One Body, Many Banners
Ever noticed how easily Christians pick teams? 📖 1 Corinthians 1:10 “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. ... Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?” Context Corner Paul writes to the saints at Corinth, a church gifted yet fractured. Word came from the household of Chloe that members were lining up behind favourite teachers: Paul, Apollos, Cephas. Even the “I am of Christ” camp missed the point, turning His name into a party badge. Paul’s three questions in verse 13 expose the folly: Christ is one, only He was crucified for us, and baptism was never into a preacher’s name. Here’s the sting: a faction can rally around the best teachers and still lose sight of the Saviour they serve. Today, the Body of Christ is one body (Ephesians 4:3-4), so we ...