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1 | 1 Corinthian 4:9 | 1 Cor 4:7 | faithful | 34384 | ||
What does Paul mean...we are made a spectacle unto this world...? | ||||||
2 | 1 Corinthian 4:9 | 1 Cor 4:7 | jenbrock | 34385 | ||
Grace and peace to you on this glorious day our loving Father has created! This chapter begins with Paul saying that we (believers) are all servants of Christ. And because he is an apostle, he often feels like he is put on display, a pedastal if you will. He says that just since he has the title of an apostle, people hold him in higher regard. But if you will look at verse 7, he states why he does not like/agree with this type of treatment. 1 cor 4:7 "For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?" He says that we are all the same, having all received the same gift. That no one should be held superior to his brother because all of the things we have to offer have been given to us by Christ. also with verse 6, Paul is saying that it is easy to have a favorite leader,one who you display, and he warns us against it, for favortism often causes division among believers. I hope this helps In His grip, jenny brock -The last comment is taken from a note in the Life Application Study Bible |
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3 | 1 Corinthian 4:9 | 1 Cor 4:7 | Aixen7z4 | 102776 | ||
So when he says "we", he is not talking about us. He is talking about himself and the other apostles. Because of their leadership role they were held out for special attention. In that sense, then, we are not all the same. The leaders have to stick their necks out and they have a somewhat harder time of it. Paul says it seems that God had put them last. But, as Jesus would say, the last shall be first (Mark 9:35;Rev 21:14). Thank God for the apostles who went on ahead and laid the foundation for us, giving us the Scriptures. And yet, it is Jesus who will be first. He was the first apostle (“As the father has sent me, so send I you”) and he was rejected. He was made a spectacle. They hung him on a cross and laughed at him. But he has become the cornerstone and the true foundation. He suffered the most. So now, to him be all the glory. |
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