Choices Have Consequences
1 Corinthians 4:18-21 (NLT)
18 Some of you have become arrogant, thinking I will not visit you again.19 But I will come—and soon—if the Lord lets me, and then I’ll find out whether these arrogant people just give pretentious speeches or whether they really have God’s power. 20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s power. 21 Which do you choose? Should I come with a rod to punish you, or should I come with love and a gentle spirit?
- Scripture teaches us to walk humbly with God.
- Christians are held accountable for the good or evil they have done in their earthly bodies.
- Those who trust their own insight are foolish.
- Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, learn to rely only on the power of the Holy Spirit.
- The Lord disciplines those He loves.
- God’s discipline is always good for us.
- Choices have consequences.
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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