1 Corinthians 1:10-13

• Paul pleads that there be no division amongst the brothers, that is the church. Notice that he pleads in the name Jesus Christ, meaning he is confident and certain that God does not want division.
• How is he certain? How has the Holy Spirit spoke to him so he knows? To reflect, when was the last time we said and did things that we were so certain that it will be endorsed by God?
• Same mind: the mind of Christ. How are we to follow the mind of Christ? The best way is through a direct relationship with God through prayer and reading of bible, not guidance of a man; and
• Same judgment: whether you are perfect in God's eyes, not whether you look good by any other standards.
• So Paul is calling unity not to gather the different faiths, but united in what their core beliefs.
• In verse 11-12, he sets up what the situation was back then. People looked to follow earthly leaders: Paul, Apollo, Cephas. Some got it right and stuck with Christ.
• He then turns to a series of rhetoric questions to turn our focus back to Christ in verse 13