The Message of the Cross (The Life of Paul and The Church of Corinth) | Pr Janaronson Nagarajah

You're listening to a message to go from acts church. We hope this message

will light up your day. Turn to first Corinthians. We're gonna reach upter

one where its first Corinthians is before second Corinthians. How easy is that,

Glindotian, So you take Glindo host to the chiman. All right, So

the Epistles of Corinthians is Epistoles for Corinthians is divided into two first and second.

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your shoe, hire your host shoe. So we're gonna read from verse one.

Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God

and Sostenus our brother, to the Church of God which is at Krinth.

To those who are sanctified in Christ. Jesus called to be saints with all

who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord,

both others and ours. Grace to you and peace from God, our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ. Function montalto yesuji to the bawlor toss or ten

tiger indus jit do yes rely tush mantoy or tiger Choka war yes Hamana Tu

yes woman, the two and unway Ping and tungs woman the food bing too,

Yes you do gray U Niemen was for I thank my God always concerning

you, for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus,

that you were enriched in everything by Him, in all utterance and knowledge,

even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so that you

come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who will also confirm you to the end that you may be blameless

in the day of our Lord Jesus Christy men can share what the ancient siety

do. Yes, your inman said halimn finds fun Jo called Taie general worldway

seeing leader Goman Mao Young Buji Randan man do Yu Tapian said woman to yes

ud do the rido called the Bae. God is faithful by whom you were

called into the fellowship of His son Jesus Christ. Our Lord paid has words

out how it had earned woman do yesud to eat So. The author of

the these epistles is Paul, and he's writing to a church specifically located in

Krinnai girl in doors daughter daughter Joseph Girling daughter. The first question we have

today is who is Paul and what is an apostle? He julaw Paul called

to be an apostle of Jesus Christ in way anxiety, major shut out from

mans manzao. Yes, but my summary for the first point is this that

Paul was a strong prosecutor of Christians who later became a strong proclaimer of the

Gospel. How is it possible Gospel of the proclaimed a strong became who Lastians

persecuted? Strong was Paul? The point is this the first three summer to

thes out monkey monkey throught out from any mail she not Jesus postal to be

poll and what is who is today? Shouldn't be the first question you can't

has to set into locatedly specific to writing, and his posts disappeared of the

eat the woman. How has pad then you think should our lord cries Jesus

signed the ship into the fact call whom you would fake is God? But

the big you do the real sud I woman, Yeah, bit you do

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you away bay just the whole time. So finally mean man side you're in

any really anxiety and ancient there were the semon and just Christ, Lord Gee

of our day, and they blame you. Maybe the can you to the

firm you so come will al Jesus Chris Lodge of our relations for the rating

eager gift in no shots you come, so that in you firms was called

christimony. And that's the even knowledge and uttering him in all by hating every

riach, and you were and the Jesuits writes by you given which was of

God great for the new concerning ways God, Oh my God, thank God

I was for where you go two years with being a woman of tong king

and and way to you the woman in the two years doesn't mean yes you

choke you to the mountains, Yes, inking needs or t to the bow

leaders. Yes. Mentioned from Christ Jesus Lord and the Father our God is

from p ands to great our mothers and both our Lord Christ Jesus name on

the place in every all we'd be saying, called to Jesus Christ sancti first,

who are to bring God Church to our brightness? And so God the

will of true crying of Jesus hostel to be an was one from we're gonna

read thing now your father Sue is the girling. Do not take us second

and to fladed into the one Krinthians pistols for the the I thinks of king

pistols, So don't you it is how Indian second before his first correct one.

We're gonna reach up tis first krithn to you can if it's the emphasidal

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reading true ess even to the you have given revelation we have real for we

thank you moreman, actually don't bounds the high Indian gentleman, reflect medic Lord,

help us to your word we have received and the major intern that she

like she needs today of your real you will separated for years. So thank

you. Cheese in the shut up and your today about to learn something next

time assignment your and then over we can classes. Okay, so young had

to, but she can't say waited rest following side what this year times messy?

