“Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 KJV
Like many others, I’ve been slacking in reading the Bible.
It’s kinda painful to even write that statement. Like admitting that I’ve been
slacking is somehow sacrilegious or something. But I hear the truth sets you
free, so I’m not going to let the guilt stop me.
How I feel when I commit to things long term. PC: Christopher Campbell |
I guess that’s okay except for the fact that I like to know
things in context . . . so that doesn’t really give me that. Anyway, some of
the verses do alright standing alone. This one, however, I think it needs more
to it in order to really understand or take in the full meaning. Like who is
the writer talking to? Who is the writer? What setting is this? I don’t know.
If I take the verse like this, it seems like the writer just wants a bunch of
“group thinkers,” but I don’t really think that’s what he’s wanting.
I guess I’ll read the whole chapter . . . or enough to know the context of this verse.
So the writer is Paul.
And as you might have guessed, he’s talking to the church in
Corinth.
And what’s going on is that the people are all divided and
saying things like, “I’m of Paul,” or “I’m of Apollos,” or “I’m of Christ,”
similarly to the way some of us would say, “I’m a follower of this guy’s
theology” and then name someone like Doug Bachelor or Stephen Bohr (verse 12).
But Paul didn’t approve of this. He wanted everyone to be on
the same page in their theology as well as not claiming they were following
specific men.
He asks, “Is Christ divided?” and “Was Paul crucified for
you?”
I think those are pretty good questions.
Anyway, this is what the verse was about . . . not picking
sides based on men but getting on the same page behind Christ.
Seems like a good argument.
Okay . . . that's all for today.
Okay . . . that's all for today.
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