I didn’t make it here yesterday, so I’m posting a day late. Last week I chose 1 Corinthians 10:24 to memorize.
“Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.”
Here’s what I found as I tried to memorize this verse:
- It’s more difficult to do than it is to memorize.
- It isn’t just random goodness we’re supposed to do; it’s attached to something practical. The context is talking about putting brothers and sisters ahead of our rights. I should never be the cause of someone else’s sin.
- I’ve been really challenged by Paul’s teaching/heart throughout 1 Corinthians on the love we’re to have for our brothers and sisters. And no wonder, since Jesus said outsiders will no us by our love.
- Paul used the word ‘defeat’ for when we fail to love. We’ve already been defeated in that case. And these are the elementary teachings, he said. Makes me realize I’m not as mature in Christ as I would have liked to have thought.
- I think it’s important to note that our the final goal isn’t to love for the sake of love itself, but to reflect the love of Christ. That’s a specific and clear example.
I’ll continue studying 1 Corinthians this week, so I’m going to keep this verse in mind again.
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