October 2010
Monthly Archive
Fri 29 Oct 2010
1 Corinthians 10:1-13
Lessons Learned?
Date: 31-Oct-10
Required Resources: You Never Let Go.mp3 – Matt Redman & lyric sheets
Purpose (Why am I teaching this lesson? What effect did the writer expect it to have on the recipients?)
The purpose of this lesson is to encourage participants to evaluate their “freedoms in Christ” in light of biblical examples.
Theme (What central idea does this passage communicate?)
Freedom is not license
Introduction
Review & Homework:
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Outline
A. Salutations & Reminders (v1:1-1:9)
B. Divisions within the church (v1:10-4:21)
C. …of conduct unbecoming a believer (v5:1-13) {church discipline}
D. Dealing with offenses in The Body (v6:1-11)
E. The bondage of sexual sin (v6:12-20)
F. Marriage, Divorce & Singleness (v7:1-40)
G. Christian Liberty (v8:1-11:1)
1. The rule of love (v8:1-13)
2. The rule in action (v9:1-27)
Ü 3. The rule abused (v10:1-13)
a. A rich history (v1-4)
b. A warning from history (v6-10)
c. An application of history (v11-13)
4. The rules intent (v:10:14-11:1)
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Homework
- Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 and complete a page in your study booklet.
- 1 Corinthians 8 opens up with Paul saying, “Now about food sacrificed to idols.”
1 Corinthians 10:31-33 ends this section by saying, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.”
Why does Paul sandwich a history lesson in this section?
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¿: Who enjoyed history in school? Why/why not? Do you feel it’s an important subject? Why/why not?
Review book outline to date (purpose: place this passage in it’s surrounding context as well as the book)
The first half of 1 Cor. 8 dealt with food sacrificed to idols.
The second half of chapters 8 dealt with how my liberty can affect others.
Chapter 9 dealt with Paul’s example of how he used his liberty.
Chapter 10 deals with how my liberty (abused) can affect me.
After release from bondage, Israel experienced severe discipline for their actions of rebellion against the God who delivered them. The focus of this lesson is to take a look at history for ourselves and see what learnings we can glean.
The Text
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Scripture
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Observation
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1 Corinthians 10:1-4
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A rich history
1 Corinthians 10:1-4
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From homework “words or phrases repeated”?
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Repetition: All… all… all… all… most…(in v5)
¿: What is Paul’s point in this?
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¿: “For” refers back to? [being disqualified for prize -1 Cor. 9:27]
¿: What were the direct blessings of God which the Israelites experienced?
¿: What does it mean to be baptized into Moses? [under the leadership of, and acknowledged authority of Moses]
Ex. 12:28-32, 40-41 – Freed from bondage after 430 years
Under the cloud
Ex. 13:21-22 – The cloud guided their way out of Egypt
Ex. 14:19-20 – The cloud protected them
Num. 9:15-22 – The cloud continued throughout 40 year journey in wilderness
Passed through the sea
Ex. 14:21-31 – Passed through on dry ground (people trusted in God)
Food
Ex. 16:2-4 – Manna
Num 11:4-5; 18-21; 31-33 – provided meat
Drink/Rock
Ex. 17:1-7 – Water from rock at Horeb
Num. 20:7-11 – Water from rock at Meribah
Paul draws a comparison between salvation of Israel and salvation through Christ
Ü “under the cloud” – identified w/God
Ü “through the sea” – separated from Egypt
Ü with God’s deliverance also comes provision
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1 Corinthians 10:5-10
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A warning from history
1 Corinthians 10:5-10
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Paul’s message here is that issues the Corinthians were dealing with were no different than ancient Israel had to contend with after their deliverance.
