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1 Corinthians: Servants, Stewards, and Mysteries

Anyone who takes upon themselves the serious responsibility of being God’s spokesman must prove themselves trustworthy to speak nothing but God’s Word in its entirety (Ps. 119:160a; Prov. 30:5-6; Gal. 1:6-10; 2 Pet. 2:1-22; Rev. 22:18-19).  This is because souls are at stake.  People are influenced to follow truth from God…or lies from Satan…every time a sermon is preached, a class is taught, or an article is read.  This is why the Bible alone must be what is preached and taught.       … Read More 1 Corinthians: Servants, Stewards, and Mysteries

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1 Corinthians: The Church’s One Foundation

Those who wield influence within the church today – elders, deacons, preachers, teachers, mentors, encouragers – must all take care to build, and build with great care, upon only one foundation.  That foundation cannot be themselves.  It cannot be based on the musings and opinions of whatever theologian has caught the public eye.  No, that foundation must be Jesus Christ and Jesus alone…his teachings and his example, all of which being found only within the entirety of rightly-divided Scripture (Ps. 119:160; 2 Tim. 2:15; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; cf. 2 Pet. 1:19-21; John 16:12-15; Eph. 3:3-5).  It must be God’s Word that is taught and preached, Scripture and Scripture alone which is the basis of all influence.… Read More 1 Corinthians: The Church’s One Foundation

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1 Corinthians: Prizing Speaking Ability Over The Gospel

Prizing homiletic ability and what the world would entertaining and interesting over heeding the rebukes and correction which would come from preaching the whole counsel of God had also been a problem for those who listened to the preaching of God’s Word in Ezekiel’s day (Ezek. 33:30-32). It’s easy to heed the ways of God with which we already agree…but when the Scriptures demand of us something which we find hard or foolish to do, the siren call of human wisdom is much harder to resist.  This is when the true foundation of our faith is revealed to be either strong or weak. … Read More 1 Corinthians: Prizing Speaking Ability Over The Gospel

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