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Spiritual Gifts and the Body of Christ
Paul takes up spiritual gifts. Much like in the time of Corinth, today spiritual gifts are sources of division within the church body instead of unifying sources of grace and blessing. Every believer has a gift and it was given for the “common good.” We should not deprive the people of God of our gifts, but use them in love.
The Lord’s Supper Proclaims
Paul takes up Corinthian abuses at the Lord’s Supper. The Corinthian’s behavior is so bad at this meal in fact, Paul says that it is no longer worthy to be called the “Lord’s Supper.” The Supper is intended to proclaim the Lord’s sacrificial death, instead, their meals just reflect the values of the pagan culture around them.
So Ro Baccalaureate 2014
And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate[a] the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Taking Your Cues
For reasons unbeknownst to us, Corinthian women were flouting social conventions that were bringing shame upon their “heads”. Paul says the offense was as serious as a man wearing pagan headress while praying or prophesying to God. We learn from this text that even culture can be a place from which Christians should take their cues on certain issues.
Do All to the Glory of God
After three chapters of commentary about food sacrificed to idols, Paul says all should be done to the glory of God, even eating and drinking. At the heart of the Christian faith is a meal, the Lord’s Supper. Paul illustrates the incompatibility of idol worship with Christ worship, but also wants to show that God’s glory can be found in the everyday.
Whom Do You Fear?
Paul elaborates on his comments about disqualification from chapter nine. He lays out ways in which the Corinthian’s habits of eating meat in idol temples is dangerously close to many of the sins Israel was judged for in the wilderness. He warns them to take heed lest they fall, but also reminds them that God’s grace is sufficient in the face of temptation and persecution.