Scattered over desert
Num. 14:26-35 – Lord disallows from entering promised land after spies return
Compare to 1 Cor. 9:24-27 – disqualified for the “race”
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Sin
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Specifics
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Idolatry (v7)
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Idolaters – Ex. 32:1-8
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Immorality (v8)
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Sexual immorality – Num. 25:1-9
Ü 23,000 vs. 24,000 unknown why different except that Paul specifies “in one day” – it could be that the other 1,000 died later or they were the members of the priesthood
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Trying God (v9)
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Even in the midst of blessing (refer back to Num. 11 w/ blessing of quail Numbers 11:31-34 -Kibroth Hattaavah = “graves of lust”)
Killed by snakes – Num. 21:4-9
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Complaining (v10)
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Destroying angel
Num. 16:1-5; 16-35 – Koreh’s followers swallowed by the ground
Num. 16:41-50 – those who grumbled about Koreh, struck down with plague
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¿: Do you think there’s any significance that all these are tied to food? [possible because greater passage is tied to food, maybe sensual indulgence]
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1 Corinthians 10:11-13
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An application of history
1 Corinthians 10:11-13
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Paul gave more than a history lesson, these were examples and warnings
Could it be that some in Israel’s past (and Corinth) WERE NOT looking for a way out, instead a way to indulge?
Ü Indulging the flesh is careless, foolish and may “disqualify” us from the race.
“what you can bear” –
¿: Who causes us to sin? [self, the flesh not satan]
“a way out so that you can stand up under it”
¿: Does he say we can escape?
¿: What does he promise to provide?
Ü Endure via: prayer (Mk. 14:38), trusting (this promise), focus on Christ (Heb. 12:2-4)
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v13
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Listen to the words of “You Never Let Go – Matt Redman
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Conclusion
Personal Application:
- “If you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall”
¿: How does this admonition apply to you today?
- ¿: How were the temptations of the Israelites different than what you face today?
Homework:
- Read 1 Corinthians 10:14-33
Tue 26 Oct 2010
As a couple the theory is that two will move closer and closer to becoming one. What does this mean? Obviously it does not mean to become physically one. Common sense tells me this is not even remotely possible. Therefore it must mean that the two become one at an emotional level.
The fact is that it is not possible to prevent some level of oneness on an emotional level. The real question is how much will I allow another into my world. The other is in my world – I just decide which room (or rooms) to let them in.
So now I come to my point. Because the two are physically two, no matter how emotionally attached they are there are differing processes going on inside. Independent processes. Couple these processes with various roles in the relationship and you have complication.
Take a deep emotion like grief. Both may be affected equally, or maybe not. One will often, instinctively, help carry the other through the process stifling their own processing of that emotion as much as is needed. Then, at a later date, once the assistance is not required the grieving process may resume. This natural reaction is necessary for the preservation of the union, yet it is often the very thing that causes strain on the relationship.
Somehow, as the two go through the emotion, they need to allow for differing rates and processing methods. They need to find a way to weep with those who weep.
Mon 25 Oct 2010
For years I have pondered what so many seem not to notice.
I can honestly say ranking movies by gross ticket sales was very high up on my list of top annoyances. Maybe I’m odd, but as soon as I heard the newest hype my mind would go to the fact that 1980 ticket prices were no where near matinee prices of 2010. If that were the case movie studios would long ago have gone out of business.
The reason this interested me is because I wanted to see how the populous-at-large rated movies in comparison to my perception. The current studio system is all built around making their current flick sound like the hottest thing since pop-up toast. Sure it just broke a record in ticket sales but then ticket prices are at an all-time high. Guess that’s the game but it left me without a standard.
Finally persistence and the Internet paid off. Thanks to
Box Office Mojo I can now see such a list. Finally!
Ok, so I have seen 86 of the top 100 domestic films. The list is very interesting in that it is so far removed from the typical fare.
Wed 13 Oct 2010
Can you imagine what must be going through the minds of the remaining miners in Chile? Trapped underground for 69 days. 700,000 tons and ½ mile of earth between them and families and friends. At this point over 50% have reached the surface.
What about the last guy? What must be going through his mind? What level of anticipation must be there. How can one contain themselves. This has got to be better than a kid having the freedom to select ALL the candies and eat until he cannot eat anymore.
It’s been that kind of week for me. At this moment I am so prepared, so ready, so equipped for the next few days. By the way, I’ve done nothing in the way of preparation except the hard part – laying it all down before God; making every attempt to submit and soak. He’ll do the rest.
I don’t even know what will be required of me and I honestly do not care. I am fully equipped for anything and everything. One step at a time. I don’t even need to know when I’m supposed to take that next step. He’ll tell me. He always has. My task is to wait for the voice. In it’s time He’ll tell me what to do next.
