The Center of the Christian Message
An Exposition of 1 Corinthians 1-2 (Part 11)
The Gospel and the Ministry of the Apostle Paul (Part 2)
God’s Answer to Disunity – The Gospel
I. The Gospel Revealed in the Design of God (1:18-25)
II. The Gospel Revealed in the Composition of the Church (1:26-31)
III. The Gospel Revealed in the Ministry of the Apostle Paul (2:1-5)
A. Christ: The Content of our Message (2:1-2)
1. The Time of the Message (2:1a)
2. The Void within the Message (2:1b)
3. The Authority behind the Message (2:1c)
4. The Nature of the Message (2:2)
a. It is All Encompassing (2:2a)
● determine prefer, examine, decide,
deliberate
● know comprehend, understand
b. It is Christological (2:2b)
1) Jesus Christ (2:2b 1-3 )
a) Jesus, the Subject of the Bible
b) Jesus, the Way to the Father
c) Jesus, the Concern of Trinity
2) Jesus Christ, Crucified (2:2b 4-6 )
a) The Stigma of the Cross
b) The Meaning of the Cross
(1) The Penal, Substitutionary
Atonement Explained
(2) The Penal, Substitutionary
Atonement Applied
The Gospel Revealed in the Ministry of the Apostle Paul (Part b)
1 Cor 2:2
January 10, 2021 • Roger Skepple
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