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1 Corinthians 12:2
2You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
2You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
The Corinthians had been led astray in their prior walks of life, presumably under the blinding power of the one who strives with all of his might to darken the minds of unbelievers from seeing the light of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:3-4). Yet even as the Church gathered to worship Christ, she was exhibiting the same idolatries of the surrounding culture. Earlier in the letter Paul has written against (a) seeking secret and mysterious spiritual knowledge that does not center on Christ, (b) a fixation upon the individual teachings of Christian ministers, though there is only one Gospel (c) the following of false apostles and teachers who do not exhibit the life of Christ, (d) sexual immorality, (e) selfish lawsuits, (f) denigration of marriage in favor of supposed holiness via chastity, (g) various questions about the power of idols over individual Christians living in a pagan world. Clearly, the spiritual enemies of God had already found plenty of inroads in the Corinthian church through these means, but spiritual pride seems to be Corinth's number one sin. Through this, the church had already become pagan although they believed themselves to be advancing rapidly in the faith. In contrast, Paul's humility and suffering for the sake of the Gospel and the love of Christ are true signs to the church that while she shares in the spiritual gifts of Christ's church, she does not share in the image of Christ as she ought.
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