1 Corinthians 4:1
So people should think of us in this way: as assistants of Christ and as household managers put in charge of the mysteries of God.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Lectures to My Students ·
The Call to the Ministry cites 1 Cor. iv. 1
…1 Cor. i. 1), as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.” 1 Cor. iv. 1. Surely a steward must hold his office from the Master. He cannot be a steward merely…
- The Bruised Reed ·
Tenderness required in ministers toward young beginners cites 1 Cor. iv. 1
…was one of the inlets of popery; let a man account of us as of the ministers of Christ, 1 Cor. iv. 1, neither more nor less, just so much. How careful was St. Paul in cases of conscience not…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 3 — Of the Teachers and Ministers of the Church cites I Cor. 4:1
…so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God” (I Cor. 4:1). Again, in another passage, he describes a bishop as one “holding fast the faithful word…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 5 — The Ancient Form of Government Utterly Corrupted by the Tyranny of the Papacy cites 1 Cor. 4:1
…say, that if it is the office of a presbyter (and this both the word of God prescribes (1 Cor. 4:1) and the ancient canons enjoin) to feed the Church, and administer the spiritual kingdom…
- Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Corinthians 4:1-2
…and learned that most days end as they began. Scriptures to revisit Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2. Reflection 1. How do you keep going when there are no visible results? 2. What is the…