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Communion
Sep 3, 2017 Sunday AM
Not part of a series
1Corinthians 10:1-33
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Study Notes
- Flee Idolatry
"If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning in life and identity, then it is an idol." ~ Tim Keller, Counterfeit Gods - Remember Who You Have...
- One of the ways we can overcome the temptations of idolatry is to remember who we are, Who we have and Who is present. There is a real and actual partnership/communion that takes place in the reception of the bread and the cup.
- This reminder had specific application for the Corinthians who were participating in feasts to idols. Idols are nothing but there are beings behind the idolatry — and they are dangerous!
- "Communion" with Christ and "communion" with demons is incompatible. The two are mutually exclusive. This first century warning applies 1900 years later; we may not be concerned about food offered to idols BUT, we should beware of idolatry.
- "Worship is the final way to replace the idols of your heart." ~ Tim Keller
Questions for small group, family or personal reflection
- What is idolatry?
- Can you identify the idols that are most tempting to you?
- How does "union with Christ" provide an escape when we are tempted?