Spiritual Fatherhood (1 Cor. 4:14-21)
4:15. Paul is writing hypothetically as the founder of the church. Note 3 John 4. That is the Christian perspective.
- We must love.
- 4:14. The NIV has ‘my dear children’ but it is actually ‘my beloved children’ (ESV). See Luke 15:20, 21-23. God rejoices when one sinner repents. Beware