Oh, that I could learn to lean all the time.
Fri 8 Oct 2010
1 Corinthians 9:1-27
“A Life of Love”
Date: 10-Oct-10
Required Resources:
Purpose (Why am I teaching this lesson? What effect did the writer expect it to have on the recipients?)
The purpose of this lesson is to challenge the viewpoint on exercising personal “rights” in relation to believers and non-believers
Theme (What central idea does this passage communicate?)
True love in action
Introduction
Review & Homework:
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Outline
A. Salutations & Reminders (v1:1-1:9)
B. Divisions within the church (v1:10-4:21)
C. …of conduct unbecoming a believer (v5:1-13) {church discipline}
D. Dealing with offenses in The Body (v6:1-11)
E. The bondage of sexual sin (v6:12-20)
F. Marriage, Divorce & Singleness (v7:1-40)
G. Christian Liberty (v8:1-11:1)
1. The rule of love (v8:1-13)
Ü 2. The rule in action (v9:1-27)
a. Paul’s Validation of Apostleship (v1-3)
b. Rights of an Apostle (v4-6)
c. Rights Justified (v7-12a)
d. Rights Refused (12b-18)
e. Self-Denial (19-23)
f. Self-Discipline (v24-27)
3. The rule abused (v10:1-13)
4. The rules intent (v:10:14-11:1)
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Homework
- Read 1 Corinthians 9 and complete page in study booklet
- Picture yourself in this scenario. You are employed for a small company and your co-workers have a weekly routine of heading to the local pub to socialize and wind down from the week. You have never joined them and have gently let them know that because you’re a Christian you feel you’d rather be with your family than socializing in this way. One day you are approached by one of them and asked to join them at the pub because they have some questions about your faith and how you seem to deal with the issues of life differently. They are insistent that you meet them “on their turf.”
- How do you respond?
- How do you respond once you find out that most of them profess to be believers?
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Read 1 Corinthians 8:13 – “Therefore… I will never eat meat again…” Paul’s lead-in to his personal example of foregoing his personal rights.
Having called those more mature Christians to give up their rights (1 Cor. 8), Paul now shows how he is a living example of his teaching. In 1 Cor. 8:1-3 Paul set out the “Rule of Love” as the guiding principle. Now he shows “how to love.”
The Apostle Paul spent about 1½ years in Corinth founding and building the church; giving them a solid foundation. The Isthmian Games occurred in Corinth every 2 years.
How likely do you think it was that Paul attended the games?
Do you think it was an activity his new brothers would want to share with him?
Can you picture the excitement and hype… the Super Bowl is coming to town and you can be at the game, not reading about it in the newspaper?
Do you think there was excitement? Do you think Paul would get caught up in it?
The Questions
¿: How would Paul have responded to the pre-game/half-time/post-game sacrifices to the false gods?
¿: How do you think Paul would have responded to the fact that all athletic events were in the nude?
In 1 Corinthians 7 we saw that the advice to the question(s) posed by the church was to find contentment where God had placed you in life. Sure, it’s OK get married if you desire, it’s OK to gain your freedom if you have a chance BUT WHEREEVER you are, find contentment.
In 1 Corinthians 9 this idea is merged with the concept of “love rules over knowledge” (1 Cor. 8) to show that if I am born in America — in the most technological society that has ever existed, in the middle of a culture that values everything contrary to what God says is valuable – among people who reject any notion of God — that that’s where HE wants me. Whether you have obnoxious neighbors, are dissatisfied with your government, or you’re unhappy with the viewpoint of your church and those “carnal Christians” or “over-zealous legalists,” you are where God has placed you. I believe His desire is for you to find contentment in that. Only once you find contentment can God begin to fully use you for the work he has laid out for you.
Maybe He’s put you in a “church of legalists” to be salt to them. Maybe he’s put you into a church were it doesn’t seem you’re brothers and sisters take God seriously specifically so you can be a light. Consider that wherever or whatever situation you are in life that God has placed you there.
