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February 16, 1992
Like many local bodies of believers, the Corinthian church was rife with factionalism and division, with believers lining up behind various apostles and teachers. As Paul taught, however, Jesus is the most significant person in the church and the ultimate basis for unity within the people of God. Alistair Begg applies Paul’s corrective to disunity by explaining how we share in Christ’s crucifixion, are baptized into Him, and believe in the Gospel together.
10I appeal to you, brothers,1 by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no pdivisions among you, but that you be united qin the same mind and the same judgment. 11For it has been reported to me by Chloe's people that there is rquarreling among you, my brothers. 12What I mean is that seach one of you says, “I follow Paul,” or “I follow tApollos,” or “I follow uCephas,” or “I follow Christ.” 13vIs Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you wbaptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except xCrispus and yGaius, 15so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name. 16(I did baptize also zthe household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.) 17For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and anot with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18For the word of the cross is bfolly to cthose who are perishing, but to us dwho are being saved it is ethe power of God.
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