HOW TO LIVE A CONFIDENT LIFE
1 Corinthians 3.18-23
1 Corinthians: Unified By The Crucified – Part 8 of 11
c. 1.31 “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” (esv)
v. 21 “Let no one boast in men.” (esv)
WE ARE LIVING A LIFE OF CONFIDENCE BECAUSE …
GOD’S True Wisdom GIVES US CONFIDENCE WHEN Facing Futility
v. 19 “The wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.” (niv)
v. 18a “Do not deceive yourselves.” (niv)
v. 18b “If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.” (esv)
vv. 19–20 “He catches the wise in their craftiness … and … knows the thoughts … are futile.” (esv)
GOD’S True Riches GIVE US COURAGE WHEN Fighting Insecurity
v. 21 “All things are yours …” (esv)
vv. 22–23 “… the world or life or death or things present or things to come—everything is yours, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.” (csb)
Romans 8.37 “In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” (esv)
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