“The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’ (Matthew 25:23 NLT) 
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 (NLT)
1 So look at Apollos and me as mere servants of Christ who have been put in charge of explaining God’s mysteries. 2 Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful. 3 As for me, it matters very little how I might be evaluated by you or by any human authority. I don’t even trust my own judgment on this point. 4 My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.
5 So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
- God can use anyone to share spiritual truths.
- Spiritual truths are revealed by the Holy Spirit.
- People sharing spiritual truths use the Spirit’s words, not words that come from human wisdom, to explain Spiritual truths.
- Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
- Our purpose should be to please God, not people.
- A clear conscience does not prove you are right.
- God will judge everyone according to what they have done.
- Do not judge others.
- God will give to each one whatever praise is due.
I am writing to God’s church in Corinth, to you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did for all people everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. (1 Corinthians 1:2 NLT)
“Reflections on 1 Corinthians” will be continued in future posts.
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