They embraced the values of their Roman society, which divided over ethnicity (e.g., Jews vs. Gentiles) and social rank (wise vs. foolish, powerful It was expected. Others bragged that they were followers of Peter (1 Corinthians 1:12). I believe that if people would take their eyes off man and stop putting man up up so high and put THE MASTER BACK FIRST in their lives it wont be so much division in our churches. Dio Chrysostom complained that Corinth was filled with wretched sophists, many of whom were debating one another with shouting and abuse near the temple to Poseidon. Church has become about the pastor and not about his message. Let's get back to the beginnings. The other reason is the division among churches of the same denomination. Their divisions, lack of church discipline, lawsuits, abuse of Christian liberty and over-emphasis of the gift of tongues, all illustrate this root problem. the background of the Corinthian Church It is possible that these divisions represent competing house churches, some founded by Paul, some by Apollos. Then not only did they have the Bible, but every Navigator who was anybody at all had to have an index drawn in on the pages of the Bible, a kind of a ladder that gave you a clue to where the books were so that with your thumb you could turn up any book in the Bible almost instantly. The Factions At Corinth If so, what results are we shooting for? When everybody decides to put the things of Christ first, and is willing to suffer loss that the honor and glory of Christ might be advanced, that is what brings harmony in a congregation. Thank you, Father, for this time here contemplating the cross. Believers who are joined in heart should not find it difficult to be joined in hand, working together for the common good and for the glory of Christ. Members follow him blindly and whatever they do seems right to them. There are three different causes of divisions in churches that Paul mentions in I Corinthians. In comparison to modern churches, its easy to say that there are hardly any divisions among Christians and differing churchesbut could these divisions still exist today? When you call them back to an understanding of the meaning of the cross, you will find all the divisions disappearing; they fade away like the morning mist. I understand the fact that people have different beliefs and would like to stick to those (it is good to sick to what you believe) but when you get so segregated that you cannot work together anymore, it becomes a serious problem. The cross of Christ is what will heal the fragmentation of Christians wherever they are. I have to admit though that sometimes I think about numbers and recognition and want that. [Then he thinks of another group that he had baptized] (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. We tend to fall out along doctrinal lines or because we are drawn to one charismatic pastor over another.
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