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The Damage of Comparing
Last week, Paul addressed an issue within the church, the use of Christian rights in face of a weaker brother or sister.
Here, Paul’s apostleship has been brought into question so Paul defends His apostleship.
V 1-6, Paul defends his apostleship to the church in Corinth through their own testimony.
If he was not an apostle then should they not question their salvation since they were brought to faith through his ministry and teaching.
What was happening in the church was that as issues arose, there were disputes as to which authority that they should hold to.
As truth sources were consulted as to the course of action and the right belief that the church should have, people began to jockey for position based on the comparison of their truth source to another.
All this was leading to was the tearing down of the gospel because the comparison of man is flawed.
We find ourselves in broken cycles of disobedience and unsatisfaction as we give ourselves over to the sin of comparison.
Why do I not have what others around me possess?
Where is my joy in the midst of my circumstances?
Comparison always leads our heart to believe that our hope and fulfillment can be found in material things or in the life of others and not in the Lord.
Furthermore, Paul calls out that their comparing was hindering their hearts from being molded and shaped by the gospel for their comparing was leading them away from the truth.
They had moved toward discounting Paul’s teachings in favor of the teachings of others that had been deemed more truthful, because their words better supported their desired positions on specific subjects.
The Fulfillment of Surrender
After Paul defends his rights as an apostle, specifically to collect a salary and to take a wife, Paul reminds the church that he chose to surrender both of these rights as he served among them.
Paul saw these rights as his, but surrendered to the Holy Spirit’s leading to give up these rights for the sake of the furtherance of the gospel.
He did not take a salary so that in a material driven culture like what was found in Corinth, Paul’s words could not be downplayed as merely the words of a man seeking to receive a paycheck.
Pau proclaims that his trust and surrender to the Lord Jesus provided for all of his needs as he served among them.
Jesus gave him inroads to work among the Corinthians to pay his way.
The Lord has made him whole so as to not need to take a wife.
He preached the gospel free of charge as to remove that obstacle of belief.
Maturity in Christ is not about rising in the ranks or exercising greater freedoms as a result of your understanding.
Maturity in Christ is seen in our surrender to Lord and our willingness to follow in His example.
Paul saw all of his frights in Christ as rights that he was willing to give up for the sake the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus saw all of His rights as being divine as something He was willing to give up for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
Are you willing to follow in their example?
What rights are you clinging to today and what rights are you willing to give up for the sake of the gospel?
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