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After Paul wrote 1 Corinthians he waited many months to hear how they received it. Finally he received word that some took to heart his words of correction. They were teachable, they had open hearts; they had ears that could hear. That’s the way we should be, if we have open hearts and are willing to hold fast the word of truth, we grow in spiritual maturity.

Unfortunately others did not receive Paul’s letter so well. They took offense at Paul’s strong letter of correction and even began to question his authority as an apostle of Christ.

So Paul writes another letter, this one we are now studying. In this letter, Paul masterfully, humbly, and with great love for them, opens his heart. This is one of the most personal letters we have from Paul. Here he explains the gospel with power and great clarity; with much love he establishes his authority as an apostle of Christ, but he also writes with great power to bring spiritual revival.

That’s what they needed more than anything else, they needed spiritual revival. They needed to fall in love with their Savior afresh and anew, that’s what true spiritual maturity looks like. So this isn’t a letter just filled with theological truths. He doesn’t write simply to attack his opponents; he draws them again to the Savior. It’s beautiful, it’s masterful, it’s anointed by the Spirit and we ourselves will find spiritual revival when we take these words to heart.

The verses we are studying today are about authentic spiritual transformation. That’s what the church in Corinth needed more than anything else and that’s what we need as well. But the question is – where does transformation come from? Does it come from the do’s and don’ts of the works of the law? In other words, do we just need more self-help books?

No, we need the Holy Spirit. True spiritual transformation comes from true spiritual power. It’s a question of what fills the heart. Our hearts were made to be filled. There is a longing, a searching, a desiring inside of every man and if that is not filled with God’s glory through the Spirit, then men will try to fill it with things that are empty and even poisonous.

In Africa there were several streams of filthy water running through the city. People throw their garbage into it and relieve themselves there so it’s ugly and putrid. “Would you drink this water?” I said in one of my sermons. Of course everyone would say no. “Even if it was sweetened with sugar?” No, even if it’s sweet, it’s still dirty and poisonous.

This week in the news there were several examples of people melting down their lives. The stories of Lamar Odom and Steve Sarkisian are stark reminders that there is a deep longing in the soul, but what fills the soul will make every difference in the results of our lives. God made us to be filled with His glory, with His Spirit, with His love and joy and peace and that there would be meaning and purpose to our lives that is of far greater value than anything this world has to offer.


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