1 Corinthians Chapter 1;1-12, Sanctified ἁγιάζω hagiazo, saints; Saints ἅγιος hagios] by calling; Sanctification, progressive or finished?; Fellowship; Divisions; Joined Together; No Schisms

1. 1 Corinthians 1
Carnal Church Correction
Sanctified ἁγιάζω hagiazo, saints; Saints
ἅγιος hagios] by calling; Sanctification,
progressive or finished?; Fellowship;
Divisions; Joined Together; No Schisms
Yosemite 2016, DLK

2. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
http://www.slideshare.net/dkooyers
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(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5
These Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are provided "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are no longer...tossed here and
there...by every wind of doctrine." They may be downloaded and modified free of charge.
Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.

3. 1 Corinthians
Carnal Church Correction
• 55-56 AD
• Paul
• Written From Ephesus
• 1 Cor. 1:2 To the church of God which is at
Corinth…
• To “Bring Practice In Line With Position”
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4. 1 Corinthians 1
Carnal Church Correction
• The Corinthians are humans! Like us
• The historical record of their carnality is
evidence of Divine authorship. We humans
would have left it out.
• 4 letters, 3 visits by Paul
• Schisms, marriage, idolatrous meat, the Lords
table, spiritual gifts, resurrection, the rapture.
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5. Boats ferry through a canal to
bypass the Peloponnesus in
Corinth, Greece, December
1956.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAVID
BOYER, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC

6. Channel of Korinth,
Greece

7. Video, “Flying The Corinth Canal”
• Hungarian pilot Peter Besenyei gets an amazing
opportunity to do some flying in the Corinth Canal
in Greece and he takes full advantage of it. I’m not
sure how the Red Bull Air Racing team managed to
get permission to fly the canal but it makes for an
awesome flying video that any pilot should enjoy
watching.
• http://biggeekdad.com/2014/04/flying-corinth-
canal/

8. Paul Is The Author
• Paul is the author not the “First pope”
• Peter is the key person in Acts 1-12;
• Paul is the key person in chapters 13-28.
• Acts 12:17 Peter [said] …“Tell James and the
brothers about this," he said, and then he left
for another place.
• That almost ends the story of Peter’s ministry in
Acts
• Not one use of “Peter” or “Pope” in either
Corinthians. “Cephas” is used 4 X’s in 1
Corinthians.

9. 2 Part Division Of Acts
• “Peter” is used 152 in NAS, 53 X’s in Acts, 52 X’s in
chapters 1-12, once more in Acts 15:7, and James
calls him “Simeon” in Acts 15:14
• 91 X’s in gospels, 52 X’s in Acts chapters 1-12
• “Cephas” is used 8 X’s in NAS epistles, 4 X’s in 1
Corinthians historically, 4 X’s in Galatians, 2 X’s
historically, and 2 X’s in condemnation
• “Peter” is used once in 1 Peter, and 2 Peter
• Acts 15:7 ends the story of Peter’s ministry in Acts

10. 10

11. 1 Corinthians 1
Carnal Church Correction
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:2 …to those who have
been sanctified [37 ἁγιάζω hagiazo] in Christ Jesus,
saints [40 ἅγιος hagios] by calling…
• <37> ἁγιάζω hagiazo
• Meaning: to make holy, consecrate, sanctify
• Origin: from 40
• Usage: hallowed(2), keep himself holy(1),
sanctified(16), sanctifies(2), sanctify(7).
• <40> ἅγιος hagios
• Meaning: sacred, holy…
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12. 1 Corinthians 1:1
The Church Of God
• NAU 2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of
Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy
our brother, To the church of God which is at
Corinth with all the saints who are throughout
Achaia:
• Every Christian, every member of the body of
Christ, every member of the bride of Christ, all
of the church, are “saints” set apart, sanctified,
by, for, and unto Jesus Christ.
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13. 13

