1Co4

"Like the world's garbage & dirt everyone scrapes off their sandals." These were the terms Paul used to describe the apostles! He wasn't using cleaver terms to entice people to follow Jesus! In fact, he was literally doing the opposite.

Paul wanted to be known as a "servant" of Christ and a "manager" of God's mysteries. He realized that following Jesus would never win him a popularity contest, nor give him an easy life. In fact, he chose to live a life of sacrifice! He chose to live a life of faith. He was not living for his "best life now", but rather for the life that is to come.

This was the example that Paul set. This was the life that he called others to follow. Rarely do we hear this gospel being shared today! Mostly we tell others, "if you follow Jesus, your life will be awesome and blessed." That is NOT the gospel. That is not what the apostles believed or shared or modeled for others.

How do we think about our faith? Maybe we need to take a closer look.