Paul's Paradoxes

Paul`s Paradoxes – 1 Cor 9:19

Vs 19 – Paul then presents another of his paradoxes.  Though he is free in all things he has chosen to be a servant of all.  Jesus is following Jesus’ requirements for the kingdom.  If you want to be great in God’s kingdom you have to be the servant of all.  This was a concept that many of the Corinthians were struggling with.  In fact this a concept that many today in our self centered society cannot grasp.  The false teachers did not follow this concept at all.  They believed that the church served them and not them the church.  Paul’s motivation for this service was that he could win all.  Paul understood that if you were going to win people you had to give them love and service.