1 Corinthians 1:10-11 (NET) I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree together, to end your divisions, and to be united by the same mind and purpose.
For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters, that there are quarrels among you.
Because the Corinthian church grew so rapidly, many of the new members were still babies in the faith. At the time Paul wrote his first letter to them, the church was now dominated by such new believers. Many of them were still carnal, and they manifested works of the flesh like quarrels, divisions and the likes.
Paul’s first letter to them was a wakeup call, and it brought many of them to repentance. He even had to encourage them in his second letter to them because many of them were sorrowful and broken (see 2 Cor 2: 4-11) when they realized that they were not walking in a way fitting for those who would inherit the kingdom of God (see 1 Cor 6:9-10).
One major sign that showed that the Corinthian believers were true believers (even though many of them were still carnal) was the way they responded to the word of God when corrected. They repented and changed their ways. They did not rationalize and give excuses for their faults.
Today, many people claim to be believers, and many are still in the process of growing into maturity. One way to discern those who have been truly born again is the way they respond to God’s word. If a person has total disregard for God’s word when it opposes his conduct, it may be a sign that he is not yet truly born again.
Prayer: Lord, help me not to deceive myself. Help me to be a hearer and doer of Your word. Amen.
-Abraham Damilola Arigi
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