvation for humanity. The divine wisdom 384 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:38.279 is hidden from the wise and learned of the world, 385 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:41.480 but is revealed to those who have faith. The wisdom 386 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:44.960 of the Cross is also evident in the fulfill of 387 00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:49.640 the Old Testament prophecies and the typologies that foreshadow Christ's 388 00:26:49.680 --> 00:26:53.240 sacrificial death. Isaiah fifty three, for instance, speaks of the 389 00:26:53.279 --> 00:26:57.039 suffering servant who bears the iniquities of many, a prophecy 390 00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:01.799 filled in jesus crucifixion. The power of the Cross is 391 00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:06.039 manifest and the ability to reconcile humanity to God. Through 392 00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:09.559 the Cross, Jesus triumphs over sin, death, and the powers 393 00:27:09.559 --> 00:27:15.119 of darkness. Colossians two, verse fourteen through fifteen states he 394 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:18.000 canceled the record of the debt that stood against us 395 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:21.759 with its legal demands. He set aside, nailing to the cross. 396 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:24.559 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a 397 00:27:24.559 --> 00:27:28.519 public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. 398 00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:31.799 The cross is the instrument through which God achieves victory 399 00:27:31.839 --> 00:27:38.240 over the forces that enslave humanity. In summary, the Cross 400 00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:41.000 of Christ is a profound mystery that reveals the wisdom 401 00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:44.400