As long as you do not violate God’s express will, live in freedom, allowing your life to minister to ALL. Let’s look at what Paul has to say…
The Text
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Scripture
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Observation
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1 Corinthians
9:1-3
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Paul’s Validation of Apostleship
1 Corinthians 9:1-3
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Paul affirms that his position as an apostle, therefore he was a “knowledgeable Christian” (v8:1-3)
Begins with 4 rhetorical questions to be answered “yes,” the last was a powerfully true statement that was answered by the personal results of Paul’s ministry.
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1 Corinthians
9:4-6
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Rights of an Apostle
1 Corinthians 9:4-6
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¿: What rights does Paul call out in v4-6?
¿: Do you think Paul knew he could have asked for help while in Corinth? Why do you think he instead chose work as a tentmaker (Acts 18:3) rather than be supported and be able to devote even more time to spreading the gospel? [possible reason: so it wouldn’t appear to be from a motive of profiteering]
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1 Corinthians
9:7-12a
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Rights Justified
1 Corinthians 9:7-12
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# 1 – Common workers (soldier, the vintner and the shepherd) are supported
#2 – God laid the principle out in the Mosaic law
“Is it about oxen that God is concerned?” – from Deut. 25:4. Note that the context of Deut 25:4 is human relationships.
#3 – Just reward for exchange of goods/services = spiritual seed for monetary support
#4 – Other received support
¿: Based upon these principles, “how much” compensation do spiritual workers deserve? (Cf. 1 Tim. 5:17-18)
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1 Corinthians
9:12b-18
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Rights Refused
1 Corinthians 9:12-18
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¿: How would Paul not exercising (or exercising) his “right” help or hinder the gospel?
“those who work in the temple get their food from the temple”
The temple sacrificial system taxed 10% to support the tribe of Levi.
¿: What does this verse teach us about those who are in full time ministry?
“Lord has commanded” – Christ’s teaching when he sent the 72 out (Luke 10:7)
“compelled to preach”
¿: Does this have the idea of unwilling?
¿: What is Paul saying in v16-17?
Ü Cf. Jer. 20:9 (Jeremiah ‘compelled’)
Paul is talking of preaching the gospel… chapter 9 is in the greater context of meat sacrificed to idols (chapters 8 & 10)
¿: Who is Paul talking about reaching? [lost & brothers/sisters]
¿: What are the differences in reaching the lost [1 Pet. 3:15]? And the “weaker” Christian[1 Cor. 8:1]?
Ü Our lives need to be lived as a testimony to unbelievers AS WELL AS believers.
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1 Corinthians
9:19-23
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Self-Denial
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
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“a slave to everyone” – Cf. Mark 10:42-44
Even though Paul became all things to all men, he did not submit himself to the law.
“to the Jews I became… to those not having law I became”
Ü Paul refused to have Titus circumcised (Gal. 2:1-3)
Ü Paul was willing for Timothy to be circumcised (Acts 16:3)
Ü Paul was willing to join in Jewish purification rights (Acts 21:17-26)
¿: Did Paul have a double-standard? Why do it for one group and not the other?
¿: What would Paul do (or not do) for the Judaizers? Why/why not?
“to the weak I became weak” – be sensitive to the ‘over-scrupulous’
¿: How do you think Paul dealt with issues of personal conscience and his heart of reaching the lost?
¿: How could this apply to you if a fellow believer “demanded” certain behavior? [not to submit to “bigoted legalists” but to submit for the sake of a “weaker conscience,” which is different]
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1 Corinthians
9:24-27
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Self-Discipline
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
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¿: Is Paul saying only one person gets the prize? What is he saying?
¿: What is the prize?
Every move of Paul’s was carefully calculated “so as to win the race”
¿: Was Paul saying he (or anyone else) could lose his salvation (evaluate in light of greater context of chapter 10)?
An athlete tells his body what to do instead of letting his body tells him when to eat, to rest, and to exercise.
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Conclusion
Personal Application:
- What is the purpose of the law? [to show men they can’t measure up]
- If that was the purpose of the law, why not discard it? [guidelines for how God desires us to live]
- ¿: When it comes to our Christian life, what should lead us – our desires or living up to what/where we’ve been called?
- Principle: Men will do out of love what they will not do from threat. Love means meeting others where they are at physically, emotionally or spiritually – not compromising our conscience but putting aside our PREFERENCES.
