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[PHBC] Cleanup 1 Cor 1:10-16

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@@ -76,23 +76,11 @@ simply over the teachers, regardless of the teaching that someone accepts, but
we should be much slower to divide teachers than teachings. we should be much slower to divide teachers than teachings.
And certainly, we should not divide over different faithful teachers. And certainly, we should not divide over different faithful teachers.
Now, I'm going give a warning here. I want to focus on teachers that teach mostly the same things here.
I need to start dropping some names and drawing controversial contrasts to make
this real for us.
I don't want to divide with these names, but this is where the this passage
speaks to us and hopefully brings unity amidst unspoken divisions.
We must touch the wound to tend to it.
I also want to focus on teachers that teach mostly the same things here.
We want to think on divisions over teachers, not teachings. We want to think on divisions over teachers, not teachings.
We'll start with the easy ones.
We should not divide over our preference for John Piper over John MacArthur, or We should not divide over our preference for John Piper over John MacArthur, or
vice versa. vice versa.
In the Reformed Baptist world today, we have factions around the likes of Mark
Dever and Tom Ascol, generally teach very similar things.
These two men run ministries, 9 Marks and Founders, with a great deal overlap,
and there is some tension between them.
There are some differences in their teaching to be sure, but the overlap is far There are some differences in their teaching to be sure, but the overlap is far
bigger than the difference and they would generally be far more charitable bigger than the difference and they would generally be far more charitable
toward each other than many of their followers are to the other camp. toward each other than many of their followers are to the other camp.
@@ -174,7 +162,8 @@ Where Aristotle taught logic, Christ taught Christ, and no other man would do.
Christ did tell us how we should live, but we do not derive our life from these Christ did tell us how we should live, but we do not derive our life from these
things. things.
Christ taught more than mere principles by which we should live. Christ taught more than mere principles by which we should live.
We do not have life because of how we live, we have life because of Christ. We do not have life because we live as Christ taught us to live, we have life
because of how Christ lived.
We have life because of who Christ is and what He has done. We have life because of who Christ is and what He has done.
And there is simply no other person who could do what Christ has done. And there is simply no other person who could do what Christ has done.
@@ -200,9 +189,13 @@ teachers.
Christ died for members of Park Hills Baptist Church and for members of Kinney Christ died for members of Park Hills Baptist Church and for members of Kinney
Avenue Baptist Church alike. Avenue Baptist Church alike.
He died for 9 Marks followers and for Founders followers.
We have different under-shepherds, but we share the same Chief Shepherd. We have different under-shepherds, but we share the same Chief Shepherd.
As I close here, I want to note that wrote what I am about to say in the last
hours of August.
I had no idea when writing this how prescient this sentiment would be for us
now.
God can take away our teachers or assign us to other teachers at any time. God can take away our teachers or assign us to other teachers at any time.
But whoever He assigns to us and to those we love, we should receive warmly as But whoever He assigns to us and to those we love, we should receive warmly as
gifts from God so long as they remain faithful to the gospel of our Christ. gifts from God so long as they remain faithful to the gospel of our Christ.