Day 2 - 1 Corinthians 1:10 - 1:17

10 I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. 11 For some members of Chloe’s household have told me about your quarrels, my dear brothers and sisters. 12 Some of you are saying, “I am a follower of Paul.” Others are saying, “I follow Apollos,” or “I follow Peter,” or “I follow only Christ.”

13 Has Christ been divided into factions? Was I, Paul, crucified for you? Were any of you baptized in the name of Paul? Of course not! 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 for now no one can say they were baptized in my name. 16 (Oh yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas, but I don’t remember baptizing anyone else.) 17 For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.

Terrie's Comments:
I feel like we as a North American church have to work on erasing the divisions between our denominations and differences in believes within our church walls.  We should be unified in Jesus Christ.  Nothing else matters.  Like we learned in Romans... keep our eyes fixed on our eternal home.  We are not here long.  If it won't matter in eternity does it really matter at all??

Tori's Comments:

This is sad, because I feel one of the main things non-Christians know about the Western church is how divided it is. Denominations won't matter in heaven. What will matter is our awe of God's glory, not our own disagreements.


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