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the example, a perfect it's called reach into the church. Facet famesh just

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to if you give giver love for God, somber for you bring city prosperous,

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called right this basically called New Testament where man sure s probably befriend children that

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do the thing and she's a saying that one this this is uh sae,

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take us and this all prell believe of the some of the to give for

the different him Christ. Now they're living the way all into the juice.

So the people and you see it's because the addressed Disney why this higher around

and the thing baring her eager fun John your life in the sooner curling about

distance. It's all first current and such of merried principles to give spirituous usa

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Corinthians overview. This isn't so sea saying even about so efs or not roman

etho. In the girl in church dress, it is patients when you read

them physics. So then to rin so even to look so tyrant her way

and new lit Efu was far you wish you yeah, I did like,

but she went out. She don't real the daughter to juice with reason and

synagogue entered himself. But he had them that and levices came to any while

taken he had fought rare and pronounced it. You don't know at heart off

here he had his him were ben and pretty serious, and of the bed

rift took. Then he in a good one remained the town. You can't

seen soon what he need he need just a children time hand to go hammon

young the s. But when they live more her name you mean going on

the roads. Certain in a dance these things is of do not lashman,

but before them and beat synagogue, the ruler of the really the gator,

all wrote the Lambert when reading remacan time your seconds, so twist and all

the great dutchments said from the of them, any dress of such judge one

to we do not work for yourself. Look to it, look at all

your own rooms and name birds and sho of What is a question if you

find us some dance east juice nice down other So what's the way tyrant your

tyrants? You do you and take a rang on the s So that's from

the law all didn't brids so nother word with you should by wisen would be

a reduced their rhymes wicked from doing all the wronger if juice say to the

louth, get up. It was about too to the law contrary ship got

and to words hello in this saying the worst painting up today. I'm just

just a different things. And and the first to food of address about needed

to why we encoury further you re insight will give you and around there people

going. When we approach our faith, we approach it as though faith is

just one of the components one of the commitments in our life. Woman that

like thinging this, who just thinking this is your almost mean whether you are

really, really committed. To know that you are really really who you are

in Christ is to answer the question if if your life is at risk because

of your faith in Jesus, would you still love him or would you deny

him? Audi woman that in China, I got that woman the s mean

babe Raisio. There's a whole woman highway. Wait the time will come.

In fact, you have been foretold in the Bible. In the last day,

Christians like you and me, we will be prosecuted in Waining didn't hunting

through the year city more. There's a whole woman who baby for one day

you and I will be denying of economical opportunity. Women you're eating and way

Babe, I take my fund bad just because you're a Christian. In way

Edio City too, you'll be denying employment just because you are a Christian.

Coney Bay pinching not even you may be denyed to health care access just because

you're a Christian in Woden counter When the day will you still be able to

confidently say, I mean, I have all these things. You may take

away these things, but you can never take Christ away from me. Nineteen

Lightliness singing this year a serbey. Consider, so we are here today because

the early disciples persevere truth ran ran in whin a dwnshold the demon to Hamadians.

Actually so in west three a soul journey, he came near Damascus,

and suddenly everyone say the words suddenly Tanjian. A light shone around him from

heaven. These anteas are losting no juga not in hakka. Iha, my

friend is hakka. Yesterday we had break. First we converse in hakka over

courtiarion. Now what's what? Then he fell to the ground and he heard

a voice saying to him, Saul, so why are you prosecuting me?

How do you put out this way more people? And he said, who

are you? Lord? How you need to say? Then the Lord say,

I am Jesus whom you are prosecuting. It is hard for you to

kick against the goats. You saw so people than that? Yes, So

did I pronounce it correctly? The goats, right, young? Not not

the goods of you know, the ship go Basically it's a tool that they

use in agriculture. Take okay, So I think a yes, so tee

Hananda. So in the gods there is a sharp end so you take a

dn leader man. So when Jesus appeared to Saul, he was saying this,

you know, is it hard for you to kick against the goods?