14. 1 Corinthians 1:2, Sanctification, progressive
or finished?
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY Acts 26:18 Romans 15:16 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 3:3
• Dear Compass,
• I am confused about "sanctification." (A well-known Bible teacher) is teaching that we might need sanctifying again in heaven if we don’t have enough good works here on earth and that we
could be refused entrance into the Marriage Supper of the Lamb because we were naked/didn't have wedding clothes (gained from our good works on earth) and instead be cast into "outer
darkness" for 1000 years as sort of punishment and to sanctify us for not having enough righteous acts on earth. What do you think?
•
ANSWER:
• That's ridiculous. The Bible teaches unequivocally that Believers are sanctified for eternity when they are “born again” (John 3:1-8). A “born again” Believer is complete because of what Jesus
did on the cross, not because of anything we do while we are on this earth. We cannot add anything to what Jesus has already done 2000 years ago.
• and in Him you have been made complete . . . —Colossians 2:10A person has to be perfectly and permanently cleansed before the Holy Spirit can permanently indwell them. This happens when
we are “born again” by the Spirit, made possible because Jesus paid for our sins. That's why no one in the Old Testament could be born again - have the Holy Spirit permanently live in them -
because Jesus had yet to die for their sins. It’s also why the Old Testament Believers couldn't go to heaven until AFTER the cross - Jesus' shed blood on the cross paid for their sins and therefore
sanctified them and they were able to go to heaven only after the resurrection (Luke 16:19-31; Ephesians 4:9; Matthew 27:51-53).
• All of our sins - past, present and FUTURE - were nailed to that cross.
• And when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the
certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. —Colossians 2:13-14The Bible promises that the
Holy Spirit will never leave us. His permanent indwelling is not based on what we do or don't do, but rather what Jesus did on the cross, confirming that sanctification is permanent/forever.
• I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you, —Hebrews 13:5And we, as created beings, can never leave Him.
• For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, NOR ANY OTHER CREATED THING, shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 8:38-39 (CAPS added for emphasis) Sanctification is discussed at length in the Bible. It's interesting that a
Believer can be both a full-blown sinner and totally sanctified at the same time.
• . . . that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. —Acts 26:18 (“sanctified” is past tense.). . . that my offering of the
Gentiles might become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.—Romans 15:16 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• . . . those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus . . . —1 Corinthians 1:2 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• By this will [God's] we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. —Hebrews 10:10 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 (“sanctified” is present tense.)
• Therefore, Believers, cleansed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, are already as sanctified as they’ll ever be on this earth. For God to permanently live in us, we have to be 100% sanctified
forever. Yet at the same time Believers are dirty rotten sinners, living with the sin nature, until death or The Rapture.
• That means we also don't believe in "progressive sanctification," whereby someone is getting more sanctified due to their "works" on the earth. We believe we are incapable of doing anything
worthwhile on our own, but can do all things through Him (Philippians 4:13).
• Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?—Galatians 3:3Believers can mature in their knowledge of Him and what He desires in them. And
Believers can sin and grieve the Holy Spirit.
• Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.—Ephesians 4:30But Believers cannot do good works and have them count for squat because it is the
Holy Spirit Who does the good, not the Believer.In summary, there is nothing you can do, or not do, to make yourself more or less sanctified, more or less acceptable to God, or more or less
close to God - in this life or the next.
Don't squint! The complete article
follows after the THE END slide.

15. 1 Cor 1:2, Finished Sanctification
• NAU Colossians 2:10 and in Him you have been made
complete… 13 …He made you alive together with Him,
having forgiven us all our transgressions, 14 having
canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of
decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has
taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.
• NAU Romans 8:1-39, 1 Therefore there is now no
condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…
• NAU Hebrews 13:5 …He Himself has said, "I WILL
NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,"

16. 1 Corinthians 1:9, Fellowship
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, through whom you were
called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• NAU 1 John 1:3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to
you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and
indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus
Christ.
• NAU 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and
yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth;
• NAU 1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in
the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood
of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
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17. 1 Corinthians 1:9 , Sweet Fellowship
• 1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, through whom you were
called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Psalm 55:14 We who had sweet fellowship together…
• 1st of 13 NASU uses of “fellowship”
• 1st NT NASU, Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting
themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and to prayer
• When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians,
the devil smiles. When he stops studying the Bible, the
devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devil shouts for
joy. Corrie Ten Boom
• DLK adds that this is the normal order of backsliding

18. 1 Corinthians 1:10, 11:18, Division,
Divisions
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:10 Now aI exhort you, brethren, by
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and
that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made
complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
• NAU Jude 1:19 These are the ones who cause divisions,
worldly-minded, devoid of the Spirit.
• NAU John 9:16, 10:19 A division occurred again among the
Jews because of these words.
• NAU 1 Corinthians 5:5 I have decided to deliver such a one
to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit
may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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19. 1 Cor 1:10, Perfectly Joined Together
• Ephesians 4:16 from whom the whole body, being
fitted and held together by what every joint supplies,
according to the proper working of each individual
part, causes the growth of the body for the building
up of itself in love.
• Dr. Fleming:…“I have an example of a kind of stone
work called dovetail which allows the blocks to fit
together like jig-saw puzzle pieces. There is actually a
picture of a wall hanging in the back made with cut
stones. If you're on a loose foundation or a swamp,
you can be sure the stones are locked together. Paul
used this when he talked about the Church being
stones rightly joined together adding strength to one
another.”

