I Corinthians 1

“God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord” (9). Paul urged the believers at Corinth to be “perfectly united in mind and thought” (10), rather than quarreling over the supposed superiority of various Christian leaders (11-17). Worldly pride and competitiveness have nothing to do with Jesus, who chose to conquer by sacrificial love on the cross: “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength” (25).

“God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things ...” (28). Focusing on success and status divides us, but gratitude for Christ’s love, which we don’t deserve, unites our hearts in humility.