1 Corinthians 10:22

1 CORINTHIANS CorrectionWith Confidence Because of The Faithfulness Of God Toward  His Saints!       1 Corinthians 10:22 Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are westronger than he?  YOUMUST CONSIDER THE PREEMINENCE OF THE LOVE OF GOD, AND IN IT FIND COURAGE ANDCOMFORT   GOD IS THE OBJECTIVEDEFINITION OF LOVE.1 John 4:7–11     God’s perfect love is hisdetermination to give of himself to himself and to others, and is his affectionfor himself and his people.MacArthur and  Mayhue, eds., Biblical Doctrine: A SystematicSummary of Bible Truth  God’s love means that God eternally gives of himselfto othersWayne A. Grudem, SystematicTheology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine GOD IS THE OBJECTIVEDEFINITION OF HOLY/DIVINE JEALOUSY, PASSION, OR ZEAL. Exodus 34:14 for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord,whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God…        God’s jealousy is hiszealous protectiveness of all that belongs to him (himself, his name, hisglory, his people, his sole right to receive worship and ultimate obedience,his land, and his city). (MacArthur and  Mayhue) God’s jealousy may bedefined as follows: God’s jealousy means that God continually seeks to protecthis own honor.  It is healthy for us spiritually when wesettle in our hearts the fact that God deserves all honor and glory from hiscreation, and that it is right for him to seek this honor. He alone isinfinitely worthy of being praised. To realize this fact and to delight init is to find the secret of true worship.  (Grudem)TWO QUESTIONFOR US ALL TO CONSIDER!  (1) SHALL WE PROVOKE THE LORDTO JEALOUSY?   NO! FIND COURAGE IN HIS LOVE LIVE TO INCITE THEPLEASURE OF GOD!Hebrews 12:10–14      (2) ARE WE STRONGER THAN HE?    NO!   FIND COMFORT IN HIS LOVE LIVE IN THE POWER OFHIS STRENGTH! Romans 8:12–17