Dear God,
I thought I would try doing my quiet times on this again, just to see if I actually focus more... Wow, using electronics to focus? That'll never work... well, it didn't, I had to go check all the blog posts I had missed... hmm... Well, sorry about that God. Apparently my actions say that I would rather see what's up with my homies that I've already talked to today more than talk to the living GOD! Terrible. Sorry about that :-( But here we are.
What are you building with? What are you doing to affect your eternity? How are you treating God's temple? Who are you following and imitating? How are you loving the sinner and hating the sin?
God, I cannot do any of this without you. Thank you for your amazing power and support.
Love,
Me
I Corinthians 3
I can't break this down as much because I'm reading I cor-jude in approximately one month. I should figure out the schematics of that. Not now.
I Corinthians 3
You are not ready for solid food because you are still worldly. Since you're fighting, that makes you worldly. True that.
We are building on top of Jesus' foundation. Each man's work will be shown for what it is. Will my materials be hay or stone or jewels?
Also, I think v 13-15 kinda show that you can't just become a Christian for "fire insurance" and then keep doing whatever you want. You might get to heaven, but you'll only just. You'll lose rewards in heaven as a result. Hmm...
Do I really understand the importance of this life? What I do now will affect me for all of eternity. ETERNITY! I mean, it'll be amazing, heaven, but what I do now will decide what rewards I will have and even who will be there with me! I need to remember that!!!!!
I am sacred, for I am God's temple. Do I recognize that? How am I treating God's house? Well, if I'm not careful, it might get a bit fatter in college.... yowza.
I Corinthians 4
Most of this, he is trying to get across the fact that it's not followers of Paul or Apollos or Peter (Or Rick Warren or Joyce Meyers or whoever) but followers of JESUS.
Wow. v. 4 that would be good for C. "My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me." Wow. I mean, I guess with this verse, I now agree with C that God gave us the knowledge of right from wrong, but that does not mean that our conscience is infallible!
Wow. He's saying that the apostles have a hard time of it. That last statement was also a huge understatement. But it's interesting that he says that the apostles are poor and dishonored and weak, but the audience here, the worldly, argumentative church is rich, honored and strong. wow. That's ridiculous.
Imitate Paul, who is imitating Christ.
I Corinthians 5
There are things happening in the church that are shocking and ridiculously immoral. Paul says it is important to keep that kind of thing out of the church. I mean, love the guy, yes. Hate what he's doing and the fact that he doesn't think it's wrong and he's going to keep doing it. He can and will rub off on others. It's a hard balance between accepting the tax collectors and expelling the immoral brothers. I guess the main point is one is a non-christian that you are trying to draw towards Christ and the other is a "Christian" who is drawing brothers away from Christ. You gotta know what you're dealing with.
Ok, I think that's enough for tonight. I'd like to be asleep when July 26th enters my town.
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