Now, how many of you you have fit? Here? You have fit?

Are your hand? So imagine a shut pointer pointing at your leg,

just d leader, don't see then you use your leg to kick she tee

her? How many of you you can't imagine? That? Is it very

painful? Obviously it's painful. So when Jesus appeared to Saw, he is

telling all soul, you know, is it hard for you to kick against

the goads? Basically means it's a it's a metaphor for resisting authority, fighting

against the established norm, or you're rebelling against a situation. Uh so years

nanda not like she gon eago? Uh gun eager? Your chin leader reant

that big hand of Saucy is the male younger. So in this context,

what Jesus basically means is that pause resistance to the message of Christ and calling

of Jesus was futile and causing him unnecessary hardship. Now, yes, there

isn't it, don she? So people like she you can't hire your forend

yes, the faith, young Arah find God. In the modern term the

word is counter productive type of faith. And fine. Paul thought he was

doing God a favor. God, I'm being righteous. You know, all

these people who believe in Jesus have denied you. I'm doing you a favor.

But the Lord appeared to him to say that it's actually very counterproductive.

Salona, hold what wait, she finds us to find so in wors sake?

So he saw trembling and astonished. Who wouldn't right? Imagine you walk

in your campus one day, you walk to work one day, suddenly bright

light appeared to you, and you hear a voice who would not tremble?

Son, answer, our lord had your would not be surprised, male renship.

So say, what do you want me to do? The Lord said

to him, Arise and go into the city, and you will be told

what you must do. Now. Yes, you're gonna a thing light in

down. Now. If it is Paul alone writing this, you would think

that Paul is lying ignorant. I see you. In verse seven, and

the man who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but saying no

one means Paul was in a company of people down, you consate whom sindrance

finally lighting, Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were

opened, he saw no one, but they led him by the hand and

brought him into the muskets. Basically, Paul was tempered really blind, so

after the encounter with Christ, physically he couldn't see you're laying the l and

he was three days without sight, meaning he was blind for three days and

neither ate or drank. Now, some scholars believe that he actually fasted Sandrid

sing. So while this happened to Paul, at the same time, there

was a certain disciple called Ananias. Hold your igermanna yaana okay. In verse

ten, it says, now there was a certain disciple at Da Mascus name

Annaias, and to him the Lord said in a vision, Annius, and

he said, here I am Lord, tod to. So when the Lord

appeared to say who are you, Lord, say down a certain times,

since saloyas those who knows the Lord. When you hear the voice of God,

you know it's him, and you say, here I am Lord.

Duncan that journey, So Lord say to him, arise and go to the

street called straight and inquire at the house of Judas for one called soul of

Tasses. For behold, he is praying, and in a vision he has

seen a man named Anayas coming in and putting his hand on him so that

he might receive his sight. One day found one eager children, minya south,

Lord, don't you can't like i'mswer that. So here you have saw

who was blind, and you got Annius who was praying, and the Lord

spoke to him. And I really love this, you know, in a

sense, God brings people together. Jes Tie High justice. God is the

master of orchestration. So I wait and go like now you look at how

Anonaius answered. Then Annas answered, Lord, I have heard from many about

this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.

And here he has authority from the chief priest to bind all who call on

your name. Don't stan and khi the senjy your down the chink. You

know, whenever people tell you your reputation precedes you, your lugo your galsuni

is only the mean you. It's it's howhold need a fan. It basically

means that before they physically see you, did already hear about you. Just

ant means your canted her. So Paul, his reputation precedes after him.

So what was his reputation? Jew that was very zealous for God? Change

changes and your tyrant Yeah, didn't understood the message of crimes and prosecuted Christians.

Concern that s so people will fearful of him? How much? How

it be poor Rando high So Again in modern day context, if today someone

say that a police coming, police coming, you can really sense fear in

the atmosphere. Now down and high path. But God, in his mercy

have spoken to Anonaiers. All Anonniers need to do is to obey the Lord.

