Are We "Puffed Up" Placing Man Before God?
Sometimes we complicate situations by placing too much thought into something simple. I know that is what I’ve done. In my study of I Corinthians, I noticed the words “puffed up,” so I decided to research what Paul meant by “puffed up.” So, I read a few commentaries, googled a few sermons, pulled out my book on customs of the Hellenistic in Corinth and Roman Empire, and searched the scriptures. I have my notes and a lot to write on the subject after a few months of research. Now, does this make me “puffed up?” As I prayed over where to start, I went to I Corinthians 4:6. “And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that you might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against the other.” “That you might learn in us not to think of men...