Overview of 1 Corinthians (5)

Overview of 1 Corinthians (5) In 1 Corinthians chapter 10, there are very shocking words.It is a warning not to worship idols in a Christian way.The difference between the relationship between an idol and a personal God is that with an idol, you have to do it unconditionally. They are absolute.However, in the relationship between a personal God and humans, God's providence works.On the other hand, idols are applied uniformly.However, God's providence shows mercy even in events that should have caused destruction. God takes into account the circumstances and conditions of humans.However, this does not mean that God's will changes from time to time. In 1 Corinthians 10, it talks about what idolatrous faith is.It is a festive faith (verses 7-8)They made a golden calf and ate, drank, and played (Exodus 32:1-6) and committed adultery, killing 23,000 people (Numbers 25:1-9).Even now, various event-based faiths are dangerous.A faith that ends with an event-based faith that is enthusiastic about church events or work but cannot be used in daily life is idolatrous faith.Even now, many churches are decorated like temples.Think deeply about the first commandment, “Do not have other gods,” and the second commandment, “Do not make images.”Some also believe in God as a virtual absolute being through human words for a long time, and make people believe in it and hope for it.Such people do not need God’s words or consent.They believe that things will turn out the way they want.It is not a personal relationship with God.Some churches also value gifts, but the purpose of the gifts is more important than the ability they display, whether it is for God or for people.Therefore, we must have the ability to discern between spirits to determine whether we serve the Holy Spirit or demons.That is why Paul advises us to avoid idolatry in 1 Corinthians 10:14. 1 Corinthians 11 has two parts, the first of which is the issue of women covering their hair (Catholicism, Wenchiman Lee). At that time, the cultures of long and short hair were intersecting.That is why it says to wear a veil for short hair (verse 10).Because the head is the glory of the person (verse 15).Therefore, wearing a veil on your head is a sign of being under the authority of his glory (verse 10).However, we should not wear a veil in a spiritual sense.In 2 Corinthians 3, it says to take off the veil of Moses in Christ (2 Corinthians 3:13-18).Let us consider this issue again in detail.The second problem is that of the Holy Communion.The Corinthian church had divisions and conflicts because of this issue of the Holy Communion (1 Corinthians 11:21).Nowadays, the Holy Communion is so small that there is nothing to eat.At that time, because it was a service, they gathered together and ate the Holy Communion as one meal.When we take the Holy Communion in church, we must be mindful of the words of 1 Corinthians 11:27.Here, the unworthy do not refer to moral defects, but to the internal principle of not being one body and one spirit with Christ.That is why we are usually not allowed to participate in the Holy Communion unless we are baptized.Baptism is being buried with Jesus, being resurrected in Christ, and becoming one with Him.Only after that can we participate in the Holy Communion.By eating and drinking his flesh and blood, we gain eternal life and dwell in him.The commemoration of this is the Holy Communion, and eating it without knowing its meaning and principles is a sin against His body.That is why it is very harmful to take the Holy Communion incorrectly.It is funny if someone who has never been married says it is their wedding anniversary, but if someone who has never become one body with Christ eats the body of Christ, it is a sin against God. The next chapter is from 1 Corinthians 12 to 14, the chapter of gifts.The gifts are not separate works, but external manifestations of the Holy Spirit through Christ (verse 7).In other words, it is an evidential gift (Epi the work of the Holy Spirit).Their benefit is to make unbelievers aware of God’s presence and believe. They are signs.Looking at Jesus’ ministry, we can see that external and internal signs coexist.For example, if you look at the death and resurrection of Jesus, along with the death and resurrection of his body, the resurrection of those who died in Adam, are in him.In John 2, He speaks of the body temple along with the sign of turning water into wine.And He opens the eyes of the blind, showing us that there is a duality of spirit and flesh.And by raising Lazarus from the dead, He reveals that He is the resurrection and life of the dead.The raising of Lazarus from the dead is an external sign, but Christ being in us with resurrection and life is an internal sign.It is a secret sign that can only be felt through the Holy Spirit. The shadow of the actual event that has occurred is the sign that is revealed right out in the open.It is like looking at a picture first and then seeing the real thing before getting married.The same phenomenon occurs in the relationship between invitation and selection.When God calls us, there is always a sign.When God calls, the person who is invited takes the initiative. However, being chosen is God's absolute sovereignty.The person who is chosen is aware of it himself.Many people are called, but only a small number of them are chosen.This is God’s sovereignty and determination. 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 speak of external, manifest gifts.However, chapter 13 speaks of internal gifts, namely love.So look at verses 12:31 and 14:1.In fact, chapter 13 will be much easier to understand if you include verses 12:31 and 14:1.When love is perfected, partial things disappear.Because love is the fulfillment of the law.That is why Paul says, “Jews seek signs, Greeks seek wisdom, but I preach only the cross of Christ.”Neither signs nor wisdom can approach the life of God.Only the work of the Holy Spirit of life through the message of the cross of Christ allows us to form his image through koinonia with God.That is why the perfect law, love, is fulfilled.The law is the age of signs.And the time of grace gives gifts.So, in the church age, we work with gifts.In fact, everything that comes from Christ is a gift.We cannot do his work without the gift that is in Christ.But in the age of perfection, in truth, love is fulfilled.Love is the passport to heaven.If you have love, you have a free pass to heaven. 1 Corinthians 15 is the chapter of the gospel, and everyone calls it the chapter of resurrection.They ask, "How can a dead person live again, and what kind of body will he have?"The resurrection of a human being is the resurrection of the kernel first (it is a secret like a seed) and then the resurrection of the body (verse 50 and below). If you compare a silkworm cocoon to a moth, think of the silkworm as the form of the earth, while the moth is the form of the sky.The silkworm lives on the earth, while the moth flies.So, to help you understand, the life of the silkworm means the resurrection of the seed, while the moth means the same life but a different body of resurrection.You can understand it as a shadow of the resurrection of our spirit and the resurrection of our body.Our current body must walk on the earth.However, the spiritual body does not need to walk on the ground.It is like the Lord, who is the resurrected body.We are caught between these two.It is the image and glory of the one who belongs to heaven.This issue is also dealt with in detail in the specifics, so may the power of the resurrection be fully manifested in us through his life...Chapter 16 is a greeting.It deals a little with the issue of the offering.At that time, all the offerings were gathered in Jerusalem.This became the current form of centralized Catholicism.Their offerings were all gathered in the center and used according to the Pope's instructions.We have now finished the overview of 1 Corinthians and will now move on to the specifics. Written by Ptr. Yohan Kim.Translated by  Nancy Chung COME AND SEE WORLD MISSION To God be the glory.