diff --git a/47-1co/09.md b/47-1co/09.md index 777396d..d43ccc5 100644 --- a/47-1co/09.md +++ b/47-1co/09.md @@ -24,30 +24,34 @@ See: Resurrect (Resurrection) Scholars think that someone told the Corinthian Christians that Paul was not an apostle. However, the Corinthian Christians knew that Paul was an apostle. This was because Paul had helped to start the church in Corinth. The church in Corinth proved that Paul was an apostle. See: Apostle; Church -How did Paul defend that he was an apostle? + +### How did Paul defend that he was an apostle? In ancient times, people gave money to teachers who taught about God and the world. However, Paul worked and never asked for money for himself. He did this so that people would pay attention to the things he said. He did not want to preach the gospel and ask for money. Perhaps some people thought he was not an apostle or teacher because he did not ask for money. When Paul wrote about eating and drinking, he was writing about receiving money so that he might eat and drink. He had the same rights that every apostle had. God gave the apostles those rights See: Preach (Preacher); Gospel; Apostle -When Paul wrote “we,” who was he talking about? + +### When Paul wrote “we,” who was he talking about? When Paul wrote “we,” he meant Barnabas and himself. -Why did Paul write about the Law of Moses? +### Why did Paul write about the Law of Moses? According to the Law of Moses, God wanted people to care for the ox who served them. In the same way, God wanted people to care for those who preached and taught the Gospel to them. Paul also wrote about people plowing (see: 1 Corinthians 9:10). This is a metaphor. He was speaking about the ways people served God. Paul wrote about planting spiritual things and harvesting material things. This was also a metaphor. He wanted to remind people that God did not think it was wrong for Paul to expect people to help him by giving him food, a place to live, or money. See: Deuteronomy 25:4 + See: Law of Moses; Metaphor -Why did Paul not want help from the Corinthians? +### Why did Paul not want help from the Corinthians? Paul had the right for the Corinthians to give him money. This is because he earned this money by teaching them. However, Paul did not want anything from them. Paul only wanted people to think about the gospel and believe in Jesus. He did not want people to think he was teaching them just so that he could get money. The only reason he taught them was this. He taught them so they could believe the gospel and be at peace with God. See: Gospel -Why did Paul write about the people who served in the temple? + +### Why did Paul write about the people who served in the temple? In ancient Israel, people provided for the priests who served them in the temple. God wanted this to happen. In the same way, Paul wrote that God wanted people to provide for those people who preached and taught the gospel to other people about Jesus (see: Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:7). God wanted his preachers and teachers to be able to focus on serving Jesus.