After all, he was one of the first apostles that Jesus himself called." Others were saying, "Well, Apollos himself baptized me." There are several things that split the church today. "One is your master; all of you are brothers," (Matthew 23:8 KJV). Now, he describes the nature of unity this way, "that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment." The Protestant Reformation had its beginnings in 1517 (see Chapter 1 0). There he indicates that the problem with cliquishness is that it tends to overemphasize the significance of the human leader. Long has taught full time at Grace Christian University since 1998, specializing in Bible and Biblical languages. This introduces one of the greatest passages in the Bible, setting forth the difference between the wisdom of man and the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:12 RSV) Now, there was the trouble at Corinth. It seems so bland compared to all the other choices out there when really it presents and encourages people to live out a very different and exciting life in the opposite direction of the world. This doesnt mean that they have to agree on the minutest points in areas where there is no clear teaching in Scripture. 11 For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is quarreling among you, my brothers. WebPaul goes right on, in Verse 12, to describe the forms that these divisions were taking in the church of Corinth: What I mean is that each one of you says, "I belong to Paul," or "I belong to Apollos," or "I belong to Cephas" [another name for Peter], or "I belong to Christ." Some followed Apollos whom they honored above Paul (1 Corinthians 1:12; 3:4; Acts 18:24 to 19:1). Behind Divisions I do not identify my self as being a follower of anybody but Jesus (although there are certain theologians that I do hold in higher regard than others). For a local church to be spiritually healthy and effective, and for there to be harmony in the local church, there must be doctrinal unity. Now to this, there should be a division that exists considering that there are some denominations that do teach correct biblical doctrine, while other churches deviate from correct biblical doctrine in order to teach their own false doctrines. These are not the only causes of divisions in churches today. [Then he thinks of another group that he had baptized] (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. But when it comes to the clear teachings of Gods Word, there cannot be two conflicting views that are both right. There are many other things that do cause serious problems stemming from the outside world. When the Corinthians divided into factions, it wasnt so much about core doctrine (nature of God, nature of Christ, the Gospel, the nature of man). The followers of Jesus may have believed in Jesus words only, and did not believe that the writings of Peter, Paul, and the other apostles were really Scripture. To an unbeliever, this looks like we cannot agree on our own religion. And some of them are really gross. The words made complete in verse 10 are translated from a Greek word that was used to speak of mending such things as nets, bones, dislocated joints, broken utensils, and torn garments.
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