1 Corinthians Intro (1:1-3)

Who are you?

Back in the day: People were known by what they did...

Alexander the Great

- Alexander the coppersmith

- Alexander the coppersmith

Alexander the Pacino

Paul: Who he was...

Paul: Who he is now...

People of Corinth: Who they were...

People of Corinth: Who they are now...

Sanctified in Jesus (v.2)

ἡγιασμένοις - hēgiasmenois/hagiazó: having been sanctified (Make Holy, Set Apart)

Adopted as a child (v.2)

Called into family (v.2)

If my standing is secure as a child of God, why do I struggle with acceptance before my Father.

Identity Confusion: Identity Theft

If I have already been sanctified, why do I live as though dead

(powerless)

If I have already been adopted, why do I live as a stranger

If I have already been called into family, why do I live isolated

HOPE: Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) DO not: physical restraint or force to break down what's believed to be the child's resistance to attachments