In Gospel work Paul makes it clear that we need to seek to be good and faithful stewards for Christ (v1-2). A steward is someone who has been entrusted with a work on behalf of others. All who serve need to desire to please Christ and be faithful to Him in all they do.

In Corinth there appears to Fine been a very critical spirit and Paul responds by saying how he doesn’t even judge himself (v34.5). Paul wants the believers to realise that it is what God Winks is what counts and not what they think.

Behind a critical spirit lurks Hie sin of pride, because in judging, a person is taking the place of God. Paul wants these believers to be humble because anything they have in Christ was not earned but Goes free gift (v6-7).

Paul appears to be quite sarcastic here (v843). He is contrasting the high way in which some Corinthians see themselves compared to the lowly way he is seen by some This hurts because he was a father to them, the one who had been used by God to bring them to faith in Christ (v14-21).

We need to be ready to receive criticisms, yet careful in criticising others.