AIMING FOR MORE THAN SHAME
1 Corinthians 4.14-21
1 Corinthians: Unified By The Crucified – Part 11 of 11
Mark 10.18 “No one is good except God alone.” (esv)
Hebrews 10.24 “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” (niv)
WE ADMONISH EACH OTHER TOWARD OUR CALLING BY …
Reaffirming OUR Relationships
v. 15 “I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.” (esv)
v. 17 “I am sending to you Timothy, my son …” (niv)
v. 15 “You may have countless instructors in Christ, but you don’t have many fathers.” (csb)
1 Thessalonians 2.11–12 “You know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted … encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God …” (esv)
Pushing BEYOND Performance
Psalm 51.6 “You desire truth in the innermost being …” (nas)
c. 3.3 “… are you not walking like mere men?” (nas)
vv. 16–17 “I urge you to imitate me … my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere ...” (niv)
v. 20 “The kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.” (esv)
c. 1.18 “The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (esv)
Highlighting OUR Hearts
v. 21 “What do you wish? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?” (esv)
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