Lesson 3757

 (Lesson 3757)(05-02-22) 1st Corinthians 1:10-16

    “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.”

    In today’s quote, Paul wrote of a great disagreement  between some of the the members of the church at Corinth. The argument was related to the importance of the person who had “baptized” them.

    It seems Paul placed no great importance on the baptisms to which he referred in today’s quote. Had those baptisms had been a reference to how a person is to become a born again child of God, Paul would have NEVER said, “I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius”. 

    Heresy and false teaching had obviously crept into the church at Corinth causing Paul to write so as to shake the church back to the real intent of the gospel.~

NOTE: There will be more on this subject in tomorrows lesson.