Nothing But Christ

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Alexander Maclaren stated: “Paul felt that, if he was to give the Corinthians what they needed, he must refuse to give them what they wanted, and while he crossed their wishes he was consulting their necessities …. In the message of Christ and Him crucified, there lies the satisfaction of all that is legitimate in those desires that at first sight it seems to thwart. Paul determined to know nothing but Jesus, and to know everything in Jesus, and Jesus in everything. Do not begin your building at the second floor windows. Put in your foundations first and be sure that they are well laid. Let the sacrifice of Christ in its application to the individual and his sins be ever the basis of all that you say. Then, when that foundation is laid, exhibit to your heart’s content the application of Christianity and its social aspects. But be sure that the beginning of them all is the work of Christ for the individual sinful soul, and the acceptance of that work by personal faith.”

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