20. 1 Cor 1:10, Perfectly Joined Together

21. 1 Corinthians 1:11
“concerning you”
• NAU 1 Corinthians 1:11 For I have been
informed concerning you, my brethren, by
Chloe's people, that there are quarrels among
you.
• This is the 3rd use in chapter 1
• After chapter 1 Paul uses it as a Divinely
inspired outline
• NAU 1 Corinthians 7:1 Now concerning the
things about which you wrote…
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22. 1 Corinthians 1:11,“concerning”
22

23. 1 Corinthians 1:12, Apollos
• NAU 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."
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24. 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."

25. 1 Corinthians 1:12, Schisms
• https://bible.org/seriespage/what-new-
testament-church
• “Now all of us would agree about the carnality of
those who sided with Paul, Apollos, and Peter.
But what was wrong with those who sided with
Christ? How could they be wrong? They were
wrong, not so much in their doctrine as in their
attitudes. So, also, we may look down our noses
at those who say, “I am a Baptist” or “I am a
Lutheran,” and we smugly think to ourselves,
“But I go to a New Testament church.” God keep
us from this kind of pride.”

26. In closing;
26

27. THE END
• NAU Isaiah 11:6 And
the wolf will dwell with
the lamb, And the
leopard will lie down
with the young goat,
And the calf and the
young lion and the
fatling together; And a
little boy will lead
them.
• Ain’t there yet! 27

28. BIBLE IN FIVE
Pastor Dave Kooyers
Valley Bible Fellowship
Box 433
Boonville CA 95415
http://www.slideshare.net/dkooyers
www.ValleyBibleFellowship.org
(707) 895-2325
God bless you as you examine His Word,
Your servant in Christ, 2Cor. 4:5
These Microsoft PowerPoint presentations are provided "for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ"
(Ephesians 4:12-15). To help Christians to "to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ." So that "we are no longer...tossed here and
there...by every wind of doctrine." They may be downloaded and modified free of charge.
Matthew 10:8 …Freely you received, freely give.

29. 1 Corinthians 1:2, Sanctification, progressive
or finished?
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY Acts 26:18 Romans 15:16 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 3:3
• Dear Compass,
• I am confused about "sanctification." (A well-known Bible teacher) is teaching that we might need sanctifying again in heaven if we don’t have enough good works here on earth and that we
could be refused entrance into the Marriage Supper of the Lamb because we were naked/didn't have wedding clothes (gained from our good works on earth) and instead be cast into "outer
darkness" for 1000 years as sort of punishment and to sanctify us for not having enough righteous acts on earth. What do you think?
•
ANSWER:
• That's ridiculous. The Bible teaches unequivocally that Believers are sanctified for eternity when they are “born again” (John 3:1-8). A “born again” Believer is complete because of what Jesus
did on the cross, not because of anything we do while we are on this earth. We cannot add anything to what Jesus has already done 2000 years ago.
• and in Him you have been made complete . . . —Colossians 2:10A person has to be perfectly and permanently cleansed before the Holy Spirit can permanently indwell them. This happens when
we are “born again” by the Spirit, made possible because Jesus paid for our sins. That's why no one in the Old Testament could be born again - have the Holy Spirit permanently live in them -
because Jesus had yet to die for their sins. It’s also why the Old Testament Believers couldn't go to heaven until AFTER the cross - Jesus' shed blood on the cross paid for their sins and therefore
sanctified them and they were able to go to heaven only after the resurrection (Luke 16:19-31; Ephesians 4:9; Matthew 27:51-53).
• All of our sins - past, present and FUTURE - were nailed to that cross.
• And when you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the
certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us and which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. —Colossians 2:13-14The Bible promises that the
Holy Spirit will never leave us. His permanent indwelling is not based on what we do or don't do, but rather what Jesus did on the cross, confirming that sanctification is permanent/forever.
• I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you, —Hebrews 13:5And we, as created beings, can never leave Him.
• For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, NOR ANY OTHER CREATED THING, shall be
able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. —Romans 8:38-39 (CAPS added for emphasis) Sanctification is discussed at length in the Bible. It's interesting that a
Believer can be both a full-blown sinner and totally sanctified at the same time.
• . . . that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me. —Acts 26:18 (“sanctified” is past tense.). . . that my offering of the
Gentiles might become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.—Romans 15:16 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• . . . those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus . . . —1 Corinthians 1:2 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• By this will [God's] we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. —Hebrews 10:10 (“sanctified” is past tense.)
• For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. —Hebrews 10:14 (“sanctified” is present tense.)
• Therefore, Believers, cleansed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ, are already as sanctified as they’ll ever be on this earth. For God to permanently live in us, we have to be 100% sanctified
forever. Yet at the same time Believers are dirty rotten sinners, living with the sin nature, until death or The Rapture.
• That means we also don't believe in "progressive sanctification," whereby someone is getting more sanctified due to their "works" on the earth. We believe we are incapable of doing anything
worthwhile on our own, but can do all things through Him (Philippians 4:13).
• Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?—Galatians 3:3Believers can mature in their knowledge of Him and what He desires in them. And
Believers can sin and grieve the Holy Spirit.
• Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.—Ephesians 4:30But Believers cannot do good works and have them count for squat because it is the
Holy Spirit Who does the good, not the Believer.In summary, there is nothing you can do, or not do, to make yourself more or less sanctified, more or less acceptable to God, or more or less
close to God - in this life or the next.

