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Christianity & Culture in Dialogue Core 2101
Double Entry Journal
Name: Kevin Lizano
Date: 9/15/2023
Text Source: 1 Corinthians 1. Christianity and Culture in Dialogue
. Edited by Anthony Sciglitano and Laura Pallitto, Seton Hall University, 2018
Notes from the text (direct quotes, page numbers)
“And so, it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom
as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was
with you except Jesus Christ and him
crucified.
I came to you
in weakness
with great fear and trembling.
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words,
but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s
power.”
(1 Corinthians 2: 1-6)
“But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or
slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.” (1 Corinthians 5: 11)
“You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another, “I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings?” (1 Corinthians 3: 3-4)
Comments, Questions, and Observations
Paul is trying to solve conflicts that people are going to him because he is the
leader.
Paul addresses several significant issues in his letter to the church in Corinth,
including strife, sexual immorality, ambiguity around ritual eating and worship, and debate regarding Jesus' resurrection. Paul claims that because Jesus is alive, these problems can be resolved.
Paul persuades the Corinthians of God's power by relying on the scriptural tradition that most of his audience accepts as authoritative.
I did enjoy this reading because it taught me many new things especially that Paul is responsible for helping and guiding the people toward god’s word instead of being selfish and foolish like the devil.
Where did Paul want the faith of the Corinthians to stand?
Why was Paul chosen to be the leader and have people write letters to him?
Summary
First Corinthians has a lot to offer in terms of a biblical understanding of believing in God. Most importantly, it creates a keen sense of what being a Christian really means. Paul emphasizes in his opening remarks that both he and the Corinthian believers have received a call from God to follow Christ. Every Christian receives spiritual resources and tangible gifts from God to use in service to others. The strength of God determines our efficacy, not our own abilities. We may and must aim to conduct charitable deeds based on his strength. God guides us toward a shared goal and vision in our work, which necessitates a varied range of individuals working in a diverse range of positions. To effectively focus on this diversity and variation, leaders are required. Paul did not provide a wise or persuasive sermon to the Corinthians. Faith should be placed
in God's strength, not in the knowledge of man. If God's knowledge and human wisdom were equivalent, Christ's
crucifixion would not have occurred. Among the Corinthians, a man is accused of having sex with his father's wife. Paul has determined that the individual who committed this evil must be delivered to Satan for his flesh to be consumed and his spirit to be rescued. Paul warns churchgoers to keep their distance from those who practice immorality. Paul welcomes the church, which is sanctified in Christ and designated as saints. There is no baptism under the name of Paul. For
those who are losing their lives, the cross's message is folly, but for those of us who are winning our salvation, it is the
might of God. In its wisdom, the world was ignorant of God. The wisdom of God is greater than that of mortals. Strengths to this reading is how good of a human Paul truly is because he did not have to help anyone however, in his heart he wants the community of Christianity to be better. Weaknesses to this reading are
all the unfortunate problems going on in these churches which were spiritual superiority over one another, suing one another in public courts, abusing the communal meal, and sexual misbehavior.
The piece offers the Corinthians believed that they had died and risen with Christ. Thus, they believed that they already enjoyed the full benefits of salvation. Also, Paul believed that with guidance churches can be fixed towards God's direction instead of towards the devil.
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