Now it's uh fifteen. But the Lord said to him, go,

for he is a chosen vessel of mind to bear my name before gentiles.

Gentiles basically means these are non Jews. We are the gentiles, kings and

the children of Israel. For I will show him how many things he must

say for my name's sake. Te mean ye? Why? Well, yeah,

yo away what I mean? Be so shet and Anonaias went his way

and entered the house. Now I love this man. That's why in extra

we always preach about obedience. You want to be used by God, you

want to see miracle, the first thing is always to obey. Because for

Naias he could just give in to fear. Lord, you don't understand.

I'm really scared. Lord. You don't understand I might end up in prison.

Lord, you don't understand I might be stolen to death like Steven.

You know, sometimes as human being, we are very good in giving God

reason on why we should not do certain things when we know he has called

us to do. But for Anonaias, he gave himself no excuse. He

just went knowing that Saul was a threat to him as well. Yi and

how do you ing? But Sena just ex man's face uncle, just a

strengthful and have your face hand daughter high part tyr k hand daughter because a

center the singer na. Well, imagine the first word he told Paul of

Sault. He didn't just say, Saul, you seen her. I've came

for you, our lord, like that's all amazing. So now been made.

So salon is you lil? He said, Bra that's what shun dee

about. Very affectionate towards his enemy. I think I don't consistently say that

Christianity has always been a message of love. Well, Norman to the dee

tool, you said, I. In fact, Jesus says, love your

enemy. Yes. Two year. So man your eye on the Troy.

When you look at how Stephen was stoned earlier, and how he told God

to forgive them, it's very similiar to what Jesus said when he was at

the cross, Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they

are doing down city. Fant has based saw the face. So and then

I say, brother, saw the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the

road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and

be filled with the Holy Spirit. Immediately there fell from his eye something like

scales, and he received his side at once, and he arose and was

baptized. Wow, like John Nan kanteen, you're patiently Tongma Salo and Jin

you not kantent, you said, she like so the sea. So to

be baptized means you are now publicly declaring that Jesus is your lord and that

you are done with your old life. You are embracing the new life that

Jesus is giving you. In fact, what a baptism is identification of you

with Christ, where you identify with his death represented when you go down the

water, his resurrection when you come out of the water. So let's see

that's good. That a silly that turns just a fool. So, in

other words, water baptism publicly declaring Jesus is your Lord and savior. You

have buried your past life. When you come out, you have embraced the

new life that He's given to. Just uh the shona need you had to

eat on my down't you, bunny? The trade of my it had type.

So Saul went through. That was nineteen. So when he had received

food, he was strengthened. Then Sault spent some days with the disciples at

Damascus and dan Shaster government, who to the easier rits. I cannot imagine.

Saul was asking the disciples questions after questions about Jesus, or did one

hammer? Won't he The disciples were patient enough to probably teach him, coach

him, guide him your face hand in ge herne nice, and that she

out her. You see how the tables have turned here twenty three says now,

after many days were passed, the Jews plotted to kill him. Now

the Jews wanted to kill Salt. Now same time I take a pants to

put you inuse, you tyrants shang. Probably in the community they would have

heard, Hey, what happened to this man? They used to be one

of us. Now he became one of them Hammer religions. A woman eat.

But their plot became known to Saul, and they watched the gates there

night to kill him. So now Saul's life was in danger for the gospel

dan Hammer, dan Hammer, the timo bas yeah, so yeah, salo

naig uh yo babe yo in the food in base Sada. Then the disciples

took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.

Turnament to Juda and young take a quite bad hatch home. I understand

back then there's no such thing called the elevators, didn't she so to escape?

Actually, at night they will put you in a big basket and they

will lower you down so that you can escape, saying she uhl powder.

