In this edition of UBC Sermon Discussions Pastor Jason answers questions from his sermon out of 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. 

The main idea for the sermon was: A maturing church unites around the person of Christ, not in the personalities of men.

Questions discussed in this episode:

Q. In the text, Paul addresses the problem of division. What is the root of division (A person who is being divisive)?

Q. In the sermon, you talked quite a bit about baptism. One of the things you said was “Baptism isn’t required for salvation.” We got a few questions about baptism:

In Acts 2:38, Peter says “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” Isn’t Peter saying that we need to be baptized to have our sins forgiven?

What about the person who has professed to be saved for some time, but refuses to be baptized? When asked about it, they say “Well, I don’t need to be baptized to be saved.” How do you respond to that?

I was baptized as an infant. Do I need to get baptized again?

Q. You introduced the idea of “Christian tribalism” and said it was “locking in too tightly on your preferred Christian leader and their teachings.” You also said that one of the warning signs of Christian tribalism is “lacking the ability to give grace regarding secondary or tertiary matters.” Let me ask you a few questions about that.

Can you remind us of what you mean by primary, secondary, and tertiary matters?

Let me list a handful of things and you can tell me what category you would consider it to be

Expository preaching

Baptism

The rapture

The Trinity

Hell

Bad Bunny and Kid Rock Super Bowl Halftime Show

Women preaching

Who Jesus is his death on the cross his resurrection

Sign gifts - Speaking in tongues - Prophecy - Healing

Sexuality - Homosexuality - Gender identity 

Are discussions around theological differences important to have with my Christian community?

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