30. Sermons By Dr. Lloyd-Jones
• 1 Corinthians — #5521 — 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
• An introduction to this Epistle; salvation entirely the work
of God; called and quickened by God; the final
perseverance of the saints.
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• The Testimony of Christ
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• 1 Corinthians — #5522 — 1 Corinthians 1:4-9
• The importance of foundational principles; what is a
Christian? the testimony of Christ; God and man : two
natures in one person; made sin for us.
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31. Chuck Missler Learn the Bible in 24
hours Hour 19: The Church Epistles
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJZmgZW
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32. The Books of the NT in 5-10 minutes!
Andy Woods
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ5W
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33. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=TQnm0P6STBc
• Published on Nov 16, 2015
• Overview of the book of 1 Corinthians.
Suitable for young and old. Recorded by Dr.
Andy Woods October 16, 2015. Andy is a
professor of Bible and Theology at the College
of Biblical Studies in Houston, Texas, USA. He
also the Senior pastor of Sugar Land Bible
Church. For more videos visit
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34. • 1 Cor. 1:2, To be prayerless is to
be without God
• To be prayerless is to be without God, without Christ, without grace, without hope, and without heaven. It
is to be on the road to hell. Now can you wonder that I ask the question, Do you pray?
• I ask again whether you pray, because a habit of prayer is one of the surest marks of a true Christian.
• All the children of God on earth are alike in this respect. From the moment there is any life and reality
about their religion, they pray. Just as the first sign of life in an infant when born into the world is the act of
breathing, so the first act of men and women when they are born again is praying.
• This is one of the common marks of all the elect of God, "They cry unto him day and night" (Luke 18:1). The
Holy Spirit, who makes them new creatures, works in them the feeling of adoption, and makes them cry,
"Abba, Father" (Rom. 8:15). The Lord Jesus, when he quickens them, gives them a voice and a tongue, and
says to them, "Be dumb [speechless] no more." God has no dumb children. It is as much a part of their new
nature to pray, as it is of a child to cry. They see their need of mercy and grace. They feel their emptiness
and weakness. They can not do otherwise than they do. They must pray.
• I have looked carefully over the lives of God's saints in the Bible. I cannot find one of whose history much is
told us, from Genesis to Revelation, who was not a man of prayer. I find it mentioned as a characteristic of
the godly, that "they call on the Father" (1 Peter 1:17), or "the name of the Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Cor. 1:2).
Recorded as a characteristic of the wicked is the fact that "they call not upon the Lord" (Ps. 14:4).
• --J. C. Ryle (1816 - 1900), The Berean Call | PO Box 7019 | Bend | OR | 97702, January 6, 2014
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35. http://archive.org/details/Dr.MalCouch1stC
orinthians--Introduction
• http://archive.org/details/Dr.MalCouch1stCori
nthians--Introduction
• David Hocking 1 Corinthians MP3

