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Mark 9:38-41: Unity. Mark Hagen June 12, 2011 Liveoak Bible Church. Mark 9:38-41 : Unity.
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Mark 9:38-41:Unity Mark Hagen June 12, 2011 Liveoak Bible Church
Mark 9:38-41: Unity • 1 Cor 3:21-23: So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God. • “The conclusion is that no Christian should be ‘boasting’ or glorying in human wisdom and attainments – not even in those of Paul or Apollos. Why not? Because all things – yes, all the blessings of God in the whole universe – belong to the redeemed church. So the ministry of Paul, Apollos, Cephas (Peter), and any other Christian worker belongs to God’s people. Also the world itself, the processes of living and dying, the present and the future – all must be viewed in relationship to God’s purposes and plans for His redeemed people. So Paul can say, ‘All things are yours.’ Everything is for the believers’ benefit and belongs to them.” • - Expositor’s Bible Commentary on 1 Cor 3:21-22