Friday, July 14, 2017

Put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ

1 Cor 9:1-14
Paul said I am an apostle to you! For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord!
This is my defense to those who sit in judgment on e. Don't we have the right to food and drink? Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles? If we have shown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you?
But we did not use this right. We put up with(忍住了) anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.
Paul takes examples from his own life, to drive home the lesson that Christians should curtail their own freedom if there is any risk it will damage others or lead them astray.
If anyone has rights, surely it is the apostle. Yet he has gladly given up his right to take a wife with him on his trips and his right to expect the church to provide his keep.
Why?
There are ore important things than rights. For the gospel's sake this 'freeman' willingly subjects himself to restrictions laid on him by others in order to win people for Christ.
Real freeman is willing to subjects himself to serve others in order to win people for Christ.
Paul is subject himself to gospel, people in Corithians are his seal of apostleship in the Lord, they are the witness in the Lord.
How?
For the sake of the Lord, can I give up some right for the Lord? Do not complain and angry! Please give me the strength and the spiritual power, O Lord!

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