36. 1 Corinthians 1:2, Saints?
• 1st use in NASU, Psalm 16:2-3 2 I said to the LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good besides You." 3 As for the saints who are in the earth, They are
the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.
• Daniel 7:18 'But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.'
• 1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling,…
• Question: "What are Christian saints according to the Bible?"
Answer: The word “saint” comes from the Greek word hagios, which means “consecrated to God, holy, sacred, pious." It is almost always used in the
plural, “saints.” "…Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem" (Acts 9:13). "Now as Peter was
traveling through all those regions, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda" (Acts 9:32). "And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only
did I lock up many of the saints in prisons …“ (Acts 26:10). There is only one instance of the singular use, and that is "Greet every saint in Christ Jesus…"
(Philippians 4:21). In Scripture there are 67 uses of the plural “saints” compared to only one use of the singular word “saint.” Even in that one instance,
a plurality of saints is in view: “…every saint…” (Philippians 4:21).
The idea of the word “saints” is a group of people set apart for the Lord and His kingdom. There are three references referring to godly character of
saints: "that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints …" (Romans 16:2). "For the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to
the building up of the body of Christ" (Ephesians 4:12). "But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper
among saints" (Ephesians 5:3).
Therefore, scripturally speaking, the “saints” are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints. All Christian are saints—
and at the same time are called to be saints. First Corinthians 1:2 states it clearly: “To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus
and called to be holy…” The words “sanctified” and “holy” come from the same Greek root as the word that is commonly translated “saints.” Christians
are saints by virtue of their connection with Jesus Christ. Christians are called to be saints, to increasingly allow their daily life to more closely match
their position in Christ. This is the biblical description and calling of the saints.
How does the Roman Catholic understanding of “saints” compare with the biblical teaching? Not very well. In Roman Catholic theology, the saints are
in heaven. In the Bible, the saints are on earth. In Roman Catholic teaching, a person does not become a saint unless he/she is “beatified” or
“canonized” by the Pope or prominent bishop. In the Bible, everyone who has received Jesus Christ by faith is a saint. In Roman Catholic practice, the
saints are revered, prayed to, and in some instances, worshipped. In the Bible, saints are called to revere, worship, and pray to God alone.
Recommended Resource: Logos Bible Software

37. 1 Corinthians 1:4, What is grace?, by Matt
Slick
• What is grace?
• by Matt Slick
• Grace is the unmerited favor of God. It is where God shows us mercy, kindness, and patience instead of the judgment that we deserve for sinning against him. God's grace cannot be earned
by our actions or sincerity. It cannot be lost by our rebellion or sin. Grace is based on the character of God and not on our sincerity, performance, or ability to keep the law of God. Otherwise,
grace would not be grace.
• Rom. 11:6, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace."
• Gal. 2:21, "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly."
• 2 Timothy 1:9, "who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all
eternity."
• If it were not for God's grace, we would not ever be saved from his righteous judgment. It was the grace of God that worked in Christ who bore our sins in his body and the cross (1 Peter 2:24),
so that we might be forgiven andjustified by faith (Rom. 3:28; 5:1). Because of God's gracious kindness to us all who put their trust in his work on the cross will receive forgiveness, salvation,
regeneration, and the eternal love of God. Again, God's kindness to us is based on his character not on ours. His grace to us is completely and totally an act of his free will and not based on any
ability, merit, or performance of our own.
• God's grace is manifested to the unbelievers also. Ultimately, all people deserve the judgment of God because all people have sinned (Romans 3:23). But, God does not execute his judgment
upon all people right away. Instead, he is exceedingly patient and kind towards them. Please consider what Jesus said regarding loving our enemies even as God loves the unrighteous.
• Matt. 5:43-48, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ 44 “But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you 45 in order
that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 “For if you love those
who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax-gatherers do the same? 47 “And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the
same? 48 “Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
•
• False Religious Views of Grace
• Roman Catholicism
• Meriting Grace to attain eternal life: Catechism of the Catholic Church 2010, "Since the initiative belongs to God in the order of grace, no one can merit the initial grace of forgiveness and
justification, at the beginning of conversion. Moved by the Holy Spirit and by charity, we can then merit for ourselves and for others the graces needed for our sanctification, for the increase
of grace and charity, and for the attainment of eternal life. Even temporal goods like health and friendship can be merited in accordance with God's wisdom. These graces and goods are the
object of Christian prayer. Prayer attends to the grace we need for meritorious actions.”
• Meriting Grace to attain eternal life: CCC 2027, "No one can merit the initial grace which is at the origin of conversion. Moved by the Holy Spirit, we can merit for ourselves and for others all
the graces needed to attain eternal life, as well as necessary temporal goods.”
• Mormonism
• Saved by grace alone is evil: "One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God; that belief in Jesus Christ alone
is all that is needed for salvation” (Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness, p.206. See also The Book of Mormon Student Manual Religion 121 and 122, 1996, p. 36).
• Justification by faith alone is evil: "The Sectarian Dogma of Justification by Faith Alone has exercised an influence for evil. The idea upon which this pernicious doctrine was founded was at
first associated with that of an absolute predestination, by which man was foredoomed to destruction, or to an undeserved salvation,” (James E. Talmage, Articles of Faith, 1984, p. 432).
• Christian Science
• Grace is spiritual understanding: "Philosophical links, which would unite dead matter with animate, Spirit with matter and material means, prayer with power and pride of position, hinder
the divine influx and lose Science,— lose the Principle of divine metaphysics and the tender grace of spiritual understanding, that love-linked holiness which heals and saves,” (Miscellany, p.
206).
• Grace is understanding God: "All this is accomplished by the grace of God, — the effect of God understood,” (Christian Science vs. Pantheism, p. 10).

