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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you says, "I am [a disciple] of Paul," or "I am [a disciple] of Apollos," or "I am [a disciple] of Cephas (Peter)," or "I am [a disciple] of Christ." |
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Bible Note: You are correct that the teaching should be Christ-centered and stand firm upon the idea that the only way to Heaven is through faith alone in Christ alone. However, there are still a lot of congregations which hold to this one idea and ignore a great deal of other revelation in Scripture. For example, there are two other Persons in the Trinity, and I have attended a great many churches and heard a great number of sermons where the holiness, majesty, and wrath of God the Father are rarely, if ever, mentioned. There are also churches that teach that God sent Jesus Christ to die for people because He "saw something in us worth saving." Many churches talk about the Holy Spirit in the same way that Obi-Wan Kenobi talked about the Force in the movie Star Wars. I myself have been a member of churches which completely downplay the inmportance of God-honoring works in the believer's life (thereby denying Ephesians 2:10). You are correct that the bare minimum should be the proclamation of Christ as the only Savior for the human race. However, the Bible contains a great deal more information about the "how's" and "why's" of the redemption of God's people. As the Westminster Shorter Cathechism puts it, "the Scriptures principally teach what man is to believe concerning God, and what duty God requires of man." This is what I mean by the whole counsel of God, and it is sorely lacking in many so-called churches today. You are correct that if a church has the biblical Jesus at its center, that everything else should fall into place. For the biblical Jesus himself said, "If you love Me, you will obey my commandments." (John 14:15) --Joe! |