Homework:
- Read Romans 14 – small group study
Thu 7 Oct 2010
“Money is the root of all evil,” or is it “The love of money is the root of all evil,” or is it “The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil?”
I can only say for sure it’s NOT “Money is the root of all evil.” The other two are possible translations. Which is right?
Does not matter? Yes and No. In application of the basic principle, no, but if trying to determine if all evil is related to the love of money it does make a notable difference.
Why do I care? Not sure I really do, just thought I’d bring it up.
Wed 6 Oct 2010
For more than 4 decades I have puzzled at the expression “sail the seven seas.” I have vivid recollection of searching the globe, counting each “sea” indicated. No matter how I sliced and diced it I would usually arrive at a number significantly more than 7 but sometimes less, never seven. I recall being very close once in having counted six but I was left unsatisfied.
After all these years I realize Google was created to give me the answers I sought (only little self-centric).
I’ve always said, ”be careful what you ask if you might not like the answer.” Well, I don’t like the answer… life would have been better without asking. I won’t call it quits but I am pretty disturbed at the lies perpetrated on my young mind.
After a search of many authoritative sites the basic conclusion is no one knows what the seven seas were, or if they were even actual bodies or simply a use of the number seven to show completeness. At best, the seas can be identified as seven bodies of water in the locale of the mariner. In other words the phrase was never used in context of the entire earth.
To my scientific mind, this is more disturbing than finding out the Easter Bunny doesn’t really like chocolate.
Fri 1 Oct 2010
1Corinthians 8:1-13
“Unloving Knowledge”
Date: 3-Oct-10
Required Resources: The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: 1 Corinthians
Purpose (Why am I teaching this lesson? What effect did the writer expect it to have on the recipients?)
The purpose of this lesson is to stir to thought how to mentor a believer who holds to legalistic values.
Theme (What central idea does this passage communicate?)
Don’t cause the weaker brother to stumble.
Introduction
Review & Homework:
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Outline
A. Salutations & Reminders (v1:1-1:9)
B. Divisions within the church (v1:10-4:21)
C. …of conduct unbecoming a believer (v5:1-13) {church discipline}
D. Dealing with offenses in The Body (v6:1-11)
E. The bondage of sexual sin (v6:12-20)
F. Marriage, Divorce & Singleness (v7:1-40)
G. Christian Liberty (v8:1-11:1)
Ü 1. The rule of love (v8:1-13)
a. Spiritual Knowledge (v1-3)
b. The Truth of the Matter (v4-6)
c. Some are less knowledgeable (v7-13)
2. The rule in action (v9:1-27)
3. The rule abused (v10:1-13)
4. The rules intent (v:10:14-11:1)
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Homework
- Read 1 Corinthians 8 and complete a page in your study booklet
- Name FIVE things which Christians do today that are questionable among other believers. [alcohol, smoking, card playing, gambling, make-up, dancing, movies, music, boycotting companies which support anti-Christian activities, television, political involvement, Halloween, Christmas, honor the Sabbath]
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{said for shock value} This chapter is about eating meat sacrificed to idols, therefore it does not apply to us today so we’re going to skip it.
Homework – Five questionable things Christians do today
Read The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: 1 Corinthians, pg 189 beginning at ¶3 & 4 “Two common extremes are often followed in regard to doubtful things…”
In Christians striving to be all God wants them to be, gray areas of conduct have existed since the church has existed. In Acts 15 we read of the first church counsel to help resolve gray areas of the day.
- Was circumcision required? (15:1)
- Abstain from food polluted by idols, sexual immorality, meat of strangled animals, blood (15:20)
The questions answered in chapters 8-10:
- The acceptability of buying and eating meat from a sacrificial animal (v8)
- The acceptability of attending a meal of celebration in the idols temple (v10)
- The acceptability of eating this meat as an invited guest in a friend’s home (chapter 10)
Read Text
Idolatry was such a part of the culture that Christians, who had no idols in this very polytheistic society, were considered atheists. For those coming out of this culture there was a 2-fold reason for abstaining:
1) offered to deities
2) removed demons that could attach themselves meat and be ingested
¿: Who is this text written to? [the stronger, more knowledgeable brother]
¿: Who has the responsibility?
