Holy People of God of Faith

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Summary:

Paul urges the believers in Corinth to live in unity, avoiding divisions and quarrels. He appeals for them to be of the same mind and judgment in Christ rather than aligning themselves with different leaders (Paul, Apollos, Cephas, or Christ) as factions. Paul emphasizes that Christ, not any human leader, was crucified for them, and they were baptized into Christ, not into a person’s name. He also clarifies that his primary mission is to preach the gospel, not to focus on baptizing, and to do so without relying on eloquent speech so that the power of the cross of Christ remains central.

• Keep Christ at the center by making Him - not personalities, traditions, or preferred styles - the focus of faith and ministry.
• The power of the gospel does not rest on human leaders, eloquence, or organizational methods, but on the cross itself - Christ’s sacrificial death and resurrection.
• When the cross remains central, believers are drawn together in humility, unity, and gratitude, rather than divided by loyalty to individual people or approaches.

Teaching:

We need to reflect on whether our life of faith is hindering God’s work by focusing on human concerns, or whether we are truly doing God’s work by setting our minds on the things of God.  We must choose God, choose Jesus, and live according to His Word.
At the end of the story of salvation, there is the account of our being delivered from death and passing over from death — and this is the event of the cross.

Excerpt from the sermon by Deacon 진용택, Sep 12, 2025

1 Corinthian 1:10-17