Are you standing on your own?
This week's verses are 1 Corinthians 10:12-13 : So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall. No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it. These verses follow those of the previous two weeks. Paul is still addressing our tendency to assume our spiritual condition is fine and become complacent. So he sums it up again: " Let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall. " " The one who thinks he is standing. " That implies that maybe things are not entirely as they seem. When we are doing well, we assume we are standing on our own. We've made decisions that improved our goodness, or we've mustered a superior amount of willpower compared to those who have fallen. The grace of God doesn't enter into our thoughts. In the fi...