Saturday, March 30, 2024

I Corinthians 4, Stewards of the Mysteries of God.

 

I Corinthians 4- Stewards of the Mysteries of God.

 

A servant is a teacher under the authority of our Lord Jesus. Paul also says we are stewards of God. The meaning of a steward is a slave who had been appointed manager of his owner’s household. It was an important position and one that required honesty and dependability. In the fulfillment of his responsibility the steward supervised others, but always was accountable to his master. The mysteries that Paul talks about refers to the salvation of many by the crucifixion of Christ. Paul’s function as well as ours is to be responsible for looking over God’s affairs here upon earth as they are related to salvation and the church but is to be in humble submission to Christ. To be a good steward of our monies, our children, relationships, friends and to anyone whom God sends our way. Paul says that he doesn’t much care about what others think of Him since it is God who ultimately judges him, but he does state that we must abstain from the very appearance of evil. We don’t answer to each other, but we do want to set a good example so as not to lead anyone else down the wrong path. Therefore, we monitor whom we associate with, what kind of movies we watch, books we read, etc. to keep our minds and persons away from all evil. He admonishes the Corinthians not to stray from the written word. Meaning that they think they know more than what God says and become prideful and arrogant in their ways. This pride was very evident in the Corinthians who had many factions in disagreement with each other. One group thought they knew more than the other and had strayed from the written word. Apparently they thought that just because they are new Christians that they would receive God’s blessings without the sacrifice and discipline of growing up in the Word of God. They thought they can appoint Paul and Apollos as their division leader. Paul admonishes them that just as they were, and just as we are, Paul and Apollos were servants of God and leaders to no one. Paul was a bit harsh in his teaching but in the end he assured them that he loved them and wanted to encourage them to be of one mind and one body. To imitate him in being a servant true to God alone and not disagree with brothers who are also servants of Christ.

 

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