Week 46 1 Corinthians 6
Last week I discovered two groups of people:
Group A (people with no interest in the Lord) and
Group B (people attracted to the Lord)
Today I landed on a list of a few Group A practices: idolatry adultery prostitution homosexuality theft greed alcohol-abuse dishonesty. So on the upside people in Group A can do pretty much whatever they want. Unfortunately none of them will inherit the Kingdom of God (but I’m guessing Group A don’t really care about the kingdom.)
Anyway last week I was thinking that it was a big change for a person to shift from Group A to Group B. (For instance it’s a bit more complex than – let’s say – deciding to quit smoking.) Since there are lots of attractive & compelling things to do in Group A Paul says that other invisible things need to happen to help propel my decision. For instance:
You have been set apart for God
You have been made right with God
Your sins have been washed away.
Without these Special Assisters it’s unlikely I’d have the motivation to leave Group A. But with them I can make the jump. With them I can start taking some Group B action steps.
While I’m in Group A I love Group A practices.
But when I get help to shift to Group B then having a shot at the kingdom of God starts to be a more attractive option.
Note: quote & Paul’s list are from 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NLT)