Most of us would like to know a lot more than we do. Some of us would like to know it all – and a few of us are convinced that we know it all already. For the most part, we do not make stuff up. We learn through another human – or when we discover how something works – we know we didn’t create it. Seldom do we learn any idea without the guidance and inspiration of a teacher – yet sometimes a teacher puts a little too much of his own interpretation into the subject matter – and changes it. That’s the dilemma in which the Church in Corinth found itself when they were writing Paul in the late 50’s A.D. A number of leaders had arisen in that congregation and after a while the medium became the message – and conflict quickly raged. A faction of the membership identified themselves with a certain Apollos; others said: “I belong to Cephas,” and still others considered Paul himself as the end-all-be-all of Christianity. In other words, for many of the Corinthians – Christ had been forgotten and replaced by Apollos – Cephas – and Paul. These divisions resulted inevitably in unholy rivalries; no wonder Paul would recommend love that is patient and kind – not jealous or boastful. Yet, ask anyone what one remembers that a favorite teacher taught them – and most of us come up blank. We remember her personality and how she challenged and nurtured our desire for learning. Keeping in mind that any good Christian teacher is pointing away from herself to Christ and God – how do you teach the nonsense of Christianity except by your personal example? Just sayin. Peace out,
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 20:38:56 +0000
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