I Corinthians 16:13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love. 15 Now I urge you, brothers—you know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints— 16 be subject to such as these, and to every fellow worker and laborer.
We have seen in this letter that the church at Corinth had several serious spiritual issues that needed to be addressed. But that does not mean everything was bad there. Paul saw hope. The chapter begins with him trusting in their participation in the offering going to help fellow believers in Jerusalem. He still longed to come and be with them. He believed that they could and would stand up and do the right thing. There were also some faithful saints and servants at the church who were a positive influence. At this point, all was not lost. If they would focus on the good and set aside the bad, things would go well with them. The same is true of churches today.
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