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I FOLLOW PAUL … APOLLOS … CEPHAS … I FOLLOW CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:12

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 1:12

Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

I FOLLOW PAUL … APOLLOS … CEPHAS … I FOLLOW CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:12

I FOLLOW PAUL … APOLLOS … CEPHAS

Division over leaders in the church was beginning to develop. Some church members were becoming more attached to certain ministers than to Christ’s message itself. Paul condemns this attitude, reminding them that neither he nor any of the other leaders had given their lives for the church; only Christ had given Himself, and He was the rightful head. Churches and individual Christians today have the same misguided pull toward a certain pastor, evangelist, teacher or some other ministry personality rather than to Christ and His Word. This attitude can cause them to betray Christian principles, and it continues to cause a division in the church. We must always be careful to center our love and loyalty on God and His Word, no on any of His messengers.

I FOLLOW CHRIST

The ones who proudly claimed loyalty to Jesus probably consisted of those who felt they possessed superior wisdom, revelation and spirituality that came directly form Christ. This group probably believed that God’s grace and their knowledge (1 Corinthians 8:1) brought freedom from the restraints of God’s law (1 Corinthians 6:12; 10:23) and from the demands of any moral code or set of standards (1 Corinthians 5:2). Those who taught this twisted message were attempting to win the church over to their way of thinking (2 Corinthians 11:4, 20-21). People who held or followed such misguided views probably had a prideful and independent spirit that made it difficult for them to submit to leaders with true authority, such as Paul (1 Corinthians 4:18-19).

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  1. GOD … IS FAITHFUL / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9
  2. YOU DO NOT LACK ANY SPIRITUAL GIFT – WAIT FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BE REVEALED / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:7
  3. CALLED TO BE HOLY / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2
  4. THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13
  5. TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8
  6. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  7. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  8. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  9. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  10. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  11. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  12. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  13. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  14. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  15. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  16. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  17. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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GOD … IS FAITHFUL / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 1:9

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

GOD … IS FAITHFUL / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:9

God can be trusted to do exactly what He has promised (1 Thessalonians 5:24) – to keep His people “strong to the end” (1 Corinthians 1:8) – as they remain true to His call and purposes and to be in “fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”

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  1. YOU DO NOT LACK ANY SPIRITUAL GIFT – WAIT FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BE REVEALED / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:7
  2. CALLED TO BE HOLY / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2
  3. THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13
  4. TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8
  5. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  6. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  7. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  8. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  9. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  10. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  11. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  12. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  13. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  14. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  15. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  16. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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YOU DO NOT LACK ANY SPIRITUAL GIFT – WAIT FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BE REVEALED / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:7

(KJV) 1 Corinthians 1:7

 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

YOU DO NOT LACK ANY SPIRITUAL GIFT – WAIT FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BE REVEALED / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:7

YOU DO NOT LACK ANY SPIRITUAL GIFT

Paul expresses gratitude and praise to the Corinthian church because God, in His grace (undeserved favor, love, enablement, 1 Corinthians 1:4), has given them specific spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12-14). These gifts are special abilities given through the Holy Spirit that allow individuals to serve the needs of the church in a way that honors God and benefits those within the congregation. God is always faithful to place within the devoted church congregation exactly what it needs to fulfill His purposes for the church at any given time. Notice that in all of Paul’s instruction about spiritual gifts addressed in this letter, nowhere does he try to eliminate or discourage the use of these gifts. Instead, he attempts to change the Corinthians’ attitudes toward spiritual gifts so they may use them as God desires.

WAIT FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO BE REVEALED

The early Christians lived with great expectation of Christ’s immediate return (Matthew 24:42; John 14:3). They lived in constant anticipation of this great hope. Notice that the Christian’s hope is for the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ, not for the general events that will occur during the last days (1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 4:13-17; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:28).

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  1. CALLED TO BE HOLY / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2
  2. THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13
  3. TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8
  4. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  5. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  6. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  7. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  8. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  9. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  10. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  11. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  12. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  13. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  14. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  15. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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CALLED TO BE HOLY / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 1:1-2

Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their’s and our’s:

CALLED TO BE HOLY / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:1-2

God’s goal for us is that through a personal relationship with Christ we become morally pure, spiritually whole, separated from evil and devoted to God and His purposes. (Acts 9:13).

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  1. THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13
  2. TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8
  3. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  4. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  5. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  6. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  7. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  8. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  9. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  10. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  11. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  12. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  13. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  14. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 13:13

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

THE GREATEST … IS LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:13

It is clear from this chapter that God honors Christlike character more than ministry, faith or the possession and use of spiritual gifts.

