1 Corinthians 10:32-33
Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.
Tag: Sacrificial Living
In the beginning of this section, Paul starts out the section by talking about his "rights." Six times he mentions the word rights in chapter ten. He wants this church in Corinth to know that even though he has rights as a believer, he is not going to claim them. His main premise as he works through his arguments, is found in the above concluding statement to this section: We are not to seek our own rights, but the spiritual welfare of others. We have the right to partake in certain activities, eat certain food and engage in various relationships. However, Paul does not assert his rights in the context of the church. He will assert his rights in the context of the government when he is falsely accused and about to beaten by the Roman soldiers. But, in the church, he checks his "rights" at the door. Not a physical door of a building we call the "church." Rather, when engaging with brothers an sisters in the Body of Christ he does not claim his rights. He lays his life down for the growth of others in the Body. That is Kingdom living. That is sacrificial living.
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