And when Saul come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but

they were all afraid of him and did not believe that he was a disciple

Tahaman who So it's very natural response they might be thinking, is there something

up his sleeve? Maybe he's an impostor are You're in moderate so you can't

blame the disciples of how they felt towards salt. She the guiman to hamad

In, but Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and he

declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that

he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldley at Damascus in

the name of Jesus. Died hardly Kandian the mean Fantan. So the disciples

that we read earlier wasn't the apostles. Who are the apostles? The apostles

are the original followers of Jesus, the twelve chosen one. But of course

one betrayed Jesus. But so you have eleven. So this are the original

one that has been with Jesus. Say Nata's wayna a wait in Mila.

Yes, so he was with them at Jusalem, coming in and going out,

and he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against

the Hellenis. But they attempted to kill him. From to throng to the

main Phanta young La, the tyrant things in Pinborg. Now who the hellen

is they are basically not Greek. They are Jews who are exposed to Greek

culture living outside of Jerusalem. The tyrant hamasa ye, why do you do

that? Right? So imagine you are a Chinese, but you were born

in Australia and you became an Australian, but you're a Chinese outdoors some so

you you follow the Western culture more then you follow your Chinese traditional culture.

Basic found that ms language young right, following me? So far Helenisia because

back then the Jews they were scattered around. So the Jews were not just

found in Jerusalem, they were found outside of Jerusalem, within the other region

and in other countries as well. To say, you're tyranne hammadans had Ya.

Okay, So that's the background of the juice about Lord. So who

is an apostle? Apostle basically is the one that is sent out by Christ,

an ambassador of the Gospel, a commissioner of Christ. Easiness paid Titian

for in the Tian. So wait, rendered, why did I spend close

to half an hour just to tell you about who poor was and his history?

Are young? Taboo bang yourself? So this is actually is about Lord

baiting because you have to stand out. Of the twenty seven books in the

New Testament, Paul actually authored thirteen of them Senior Tapan so Sandpurn, which

is close to fifty percent of the New Testament. It is a face Sebasian

Senorasian. So these are the thirteen epistles Nat Sandpurn Boo Theater. So it's

important for you as a believer to understand this context. Now just a sa

way seeing two women. So few key things that I have learned from Paul's

transformation. Say what, concur, I'm so sorry. I can't run through

the first chapter of Corinthians with you. I'll save it for another day because

I want to do this well. So first thing about Paul's life, God

can turn lives around to be his chosen vessel for his glory. Now she

personal like she take us and I mean, it doesn't matter about your past.

Book one gorgeous. It even doesn't matter if in your past life you

were against Christianity. Hire Book one ceredition the face and fun County too.

Doesn't even matter in the past crime that you have committed. Hire Book one

edition and find us on to it. As God has transformed a repentant Paul

or Saul. He can also transform your life. And second, God's forgiveness

is beyond human comprehension. Dearers, how who relates? I'm telling you,

if you're related to Steve who was torn to death, it would be very

difficult for you to forgive Soul City fan Teen Nateen Rena, Juanna Randi like

she why I changed Kwan faith? And so sometimes we ask ourselves God,

why did you forgive this person? This person doesn't forgive your forgiveness because he

personally persecuted all this Christians send them to jail. Some die. How can

you forgive him? One lies? You kan't high the number to ran So

when Jenus was hung at the cross, two criminals were next to him paying

tayo. You can turn to the book of Luke n like you cannot look

for ink is the book two books, I think one book before X.

So you turn those X is John after John, sorry before John is Luke

say your patika and find out you haveful and you have for in that cheap

So it's Luke twenty three. We're gonna read a verses thirty nine to forty

three Jeff in the US sandown Then one of the criminals who were hanged blushed

me, him saying, if you are the Crist, save yourself and us.