The Text
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Scripture
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Observation
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Spiritual Knowledge
1 Corinthians 8:1-3
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“Now about food sacrificed to idols” – Paul now answers another question from the church in Corinth, but first an essential parenthetical statement on spiritual knowledge.
The “knowledge” of the mature allowed them to eat meat as they pleased, they knew it was nothing. BUT knowledge is not Paul’s guideline. He states a principle for living which will be epitomized in chapter 13.
¿: What does Paul mean by “love”? What does this love look like in this circumstance?
¿: What is the “knowledge” Paul speaks of? [knowledge of spiritual things]
¿: Why does he make the statement that “knowledge puffs up, but love builds up?”
Ü A Christian must not only determine what is lawful for himself but what is best for others. Don’t look at your freedom, look at their need.
¿: What is the meaning of verse 3?
“known by God” = has the favor of God
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The Truth of the Matter
1 Corinthians 8:4-6
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Fact 1: An idol is nothing at all
Fact 2: There is only one God
Fact 3: Even if there “small gods” –believers only follow the true God & Lord
Cf. Psalm 115:4-8 (idols are nothing)
Eating food sacrificed to these idols was like getting counseling from a tree.
“God, the Father, from whom all things came” – The Father is the source
“Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came” – because of Christ we can enjoy
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Some are less knowledgeable
1 Corinthians 8:7-13
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v7-8
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“defiled” –
¿: What does it mean by defiled? [make unclean, tainted]
¿: What can be the result of a “defiled” conscience?
If there were a state function and a sacrifice were made, the choicer parts of meat for sold in the public marketplace. There was typically no way to determine if the meat you were buying was offered or not. (The Jewish people had their own meat market to prevent inadvertently eating such meat.)
¿: How can an act that is morally or spiritually neutral be a sin?
This principle Paul makes in v7 is that if, due to my lack of spiritual understanding, I feel it is wrong… and I partake… my conscience is hardened. Someone encouraging me to do what is against my conscience will actually cause me move away from the Lord – even though what they’re encouraging me to do really is OK.
¿: How is this true?
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v9
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“stumbling block”
¿: What does this mean?
Cf. Romans 14:13-23 – Don’t put a stumbling block in your brothers way
The conscience is defiled (v7) because of being emboldened to do what is against their conscience (v10) now they do not heed their conscience/destroyed (v11).
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v10
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¿: In v10, is Paul condoning eating in an idols temple (by implication eating the food offered to idols in the idols temple)?
“A weak conscience” can be seen in the stages of growth of a believer.
Stages of the Christian Journey
- “Discovery and recognition of God” - childlike freshness
- “Time of learning & belonging” – feels safe & secure
- “The productive life” – serving God in their giftedness
- “The journey inward” – deeply inward, almost always unsettling, beliefs are tested, questioning, doubting, painful – culminates in a “wall” experience and a coming face-to-face with God
- “The journey outward” – new perspective on self, learning to embrace a flawed self and comprehending God can do the same
- “The life of love” – characterized by losing self to find self. Outwardly this “looks” like stage 3 but motivations have completely changed. A deep peace in the middle of the storms of life
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v11
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“destroyed” – ¿: What is Paul saying here? [About that which God was building within that person]
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v12-13
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If my conscience condemns it and I commit it, then I have sinned. (Cf. Romans 14:23)
If my brothers conscience condemns it and I cause him to do it, I have sinned (v12)
“Anyone who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it sins.” (James 4:17)
¿: In these verses, who is sinning?
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In the context of this passage the one with a “weak conscience”:
- was not a person stuck in bigoted legalism – we are NEVER admonished to give into such demands
- it was that sincere believer that had rejected their former life and all that went with it. For the sake of this person, in the process of maturing them, the mature believer would abstain from things which would cause a hindrance.
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Conclusion
Personal Application:
¿: What does a “weak conscience” look like?
[everything is off-limits OR everything is ok]
¿: Why is it that a “mature conscience” has more freedom (liberty) than a weak conscience?
[like a child growing up – some things have to be off limits because it is not understood how they can hurt you ex: ”Don’t touch the stove”]
¿: What is the difference between a “strong conscience” and one given to license?
[because I can doesn’t mean I should; does it build me, others or the kingdom up?; does it bring glory to God?]
Homework:
