1 Corinthians 1.10 - Say the Same

1 Corinthians 1.10 - Say the Same

“I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree”             (1 Corinthians 1.10). Paul asks the whole family of faith in Corinth to ‘agree’ (literally ‘say the same’). He was not suggesting a mindless chant (he heard 2 hours of that in Ephesus! Acts 19.34). Nor did he recommend saying something you don’t understand (14.9), or mean sincerely (12.3). His focus was not on any method but our message; not on our language but “our Lord Jesus Christ.” Words matter to God. He named His only Son ‘The Word.’ He gave us a 66-volume Book full of words. He sent the Spirit to illumine that Word. We gather in worship to sing songs and hear about The Word using His Word. Wonderfully and amazingly Christ-followers ‘say the same’ through the centuries, around the globe – until the end of the age.