38. 1 Corinthians 1:4, What is grace?, by Matt
Slick
• “Grace is the unmerited favor of God. It is where God shows us mercy, kindness, and patience
instead of the judgment that we deserve for sinning against him. God's grace cannot be earned by
our actions or sincerity. It cannot be lost by our rebellion or sin. Grace is based on the character of
God and not on our sincerity, performance, or ability to keep the law of God. Otherwise, grace
would not be grace.
• Rom. 11:6, "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer
grace."
• Gal. 2:21, "I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ
died needlessly."
• 2 Timothy 1:9, "who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but
according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity."
• If it were not for God's grace, we would not ever be saved from his righteous judgment. It was the
grace of God that worked in Christ who bore our sins in his body and the cross (1 Peter 2:24), so that
we might be forgiven and justified by faith (Rom. 3:28; 5:1). Because of God's gracious kindness to
us all who put their trust in his work on the cross will receive forgiveness, salvation, regeneration,
and the eternal love of God. Again, God's kindness to us is based on his character not on ours. His
grace to us is completely and totally an act of his free will and not based on any ability, merit, or
performance of our own….”

39. Blameless And
Above Reproach
• 1 Corinthians 1:8

40. 1 Corinthians 1:10, Gather in His
Name, By Laurel J. Davis
• Going to church or not going church every Sunday does not make or break a person's salvation (cf. Ephesians 2:8-9). Just
like going, even "religiously," doesn't make you a Christian, not going doesn't make you bound for hell. But if you are a
Christian already (Romans 10:9-13), then you should be in a setting of worship and teaching surrounded by fellow
believers on a regular and consistent basis, at least once a week. Plenty of Scriptures give us this strong admonition.
Probably the most familiar is Hebrews 10:24-25, in which God actually commands us to fellowship together, which is
reason enough for us to do it: And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works, Not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as
you see the Day approaching. Scripture also relates God's purpose in group fellowship, giving all the more reason why it
should be among our highest priorities. Romans 15:5-7 is one of the best passages: Now the God of patience and
consolation grant you to be like-minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus, That you may with one mind and
one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore, receive one another, as Christ also received
us to the glory of God. Of course, it's easier to be unified and to accept one another if we fellowship and learn about
God and His Word together rather than apart. As Matthew 18:20 says, "For where two or three are gathered together in
My name, there I am in the midst of them." Other excellent passages are Amos 3:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10; and Philippians
1:27 and 2:2. It's easier to love, accept, and understand each other if we worship together. That's why Jesus gave us the
church.tweet Finally, in Scripture our wonderful Heavenly Father shares with us the benefits that regular group
fellowship provides particularly to each individual member. As 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says, "…comfort yourselves
together, and edify one another…” Putting that in mind with Philippians 2:4 which says, "Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the things of others" and Galatians 6:2 which tells us to "Bear one another's burdens, and
so fulfill the law of Christ," then the point is clear: You can't help anybody else as effectively, and you can't get good
enough help for yourself, if you don't fellowship regularly with others in the spirit of unity in Christ. Read Acts 2:41-47
for one of the best models for us to follow of what being "gathered together in His name" can look like. Those early
believers were unified in the truth, they shared together the experience of God's many signs and miracles done in their
midst, they loved God enough and genuinely cared about each other enough to make sure everyone's basic needs were
met, and they glorified the Lord together. They also had favor with all the different peoples around them, and the church
grew in number daily.
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41. John 7:43
Division Because Of Him
• NAU John 7:43 So a division occurred in the crowd because of Him.
• Pope Says the Division Between Evangelicals and Catholics Is A Work of the Devil
• "Division is the work of the 'Father of Lies,' 'the Father of Discord,' who does everything
possible to keep us divided," the Pope said in his message to a group sponsored by the
John 17 Movement. He said the devil "knows that Christians are disciples of Christ, that
they are one, that they are brothers! He doesn't care whether they are Evangelicals,
Orthodox, Lutherans or Catholics. They are Christians." Read more.
[http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/05/25/the-devil-knows-christians-are-one-says-pope-francis/]
