고린도전서 Chapter 4

Translation: ESV

1

This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

Key Message

A minister is a servant and steward of Christ, one who is faithful to the will of God the master.

▸The proper identity of a minister: a servant (hyperetēs) of Christ and a steward (oikonomos) of God's mysteries.

The proper identity of a minister: a servant (hyperetēs) of Christ and a steward (oikonomos) of God's mysteries. A servant and steward follows the master's will and serves, not gathering followers for themselves. This is the solution to the faction problem.

Related Verses

It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.
7

For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?

Key Message

If everything one possesses is a gift from God, there is nothing to boast about. The ground of humility lies here.

▸The sharpest question about pride.

20

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

Key Message

God's kingdom is manifested not in the polish of words but in the actual power of the Holy Spirit.

▸The reality of God's kingdom consists not in mere claims of words but in the actual manifestation of power.