Chapter 1038 of 1163

1 Corinthians 14

Why go to church? God’s people assemble for one purpose: to worship God. They worship Him by their praying and singing (v. 15), teaching and preaching (v. 3). Worship should result in glory to God, blessing for God’s people (v. 3), and fear and conviction for sinners (vv. 23–25).

But for these things to happen, Jesus Christ must be Lord of our lives, and we must yield to the Holy Spirit. If we come to church to display our spirituality, we will not only miss the blessing ourselves but also cause others to miss the blessing. We come to honor Him.

A key word in this chapter is edification (vv. 3–5, 12, 17, 26), which means “building up.” A worship service should lift up the Lord and build up the saints, not puff up the participants.

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