Homiletic Monthly 1 Corinthians 3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; The believer stands with his heel on the neck of the king of terrors. Death is yours as — I. A CONQUERED FOE TRANSFORMED INTO A FRIEND. A lion's carcass with the honeycomb in it. II. AN OPPORTUNITY TO GLORIFY GOD. The Christian's way of meeting death, not that of the Stoic glorifying his firmness, nor that of the sceptic glorifying his shame, but of the believer magnifying the grace of God. Showing forth Christ's power perfected in his weakness. III. A REDEEMER FROM SERVITUDE to the clayey body, and subjection to the discordant, tempting, crippling influence of the physical. IV. A CONVOY TO HEAVEN — a gateway to glory, a herald of coronation. The dawn of "Graduation Day." V. A BOON. Rest to the tired pilgrim; harbour for the storm-tossed voyager; Sabbath eve to the working man. Conclusion: Faith in Christ is victory over death. (Homiletic Monthly.) Parallel Verses KJV: Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; |
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