3 questions.

1 Corinthians 4:7
"For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?"

(Thank you Phil Johnson for a great sermon, expositing this verse)

Paul asks the Corinthian church 3 questions.

1. Who is the one who makes you unique and different than others? (answer: God)

2. Is there anything that you have that was not given to you by God? (answer: No)

3. Why do you act as if you have attained anything on your own? (answer: pride)

There is both great theology and great application in this verse.

Theology:

God is sovereign. He is the giver of everything we have (salvation, the faith/repentence/belief, the obedience, the wisdom, the understanding of scripture).

Application

Your life should reflect an attitude of gratitude and humility. Even the fact that you can understand any scripture or doctrine is a gift of God... so why be arrogant or proud as if you earned the WWE title by athletic ability, when you know that the whole thing is scripted and planned out ahead of time?

Thats why it's so ridiculous that the most arrogant are the ones who believe in God's sovereignty. It doesn't make sense. Shouldn't we be the most humble? God sovereignly gave us the ability to understand that doctrine.

Truth AND LOVE in Action.