• Mike's Comment: The pope has blasphemed the Holy Spirit by attributing the work of
Christ to the work of the devil. It is the Lord Jesus who divides believers from unbelievers
by the truth of His Word (Luke 12:51-53). Born-again Christians and Catholics will always
be divided on the essentials of the Gospel, how one is born again, how one is justified,
how one is purified of sin, who can mediate between God and man, and the efficacy,
sufficiency and necessity of Jesus Christ for salvation. Pope Francis is the one who is
doing the work of the devil by rebuilding the religious tower of Babel as he seeks to unite
all Christians under the papacy. Tragically, some evangelicals are jumping on his
ecumenical bandwagon by denying the exclusivity of God's Gospel. Read more of Mike's
response in an interview with the Christian News Network.
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42. John 7:43, Division [full article, by Mike Gendron of Proclaiming the Gospel Ministries]
‘Pope Francis’ Claims Devil Keeping Evangelicals, Roman
Catholics Divided: ‘They Are One’
• ‘Pope Francis’ Claims Devil Keeping Evangelicals, Roman Catholics Divided: ‘They Are One’
• May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Life & Society,Top Stories,World | By: Heather Clark
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• Francis IIROME — In a recorded video statement released on Saturday, the Roman Catholic Pontiff known as Francis
asserted that evangelicals and Catholics are one, and that it is the devil who has divided the two groups.
• “Division is the work of the ‘Father of Lies,’ ‘the Father of Discord,’ who does everything possible to keep us divided,” he
said.
• The eight-minute video was for the “Celebration of Christian Unity” event organized by John 17 Ministries out of
Pheonix, Ariz., which seeks to unite Christians and Catholics.
• “I feel like saying something that may sound controversial, or even heretical, perhaps,” Francis stated. “But there is
someone who ‘knows’ that despite our differences we are one.”
• “The devil knows that Christians are disciples of Christ, that they are one, that they are brothers! He doesn’t care if they
are Evangelicals or Orthodox, Lutherans, Catholics or Apostolic … He doesn’t care! They are Christians,” he said.
• The pontiff asserted that the devil is persecuting both evangelicals and Roman Catholics alike because they are all
Christian.
• “It is he who is persecuting us. It is he who is persecuting Christians today, he who is anointing us with (the blood of)
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43. 1 Cor 1:10-11, Mutiny on the HMS Corinth:
Under-Rowers for Captain Jesus
• Introduction
• In the first century AD, the crew of the HMS Corinth (His Majesty’s Ship Corinth) was mutinying to the will of the captain of the ship, Captain Jesus, by following different oarsmen on the ship and not the captain in charge of the
ship. The Apostle Paul had to address the issue of division within the church at Corinth.
• The Maritime Setting of Paul’s Ministry in Corinth
• At the end of the Apostle Paul’s second missionary journey, he and his traveling companions, Aquila and Priscilla, embarked on a ship at Cenchrea heading for Ephesus in Asia Minor (Acts 18:18-19). As they sailed east through
the Saronic Gulf, with Attica on their port side (left side), they passed through the Bay of Eleusis and perhaps stopped at Eleusis to discharge or pick up passengers at the famous Eleusian shrine to Demeter. As they continued
down the Straits of Salamis they observed a shrine to Artemis on the island of Salamis off the starboard side (right side) of the ship. Nearby was a trophy dedicated to the Greek navy and its victory over the Persian fleet on
September 25, 480 BC (Pausanius, Descriptions of Greece 1.36.1; LCL 1:193).
• Perhaps Paul had read the account of this naval battle in the works of Herodotus (Persian Wars, Book 8) while at Tarsus University, or maybe, while he was in Athens, he had seen the theatrical production The Persians by
Aeschylus in the Theater of Dionysius. Always looking for an opportunity to engage people in conversation, Paul might have asked one of the Greek sailors to recount the battle. This was like asking a new grandmother about her
newly born grandchild! (“Want to see my pictures?”!). The Greek sailor might have regaled Paul with stories about the heroics of the victorious Greek fleet of trireme vessels and how they routed the Persians and their allies
right under the nose of the Great King, the King of kings, Xerxes.
• The sailor would have had a good laugh when he pointed to the spot on Mount Aegaleos where Xerxes placed his throne to watch the battle. There Xerxes observed a Persian trireme commanded by his ally Queen Artemisia
ram what Xerxes mistakenly thought was a Greek trireme in her attempt to escape the Greek forces. Xerxes reportedly exclaimed, “My men have become women, and my women men!” (Herodotus Persian Wars 8.87-88; LCL
4:85-87). Some have paraphrased this statement as: “My men fight like women and my woman fights like a man!”
• The Apostle Paul might have used his knowledge of trireme vessels he had gained in this conversation to drive home a point about the carnal activities of the believers in the church at Corinth. They were mutinying against
