The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-11-01

6. Paul had not used any of the money
paid in by this cold, selfish, critical, unfeel-
ing church at Corinth for his own support
- Verses Twelve and Fifteen.
This was mistake, and Paul admitted it
later on, even asking that church to forgive
him for doing it that wrong (II Corinthians
II SIP and 12:13).
Every Christian, for his own good, ought
to pay tithes regularly and Systematically !;
SO also should every branch church.
III. THE DIVINE CALL TO THE
MINISTRY AND THE NECESSITY OF
FAITHFULLY NEEDING 1T - Verses
Sixteen to Twenty-thfee.
|. Paul could not glory for preaching
the Gospel - he but performed his duty,
with Luke 17:7-10
3 Paul felt necessity" laid upon him
to preach the Gospel - 'Woe is me, if
preach not the Gospel - Verse Sixteen
Every true minister feels as he did.
g. A reward for willing preaching
otherwise a Dispensaton of Judgment
would overtake Paul, as also every other
minister - Verses Seventeen and Eighteen.
4. Fulfilling his ministry, Paul became
the servant Of all men - becoming all things
to all men that he might win some (not all)
- Verses Nineteen to Twenty-one. (Con-
pare Romans 1870
5. All this Paul did for the Gospels
sake = that Christ might be magnihed and
offered to as many as possible - Verse
Twenty three.
". RUNNING THE CHRISTIAN
RACE CLEAR THROUGH - Verses
Twenty-four to Twenty-seven.
|. All begin the race, but only those
who run to the end of the race track win
the prize Verse Twenty FOUR. So run
that you may obtain the prize - the ex-
ceeding great reward
q Unlike the Methodists, Baptists
Masons, Odd-Fe1lows, autoists, aviators,
ETC., who run for a perishabe crown, we
run for an incorruptible, an immortal
prize or crown - Verse Twenty-Five.
g. Equipment for the race track in or
der to win the prize, the crown:
Cd Verse Twenty-Five - Every man
who would master the situation, who would
win the prize, is under absolute se1f-control
DIT dill tlIICS. IL lie .ldllGIS, UCCOlllGS uCl VOuo
or excited, he goes down and is run over
on the race track.
(2) Paul therefore so ran, not uncer-
tainly. He knew just what he was doing
and just what the outcome, as well as the
prize, would be = Verse Twenty-six.
60 Strip off the weights and look
steadfastly toward Jesus and His Great
Reward Hebrews 12:1, D; Matthew 49,;
24-27; Revelation 22:12; II John 8; Re-
velation 2:10; 3.11)
(4) Keep the body under; buffet the
flesh; follow the Holy Spirit Verse Twen-
ty-seven). If you do not, your running,
your work will all be Greek adokinaos)
disapproved - not ''castaway'' as rendered
in the Authorized Version.
How could Paul. in view of Jesus Word
(John 3 80 and :24) and his own word in
Romans 81 ; Philippians | Is; II Timothy
1:12; :18, have any fears of becoming a
"castaway" - rejected of God and lost !?
With the word disabbroued Greek adoki-
moS) inserted in the text as the Holy Spirit
intended the meaning is clear and in per-
feet harmony with the other Scriptures
Paul did not intend to be disapproved
at the Coming of Christ for the saints, and
have his work and preaching all burned TIP
before the Judgment Seat of Christ. (See
I Corinthians 3:11-15 and II John 8.