The Main Thing
1 Corinthians 11:17-2617 Now
in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for
the better, but for the worse.18 For first of all, when ye come
together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly
believe it.19 For there must be also heresies among you, that
they which are approved may be made manifest among you.20 When
ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's
supper.21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own
supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.22 What? have
ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and
shame them that have not? what shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this?
I praise you not.23 For I have received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was
betrayed took bread:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake
it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in
remembrance of me.25 After the same manner also he took the
cup, when he had supped, saying, this cup is the new testament in my blood:
this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.26 For
as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death
till he come.
As Christians we need to keep the main thing the main thing.
The Apostle Paul has to have a chat with this church to get them back on track
to the main thing. He chastised them and told them that they don’t come
together for the better. The church is separated, and they aren’t coming
together on the main thing.
He reminds us that he was taught these things by Jesus Christ
Himself. Christ’s body was broken for our sings, Christ’s blood was shed for
our sins. If we eat or drink in an unworthy manner, then we are guilty.
Paul is talking to Christians. We must examine ourselves and
make sure there isn’t something in our hearts against another person,
especially another Christian.
The first thing we need to remember is what Jesus did for us
on the cross. 1 Peter 2:24 24 Who his own self
bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should
live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Galatians 3:13 13 Christ
hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it
is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
We
don’t have to follow the laws of the Old Testament, Christ’s blood wiped away
those. We have the Ten Commandments in our hearts with the Holy Spirit, and we
want to follow God’s will if we love Him.
The
Kingdom of God centers on my relationship with God and my relationship with
other Christians. Our hearts and minds should be on Christ, and we need to
remember what Christ did on the cross. Keep your heart on Jesus and you will
have the peace of God.
Matthew 22:37-3937 Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind.38 This is the first and
great commandment.39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself.
Matthew 6:33 33 But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added
unto you.
We need to check
ourselves. Let the Bible examine you and search your heart. Let it teach you
what you need to know. James 1:22-2522 But be ye doers of the
word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.23 For if
any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding
his natural face in a glass:24 For he beholdeth himself, and
goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.25 But
whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being
not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in
his deed. Being
a doer means the mirror convicts me or what I’ve done wrong and try to change
it.
Is there something you’re doioing that isn’t what God would want
you to do? Is there something you need to deal with in your life?
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