Wednesday, May 31, 2006
1 Corinthians 1:1-9
1:1 Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,
To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints together with all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— even as the testimony about Christ was confirmed among you— so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift, as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (ESV)
by Victoria Shephard
This passage tells us that we are “called into fellowship with His Son” (v. 9). This calling makes us adopted sons and daughters, and makes us brothers and sisters. Through God’s calling we become the spiritual descendants of Abraham, related through our common Father, God. Siblings do fight, and often have little in common, but they love each other all the same. Quarrels will happen, but they do not have to turn into bitter rivalries. For example, I have little in common with my sister, but I love her anyway. We quarrel, but the quarrels do not become rivalries.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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