"I preached to you," 1 Corinthians 15:1.
What did Paul preach? the Gospel. Good News! Note: he did not preach how to vote. not what party to back. not which type of national social justice. not racism. not which laws to support. not economic system. not whether democratic or socialist or totalitarian government is best. No. Not any of this. He preached the Gospel. Death, burial, resurrection of Jesus. For our sins. As the Scriptures said. That's what his hearers heard. That's what his hearers received. That's where his hearers took their stand. That's the message by which they were being saved. (Unless their faith got misplaced into other things.)
We visit with a brother or sister today because we hold a common faith in Jesus, not in our stand on baseball. And together we thank God that he has been saving us in Jesus for sure, and in him alone.
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