Pastor Wilder begins a new series “Christ in Culture” from 1 Corinthians 1:10-13. The main points are as follows:
Emphasize the biblical standard for the church
1 Corinthians 1:5
You are enriched in utterance
You are enriched in knowledge
You are enriched in everything
1 Corinthians 1:11
Contentions (division)
1 Corinthians 1:10- all churches together (same mind, same maturity)
You can be different but not divided
1 Corinthians 1:12
Those who followed Paul, Apollos, Peter, then those who followed Jesus
Proverbs 28:2
Matthew 12:25
Heresy
1 Corinthians 3:18
We are not more important than the whole (Jesus Christ)
Self deception
Judgmental
1 Corinthians 5
We lack church discipline and church order
1 Corinthians 6
Lacked ability to solve the smallest of problems
How Do We Deal With Division
1 Corinthians 1:2
Reminded of four key elements of being a church
Church of Christ (Holy Consecration, sanctified)
Church is called to be saints
Church is part of cosmopolitan group
Church is a place of communion
