This study was presented in the August 2013 Bible conference in Southern California.Though Corinth was a “problem church” for Paul, how thankful we ought to be for them, for without their problems and questions, we would not have the answers and guidance provided in this wonderful letter. As with all the epistles, the challenge is to lay hold of the character of Christ. We are to be “transformed by the renewing of [our] minds” (Rom 12:2), and to “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phi 2:5).
Key verses for this study:
- “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” 1Co 2:2 and
- “Therefore purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you are truly unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us.” 1Co 5:7
1st Corinthians – California 2013
Gene Cunningham - April 19, 2023
Am I under a generational curse?
Have you ever wondered, “Am I under a generational curse? Did my grandfather, great grandfather, some ancestor did something I don't even know about it? And I'm under the curse of it. What am I going to do”? Forget it. It's baloney. Say, how do you know? “Knowing you are not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers (1st Peter 3:18).” “Redeemed,” by the way, means, “to buy a slave out of the slave market of sin.” We were redeemed not with corruptible things ..." From what? “... the aimless conduct received by tradition from our fathers.” Did you know that you're a mirror image of some ancestor that may have lived a thousand years ago? You're the spitting image of somebody and maybe a composite of several somebodies. But you know what? All of that aimless conduct, all of that genetic makeup, all of that sin nature trends that have come down to you, the power of it's been broken! You've been redeemed from it -- set free!“You were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot (1st Peter 3:19)."
From Series: "Gospel Shorts"
These are intended to reach unbelievers. Please share these with your unbelieving friends.