But the other answering rebuke him, saying, do you not even fear

God? Seeing you are under the same condemnation and we indeed justly for we

received the due reward of our deeds. But this man has done nothing wrong,

Jeff in the ursusan true, okay there for indy signs designs not hounding

the younger fan and your eager market judic her woman no nigat you in in

center paid? Has this you also seeing the hypopasion my woman's indie in woman's

or so does the you womans Nu? How does it? So many people

were hung at the cross downs your dog and paid in three individuals each was

hung at their own cross your thungern eg mad sing your out of the tree

too. Were deserving of death because it's a capital punishment. So you can

safely assume that the crime that they have committed was severe. Now the sunger

and younger and c Thomas in guided Singe father in fin Conner scene fare so

a woman about and hermocestero face and hid the citting. So although the Bible

didn't specifically what crime they have committed, but you can also safely guess it

could be murdered as well. Something he hunt hammers fund because who was the

only one without scene that was hung at the cross? Your trais may or

seeing some because the pay thing Jesus. Yes, so you got two criminals.

One was testing Jesus was mocking him basically say you only younger, your

son, your younger, take a fan trait, not your egos. That

she your yes. So that to me was like the last temptation that Satan

true to Jesus in my opinion, because if Jesus didn't die at the cross,

you and I wouldn't even have to give up salvation. This is sat

like she hous your years now in the way that the woman's Jesus to say

that, oh this is you're challenging Mia. Let me tell you now the

angel will come and rescue me. And he just disappeared. Now records yes

high like chicken sun so on. He said that Jesus had a mission and

his mission was to come to earth. Took the penalty of the I was

seen die on the cross. But remember, as you're learning homes he willingly

laid down his life for you and me because the dansiation nurs and hunts him

to the summer. How do you that homes mails certain? How wait you

any way, woman, sir me? So obviously he didn't just die.

He rose again three days later. Now, yes, I mean just in

Mayo hopeful back to this context then, Jesus then he said to Jesus,

Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom. And Jesus said to

him suredly, I say to you today you will be with me in paradise.

Now you're just sure? Yes, world, yes, so do you

do it? So? Thousand out? So when I read this verse,

when I just kind of reflect on this story, that was just really baffle

my mind sometimes, how God's forgiveness truly flows. That was actual thing when

this is the whole mated you how to because in our mind the two criminals

doesn't deserve God's forgiveness the way from me nurs younger and he said, we

pay that, Kwan sou. So you have to understand that God is one

hundred percent just, and he is also one hundred percent merciful. Down the

year Snagger Eat by Basian by Basian for Mondy and me that evation. So

why why God's forgiveness is beyond our comprehension? Also is because if I were

to ask you, what is the price of one soul in a christless eternity?

What is that one price? The quans the childhood relation and Lydia Yeah

yeah, Iger run that like she shadowed, what is that one price?

To save people from hell? N nigga? Like Joshu true lie. So

when we begin to see and understand what true forgiveness is, then you're able

to truly see how God look at mankind. Now God like she teamed to

the mean by take a quans kant san she can. So what drove Paul

was the message of Jesus christos Lie to do the scene. He was one

of the strong opposition. Now he became a strong supporter of the gospel,

like she Shane Young. So nobody can say, in my opinion that the

gospel is not true or just the case take us for instant because if you

look at the life of Paul, can't about load me. It would be

crazy to think that he used to be against Christ. Now he is mightily

used by Christ now play a key component in the New testament. You do

just done bout faith hands to the whole line. How you like she's Shane

Young, I mean Roubasi. It's either his one hundred percent foolish suffer from

hallucination just eat by Bassian just her news how you're easies the way that's being

or he is one hundred percent confident that he has encountered Christ. Has to

eat by Basian faith hung just hidink it right? So what was his relationship

with the church in Corinth? Not girling that guancy okay, because he wrote

to the church in krin even has Yeah, that's the phone using girl in

the Chiahuah. And you want to make a guess that Jack is a man?

