NOTES for Co1 15:1-11
Today the Apostle Paul gives us an example of how to regard our own actions. Paul assesses his service to the Kingdom with complete objectivity. Yes, he understands that after everything he did against the Church, the Lord had every right to reject him. Yet He accepted him and gave him the opportunity to serve Him. For Paul, ministry is an immense privilege, a grace, a gift. But Paul does not feign modesty and say, “Yes, I am absolutely nobody and nothing...” By the grace of God he is what he is, and he does not try to diminish his own achievements—but he remembers that the credit truly belongs to God. False modesty would be ingratitude, and for Paul it is important to say how much has been accomplished, because that means acknowledging God’s works and glorifying Him.