The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power

1 Corinthians 4:14-21
Paul encourage brothers in Corinthians imitate him. Paul wrote about what he suffered and persecuted is not to shame them but to warn them. To be a servant may prepare the heart to suffer those persecution.
Paul treated them as his children in gospel, you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers. We have only one father in heaven and only one father in the world.
Guardians: Slaves who looked after their master's children and took them to school.
Paul sent Timothy to Corinthians church teach them Paul's way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what he teach everywhere in every church.
Paul warn them don't arrogant as if Paul were not going to them. Paul asked them what he should bring to them? whip, love and with a gentle spirit?
The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. The Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God's power.
Why?
Paul did his best in Christ Jesus to be imitated from his disciples, his children in gospel. It is not easy to be imitated, for people easy has fault or has sin.
Paul did every thing let people can not criticize him, a blameless man.
Treat other brothers and sisters as our own children is the Love from the Lord.
To be a spiritual leader have to warning his followers and teaching them to learn how to be a real christian.
The kingdom of God is not only talk but also living by God's power. Under the power of God not any evil or worldly matter exists in churches.
Timothy is Paul's younger colleague in the work.
People is easy to be arrogant when there is not spiritual leader with them and remind them.
How?
Fear the Lord for this power and his sovereignty, then could be humble and follow the words of the Lord.
To be a real Christian have to be do it, but not only talk about it.