In I CorinthiansΒ 3:10, the Apostle Paul declares by divine inspiration:
βAccording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise [instructed] master-builder, I have laid the foundation,and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.β
In what sense was Paul the master-builder of the Church, and what βfoundationβ did he lay? Did he not himself say that βother foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christβ? Yes, he did β and in this very passage! He sought to lay no other foundation than Christ, but God had chosen him to proclaim Christ in a new way.
Some years previous our Lord had asked His disciples: βWhom say ye that I amβ, and Peter had instantly replied: βThou art the Christ [Messiah], the Son of the living Godβ (Matt. 16:16). This is how believers in general had recognized Him at that time (JohnΒ 1:49; 6:69;Β 11:27;Β 20:31). Indeed, the Messianic kingdom was to be established upon Christ as Godβs anointed Son (Messiah means βanointedβ).
But with the raising up of Paul, God began to form βthe Church which is Christβs bodyβ (Eph. 1:22,23; Col.Β 1:24,25). This is the Church of today, and it is founded, not on Christ as King, but as the exalted Lord and Head of the βone bodyβ (I Cor. 12:13).
Paul does not present Christ as Messiah, but as Lord. In Romans 10:9 he declares:
βThat if thou shalt confess with thy mouthΒ Jesus as LORD, and shalt believe in thine heartΒ that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.β
Have you confessed Him as your Lord and Saviour? source
[β¦] thatβs justΒ some of what Paul had in mind when he said young moms should be βkeepers at home.β [β¦]
[β¦] or toΒ avoid offense.β Essentially, it is having perception and grace when dealingΒ with others. The Apostle Paul was a seasoned veteran in the art ofΒ tact. While he could be firm when it came to confronting [β¦]
[β¦] not He who desires this. He paid for our sins at Calvary to reconcile us to Himself (Eph.Β 2:16). St. Paul declares that God has called believers βunto the fellowship of His Sonβ (1 Cor. 1:9) and that [β¦]