All Things to All People – for the Sake of the Gospel
7 February 2021 • Pastor Tim Klein
Bible Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
+ expand16 I don’t have any reason to brag about preaching the good news.
Preaching is something God told me to do, and if I don’t do it, I am doomed.
17 If I preach because I want to, I will be paid.
But even if I don’t want to, it is still something God has sent me to do.
18 What pay am I given? It is the chance to preach the good news free of charge and not to use the privileges that are mine because I am a preacher.
19 I am not anyone’s slave.
But I have become a slave to everyone, so that I can win as many people as possible.
20 When I am with the Jews, I live like a Jew to win Jews.
They are ruled by the Law of Moses, and I am not.
But I live by the Law to win them.
21 And when I am with people who are not ruled by the Law, I forget about the Law to win them.
Of course, I never really forget about the law of God. In fact, I am ruled by the law of Christ.
22 When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them.
I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.
23 I do all this for the good news, because I want to share in its blessings.
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