Unity in Christ

So this is the third in a series on Corinthians.

And this week we are looking at particularly chapters 1 to 4, where the Apostle Paul dealt with the problem of quarrels.

in the church and how to overcome them now we remember in the previous lesson that he was basically saying the cross is the solution because when we look at god's character and so on we realize that this squabbling is just not it doesn't cohere with what we know about god and therefore it it calls out our shortcomings when we have these kinds of divisions But Paul has more to say and perhaps get down into a little more practical nitty-gritty dealing with such things.

So, number two in your handout invites us to read a text we've read a couple times before, and that is 1 Corinthians 1 and verses 12 to 17.

What I mean is that each of you says...

I belong to Paul, or I belong to Apollos, or I belong to Cephas, or I belong to Christ.

Has Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you, or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.

I did baptize also the household of Stephanas.

Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim the gospel." and not with eloquent wisdom, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its power.