Will True Love Please Stand Up
Will True Love Please Stand Up Will True Love Please Stand Up – Part I Introducing I Corinthians 13 Introduction In this city, even the religious worship to Aphrodite and other gods and goddesses had There once was a city – it was fast, loud, busy, organized brothels with temple prostitution as part of sensual, and devoted to sports, culture, and their so-called religious service. commerce. I have never been there, but I have read a This culture was literally bloated with lust for lot about it. blood, lust for money, and lust after the flesh. This city could easily have been called the Vanity In the middle of this culture was the Fair of the ancient world. It was: unbelievable; the almost unimaginable. There was • a sailor’s favorite port of call; the revolutionary work of the liberating, redeeming • a merchant’s gold mine; gospel of Jesus Christ. • an actor’s dream spot; There was a church in this city! An assembly of redeemed, washed, forgiven, imperfect, growing, • a prodigal’s paradise. needy sinners now called saints. In fact, the longest By the time Paul wrote to believers who lived in letters from Paul are letters he wrote to the church in this city, it had gained the reputation of being the vice Corinth. capital of ancient Greece. Its charter members, according to Corinth was also the first city to begin the I Corinthians 6:9-10, were men and women who had gladiatorial games where competitors died for the past lives of immorality, infidelity, and blood lust of spectators.
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