1 Corinthians 1-4
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“For who do you know that really knows, you, knows your heart?
And even if they did, is there anything they would discover in you that
you could take credit for? Isn’t
everything you have and everything
you are sheer gifts from God? So what’s the point of all this
comparing and competing? You
already have all you need.” 1 Corinth. 4:7-8
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Paul wrote this letter to the church in Corinth kind of like a
concerned parent. He has to rebuke
them a little and teach them. A
big problem people in the Corinthian church had was comparing and competing
with one another, as well as boasting.
It was obviously causing division in the church, and as Paul reminds
them, what we have is from God – we can’t take credit for any of it anyway.
Do you compare yourself with others to make yourself feel better
or to puff yourself up? And even
if you don’t boast about yourself, do you boast about God? Believers are to always point to Jesus
and boast on Him, not trying to get the spotlight on us, not comparing
ourselves to someone else … but always pointing to Him.
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