To those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind…so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift…God is faithful; by him you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. – The apostle Paul to the congregation in 1st century Corinth (1 Corinthians 1:2-9).

In the opening of Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, he sings the praises of God’s abundant grace upon His people, reminding them that they, along with everyone who calls upon the name of Christ, belong to one fellowship and therefore have been given everything they need. The problem is that the Corinthian believers were acting as if the opposite were true: they divided by factions based on favored human leaders Continue reading →