The church at Corinth began to follow the ways of the Greek and Roman temples by creating “mini gods” of their teachers and dividing themselves according to which teacher they preferred. The Apostle Paul admonishes them for setting human influence over the Gospel of Christ. We can all claim our favorite preachers, theology books, hymns, or styles of worship. We are not called to be uniform in our preferences; however, we must never create “mini gods” of those preferences. We, as Christians and United Methodists, must remember to keep Jesus at the center of our faith and the Gospel as the object of our unity.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 (CEB)
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