Captain Jesus on the HMS Corinth!
• The Trireme Vessels
• The apostle would have been interested in the trireme vessels that both the Persian and Greek navies used because they provided him with a spiritual illustration that could be used in his epistle to the Corinthians. This
illustration would be very meaningful to the civic-pride of the Corinthians because Thucydides (ca. 460-400 BC) reported that “Corinth was the first place in all Hellas, we are told, where triremes were built” (History of the
Peloponnesian War 1.13.2; LCL 1:25).
• The wooden trireme vessels had three banks of oarsmen below deck. The side of the trireme was covered with wood, animal skin, or canvas of some kind, so the rowers could not see what was going on outside. At the stern
(back) of the ship and above deck was the captain with a young man who beat the cadence on a drum. The captain would say “Stroke.” The drummer would beat the drum, “Boom.” The rowers would stroke their oars in unison.
Again: “Stroke,” “Boom,” and another united stroke of the oars by the rowers. These oarsmen were called uparetas, which is usually translated “under-rowers.”
• Since the Roman navy still employed trireme vessels in their fleet, Paul would have been familiar with them. Thus, he filed away this information about the trireme ships and the “under rowers” for future use.
• The Problem in Corinth
• The Apostle Paul first visited Corinth in AD 50 during his second missionary journey and spent 18 months ministering in the city (Acts 18:11). He, more than anyone else, was responsible for establishing the church at Corinth (1
Cor. 3:10). Yet the Apostle Peter (Cephas) and Apollos from Alexandria had a great influence in the church as well.
• The first issue that Paul addressed when he wrote First Corinthians in AD 56 was the mutiny of the church at Corinth to the sovereign will of the head of the Church, the Lord Jesus Christ. There was division and contention within
the church (1 Cor. 1:10-11). Factions were being formed by followers of Paul, Apollos, Peter, and the real “pious” ones, Christ (1:12)! Paul labeled these divisions and factions as carnality (3:1-4).
• The Apostle Paul stated that he, Apollos, and Peter were fellow-workers laboring together, metaphorically, in agriculture (3:6-9) and building construction (3:9-11). Yet he pointed out that God ultimately gave the increase for
the harvest (3:6-7) and the Lord Jesus was the foundation of the church at Corinth (3:11).
• Paul then painted another powerful word-picture that invoked civic pride, issued a call to unity, challenged the saints to work as a team, and encouraged them to follow the Sovereign Head of the Church, the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Under Rowers for Captain Jesus
• Paul wrote: “Let a man so consider us, as servants (uparetas, “under-rowers”) of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God” (1 Cor. 4:1). The word-picture of an “under-rowers” was well known to the saints in Corinth. When
Paul wrote to “consider us,” he was referring to himself, Apollos, and Peter (1 Cor. 3:22), as oarsmen rowing together on the same ship for Captain Jesus!
• There are at least five aspects of “under-rowers” that Paul might have had in mind when he painted this word-picture. First, the under-rowers were not slaves, but they were all volunteers because they were citizens of the city-
state. All believers in the Lord Jesus have “heavenly citizenship” (cf. Phil. 3:20-21), so should willingly volunteer for the Lord’s service.
• Second, as a member of an organized team of rowers, they were all on the same footing as each other. The Apostle Peter considered himself a “fellow elder” in the assembly where he was in fellowship and not elevated above
the others (1 Pet. 5:1-4; a lesson in humility he learned from the Lord Jesus in the Upper Room, cf. John 13:4-17).
• Third, they rowed together. If all the under-rowers were “rowing to the beat of different drummers” the ship would be stranded in the water and would go nowhere! While there is diversity of spiritual gifts within the assembly,
all believers are to work together to edify spiritually, and build up numerically, the Body of Christ (cf. 1 Cor. 12).
• Fourth, the under-rowers were below deck and could not see the captain, nor could they see outside, so they had to trust him to lead them into battle and finally into port. They were to row by faith, just as believers are to walk
by faith, and not by sight! (cf. 2 Cor. 5:7; see also Peter’s take, 1 Pet. 1:7-9).
• Fifth, the under-rowers received no honor because only the captain was visible and he was the one who guided the ship into battle. This instilled humility in the oarsmen because they had to acknowledge that the victory
belonged to the captain. At the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Lord Jesus will graciously reward the believer who labors for Him, in His strength, by His grace, and for His glory (cf. 1 Cor. 3:12-17). But the believer will humbly return
those rewards to the feet of the Lord Jesus and acknowledge: “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created” (Rev. 4:9-11).
• Bibliography
• LCL = Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press.