Paul gives lots of directives in these 3 chapters. Some are apparently in answer to specific questions asked of him by the people of Corinth. It’s easy to get bogged down in all the “I, not the Lord” and “The Lord not I” parts of these chapters and miss the overall point I think Paul is trying to show us. The point is that time is short and we are here for a purpose. EVERYTHING we do should have that purpose in mind. He shows us that our status in life has nothing to do with our purpose. We can be married, unmarried, slave, free, circumcised, uncircumcised, eat certain foods or refrain…..the list could go on. Paul says “Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone to win as many as possible.” His single mindedness amazes me. Everything he did had the goal of bringing others to Christ. He was unconcerned about rights. He was concerned about the lost and how demanding our rights might affect them. It’s like I can almost hear Paul say, “Focus church. Let’s get this job done so we can go home!” I’m with him: “Get right church and lets go home!”
Julie Hallman
April 22
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