Yes, he basically planted the church in korein in when Hasan, I

don't t girling don't yah, it's just worst one. You know. Today's

message is the worse is worst one since I just an apostle of Jesus Christ

to the church in Krinth. Just girl. So we'll look at the history

of the church in Krinth, girl in Jiahue, that's the galist. We'll

go to Acts chapter eighteen like Kandayan, and we're gonna read very quickly verse

one to twenty three, as the ending scriptures for today women quite show like

she do. And this idiot now here Paul was already in the missionary journey,

so you can say probably a few years have taken place. Callatinian from

Jerusalem probably can show them map. So Cornes basically is located in Greece,

Girling Sila, where Paul encountered Jesus was probably in Syria there because Damascus is

in syriamize Celia Nali. So when he went and saw the Apostles, he

traveled down right Jerusalem. That's where we read hard condonment to eat his shut

out Salem. And now you see how he traveled in his missionary journey to

Korean Young she told girling Nally. So before he was in Krene, he

was actually in Atons girling Nani. This is a whole how do you tied

to a yard? So people in Greece back then, they are very philosophical.

Hand, that's the whole time. Here, a lot of ideas like

anwer into a lot of arguments. At the same time, they are also

into pagan worship. They worship many idols, how many, so the Greek

gods play an important component in their culture as well. So it's a sila

that this is inst moment, he says. After these things, Paul departed

from Athens and went down to Korein. Basically, in Athens, Paul tried

to evangelize to the people in Athens Kayla Yah didn't light out the girl in

door, and he was boldly proclaiming the gospel natchans mean it was true.

And he found a certain Jew named Aquila born in Pontus, who had recently

come from Italy with his wife Priscilla. Because Claudius had commanded all the Jews

to depart from Rome, and he came to them. So there was also

a prosecution in Rome. The emperor back then says that all use Jews are

banishing you from Rome. You have to go up it e your tyrant Gila

tappened Taipan in way loud? Do you mean your tyrant Kailom sing Jing better

cheat by Deila, italy La Natama your four. So because he was of

the same trade, he stayed with them and worked for by occupation. They

were tan makers, so Paul also had an occupation. His occupation was a

tan maker. What do they do? They make tens tmembers town. Yeah,

Paul it Harmon Tong, Yeah, talmon Ton. So in other words,

he was self supporting himself for this missionary journey. Now, just so

it's like late leader, like Mila, Monday, do Saturday, I have

a job. Sunday, I come to church and I preach. So Paul

Sabbath Day, which to the Jews I believe is a Friday Saturday Friday night.

Right, So okay, we can discuss that later. So like their

version of Sunday. In what'st For, he says he reasoned in the synagogue

every Sabbath and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. Now by Hammond, the un

Syrian Nina being learned, Hua, your tyrant has see larn when silas An

Timothy had come from Macedonia. Paul was compelled by the spirit and testified to

the Jews that Jesus is Christ. See that hurt, tim MATI don't lie

the shir holderway, your tyrants. I mean the years, Tito. Remember

the Jews never acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah. The Jews never acknowledged Jesus as

the Son of God. Yo, Teter, your tyrants tongue like me your

turn, ye say yeah. But when they opposed him and blesh me,

he shook his garments and said to them, your blood upon your own heat,

I am clean. From now on, I will go to the gentle.

And he departed from there and entered the house of a certain man named

Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was next door to the synagogue.

That means it's next to the temple. The mean t do yoh thirteen.

By then Christmas, the ruler of the synagogue, believe on the Lord

with all his household, and many of the Corinthians hearing believe and were baptized

Jai singer to Hiyoshi do indoor tinler. So this is how the church in

Krinth was birth, not just die girling the cha. These are the early

people that forms the church in Krinth. Like she trump jiauhuita Girling. Now

the Lord spoke to Paul in the Ninth by a vision. Do not be

afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent. Befo. I'm with

you, and no one will attect you to hurt you, for I have

many people in this city. Yees Janduda is Jandui called your na bell and

shasho haii Jurney words you by sing no, let's see now how long was

Paul in krinth answer, it's in verse eleven. And he continued there a

year and six months teaching the word of God among them. Now Blona Judai

Girling do the Indian Ligoya junction truant jaoshin taman. So Paul was with them

