March 23, 2024 • Chequita Walker • Mark 1:1–28
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. (1 Corinthians 14:33) Confusion is the breakdown of order; it is the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something. When we are confused, this can lead to a loss of time, identity, direction, and place. We must allow the truth of the Scriptures to restore Order. Order is being on the path that truly leads to righteousness. Those who YeHoVaH, by His Spirit, has called to this path will be equipped to reach the plenteous harvest of souls.
According to Acts 18:11, Paul spent a year and a half in Corinth “teaching them the Word of God”. At that time there were no New Testament writings. Therefore Paul taught from the Law, the Prophets, and the Historical Writings of the Tanakh/Old Testament. In this portion of Paul’s letter, he focused on the lessons the Corinthians should learn from Israel’s history and how to apply those lessons in their lives and in ours.
Paul’s second letter to the Corinthian assembly, referred to as 1st Corinthians by theologians, was a response to concerns and questions the Brethren had dealing with issues they were experiencing as a newly formed community. Apparently, Paul’s Apostleship was being challenged or called into question by some in the community whereby Paul attempts to bring clarification or justification to his calling as an Apostle in order to put the matter to rest.
