Wednesday Study Material
Nov 2, 2011
"The Cost of a Christ Centered Life"
"Let God Judge His Ministers"
1 Corinthians 4:1-7
I. Count the Minister for what they are. (Vs. 1-2)
1) Ministers of Christ. (v1)
2) Stewards of God. (v1)
3) Required to be faithful. (v2)
II. Judgment and approval of men matter little. (v3)
III. The Judgment of Christ is all that matters. (Vs. 4-5)
1) The Lord alone has the right to judge a man. (v4)
2) Believers are not to judge anyone: (v5)
a) No believer can know all the hidden things.
b) No believer can know the motives within a person.
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1 Corinthians chapter 4 teaches us not to judge; however, in chapter 5, verses 12 & 13, Paul tells us to judge. How do we distinguish between the two?
a) 1 Corinthians 4 Judge not another minister's work.
b) 1 Corinthians 5 We are to judge our brothers who are in sin.
There is a time coming for the revealing of all things. Luke 12:1-11
Other verses describing The Day Of Judgment: Psalm 1:5; 37:12-13, Joel 1:15;
Matthew 7:21-23; 11:24; 12:36, John 16:8, 2 Peter 2:9; 3:7, 1 John 4:17,
Jude 1:6-7