for one and a half years teaching them the world of God. Say Baolona

Girling Nali Indian banished out, how much and how are you so you're truly

a missionary? Not snelt So when Paul wrote to the Corinthians, when you

read just now Paul chosen apostle blah blah blah, he was actually away from

the Corinthians really, So what really motivated Paul to write to the people in

Corinthians were because he heard a lot of things that is not so good about

the church. Therefore, he needed to send a letter to remind them things

that he had really taught them. Now Girling the gun tai Omata girl in

Girling, no waiwe like she is here, not from singer is here,

Girling is here, botow the things that she teasing Tamon came closing very soon

already, when Gerilo was pro counselor of a Ka, the Jews, with

one accord a rose against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat. They

yeah, guy, yeah, your ty your tyrant Tom sink like so Karen

is like a capital of this region of Aka, and they are basically like

one of the compt off. Faith is approach, it approach. When we

are people getting around uh city in the Roman Empire, Gurlin, I take

a loma that took a risk. Is at life? If you're the question

is to an cry you hour literally people going around there that will give you

an insight when you read further in Corinthians, why Paul needed to address about

food, offer to idol and and different things. Not just for today.

I'm just setting up the context nineteen painting. So in verse thirteen saying this

fellow persuade men to worship God contrary to the law. And when Paul was

about to open his mouth, Galilo said to the Jews, if it were

a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes or Jews, there would be a reason

why I should bear with you. So in other words, Paul didn't broke

the law that shut down and children pull and liva in passion, your tyrant

san, your tyrant silverly down nightman. I'm an east sooner Dan finders Liva.

But if it is a question of words and names and your own law,

look it. Look to it yourself, for I do not want to

be judge of such matters. And he drove them from the judgment seat.

Then all the Greeks took sudanus. Second time you're reading, remember when Paul

wrote the letter, We're gonna read it again the ruler of the synagogue and

bid him before the judgment. But Glilo took no notice of these things.

Nat Down shown the you mean more horneyman Pana when Jo Bahman Pancho gonn bian

Cho choto scene. So Paul remained in a good while. Then he took

leave of the bedroom and sealed for Syria and Priscillient Akila were with him.

He had his hair cut off at I don't know how to pronounce this sent

rare, for he had taken a while, and he came to Ephesus and

left them there. But he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

The daughter judicability by Jila, Yeah, Juila her e wage she go

in Judaian girly and the tall fall her your tyrant bin lard. So he

went to Krinthe then to Ephicis. So when you read the Book of Ephicients,

it is meant to address the church in Ephesus. Now Girlina if not

Romana suing. So this is an overview of First Corinthians. Paul wrote to

them basically needing to address a few key things divisions and factions in the church,

sexual immorality in the church, worship of idols, usage of spiritual give

principles of marriage and such. So first coriinctence, it's all about these things

now, girling sing tag a funker hi her england jah tag a thing by

that shira hi your pootong. That why this needs to be addressed is because

you see the people in Koreans. They are so used into their own way

of living. Now that they became a Christian, it's difficult for them to

give up some of their old belief old practices and take on christ Weise from

sing girl found eating men your uh uh. This is the taman like she's

sing, And things like this are slowly creeping into the church, so Paul

needed to address them. So we'll talk about all these things in another Sunday.

Son Typhon Shangung probably can show the slides where a New Testament scholar basically

destroyed Colling as a city that is intellectually alert, meaning they like to hear

new teaching, new things that are coming in a city that is materially prosperous,

very prospering city. You remember, forgot so love a cheerful giver.

If you give bounty fully, your read bountifully and all. So this city

is actually quite quite rich, and they are also moral corrupt. Now the

sis certain thing turns sooner by girling sle mean ye singer this this f not

about the face food by so the church in corn is a perfect example of

the modern church today. No girling the tig just a funny two woman.

You have a convergence of different culture, different practices coming in together where it

can be messy at times when you're here, Uh this sing just so share

with your following Sunday how Paul addresses it well waiting she runner like she can't

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