  1. God values and emphasizes character that acts in love, patience (1 Corinthians 13:4), kindness (1 Corinthians 13:4), unselfishness (1 Corinthians 13:5), hatred for evil and love for the truth (1 Corinthians 13:6), honesty (1 Corinthians 13:6), dependence on God and endurance (1 Corinthians 13:7) much more that extreme faith or great accomplishments in the church ( 1 Corinthians 13:1-2; 1 Corinthians13: 8; 1 Corinthians 13: 13).
  2. The greatest in God’s kingdom will be those who are great in inward character and who show true love for God and people, not necessarily those who are greatest in outward accomplishments (Luke 22:24-30). God’s love within Christ’s followers through the presence of the Holy Spirit is always of greater importance than faith, hope or any other spiritual discipline or character trait (Romans 5:5).

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  1. TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8
  2. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  3. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  4. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  5. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  6. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  7. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  8. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  9. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  10. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  11. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  12. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  13. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 13:8  

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

TONGUES, THEY WILL BE STILLED / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:8

Spiritual gifts such as prophecy, tongues and knowledge will cease at the end of this age (following Christ’s return to earth and the final defeat of evil; Revelation 20). For now, these gifts represent what is partial or incomplete (1 Corinthians 13:9), but they will unnecessary “when perfection comes” (1 Corinthians 13:10), at the end of history. Then, the believer’s knowledge and character will become perfect in eternity with Christ (1 Corinthians 13:12; 1:7). Until then, we need the Holy Spirit and His gifts in our churches. There is no indication here or anywhere else in Scripture that the work of the Holy Spirit through His gifts would end at the end of the first-century era. The gifts of the Spirit have a place and meaning as much now as in the early church because Christians today need the same power, guidance and encouragement to live for Christ and accomplish His purposes in their generation.

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  1. LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7
  2. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  3. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  4. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  5. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  6. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  7. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  8. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  9. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  10. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  11. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  12. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

LOVE IS PATIENT / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-7

This section describes love as an activity and a behavior, not just as an inner feeling, emotion or motivation. the various aspects of love listed here characterize God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Every follower of Christ must aim to grow in this kind of love, so as to truly become more like Jesus (Matthew 22:39; Mark 12:30).

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  1. I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2
  2. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  3. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  4. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  5. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  6. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  7. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  8. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  9. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  10. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  11. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 13:2

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

I AM NOTHING / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:2

Those whose lives are filled with “religious activities” (including the exercise of gifts like tongues, prophecy and great works of faith), “but have not love” (1 Corinthians 13:1-3) do not know and understand true spirituality. It matters very little how much they know or do because God is not impressed with religious knowledge or works, which cannot save us spiritually (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5). Without love, it all adds up to “nothing” in god’s view. Anything we do for God must flow out of true love for Him and others. Without such love, we have no real place in God’s kingdom (Matthew 7:21-23).

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  1. BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1
  2. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  3. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  4. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  5. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  6. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  7. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  8. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  9. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  10. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 13:1  

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

BUT HAVE NOT LOVE / 1 CORINTHIANS 13:1

In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul continues to address issues and questions about spiritual gifts. His focus here is that having spiritual gifts without God’s love amounts to nothing (1 Corinthians 13:1-3). The “most excellent way” (1 Corinthians 12:31) is the exercise of spiritual gifts in an attitude of sincere love (1 Corinthians 13:4-8). Love must be the guiding principle – the main motivation – behind the exercise of all spiritual expressions because love is the only context in which spiritual gifts can truly fulfill God’s purposes. For this reason, Paul encourages the Corinthians to “follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts” (1 Corinthians 14:1). They must seriously desire to be used by the Spirit because they truly want to help, comfort and bless others.

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  1. WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16
  2. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  3. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  4. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  5. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  6. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  7. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  8. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  9. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

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(KJV) 1 Corinthians 2:16
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16

To have the mind of Christ means being able to understand His will (His plans and desires based on His character and purposes) and His plan to restore people to a personal relationship with God (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). It means seeing and evaluating things from God’s perspective, adopting His values, loving what He loves and hating what He hates (1 Corinthians 2:15; Hebrews 1:9). It means understand God’s holiness (purity, perfection, completeness of character and separation from evil) and sin’s awfulness. Having the mind of Christ also means possessing and attitude of humility, servanthood and selflessness that put the needs of others and their best interest above our own – just as Christ did in giving His life to save us (Philippians 2:3-8). For this reason, receiving the Spirit and following the Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:12) cause a Christian’s values and worldview to become extremely different from the ways and wisdom of this world. We must “have the mind of Christ” in order to effectively live for Him.

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  1. WORDS TAUGHT BY THE SPIRIT / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:13
  2. THAT WE MAY UNDERSTAND / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:12
  3. A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT’S POWER / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:4
  4. I DID NOT COME WITH … WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 2:1
  5. PRAY WITH MY SPIRIT – PRAY WITH MY MIND / 1 CORINTHIANS 14:14-15
  6. CHRIST JESUS HAS BECOME FOR US WISDOM / 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30
  7. THIS CUP / 1 CORINTHIANS 11:25
  8. GUIDED BY GRACE ABOUT

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