1 Corinthians 9:16-23 (New International Version)
16 For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! 17 If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. 18 What then is my reward? Just this: that in preaching the gospel I may offer it free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights as a preacher of the gospel.
19 Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21 To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. 22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. 23 I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
I. Disputable expressions of passion (vv. 16-18)
• The Bible commands that we “
• Christians and churches cannot boast in
• Gifts of the Spirit are not
• Skills are learned, abilities are natural, but spiritual gifts are a supernatural
• Passion for God is evidenced
• Passion for God is measured diversely in
• In Church we will either
II. Disputable methods of evangelism (vv. 19-23)
• Exercising our rights is not the Christian mission, seeing people _saved_is.
• Cultural adaptability in evangelism to be
• Being truly Christian is to be truly
• The
• There are equal options for evangelism:
• Evangelism is sharing the Gospel, but also