1 Corinthians 9:19-23

19 For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more;

20 and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law;

21 to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law;

22 to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

23 Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you.

Context

  • What was Paul willing to lay aside for unity of the body? How is this similar to reaching those outside the body? (1 Corinthians 9:1-18, 2 Corinthians 4:5)

Reflection

  1. What does it mean to become a servant to all? (John 13:4, 5, Romans 1:1, 1 Peter 2:21, Colossians 3:23, 24, 2 Timothy 2:24-26)
  2. How did Paul become ‘all things to all men’? (John 4:5-15, Acts 16:22-30, 18:18, 21:20-26, Romans 11:14)
    • …to the Jews? (Acts 9:20, 13:5, 16:1-5, 17:2)
    • …to the Gentiles? (Acts 17:16-32, 20:21, 22:26-29)
  3. Why was Paul so ambitious to win the lost? (Proverbs 11:30, Romans 1:16, 9:3, 10:1)

Testimony Time

  1. What rights, habits, preferences can I relinquish to win others to Christ?
  2. Who am I pursuing with the gospel in 2022? (Acts 1:8, Romans 15:20, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, James 5:19, 20)

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