1:13-16

Paul, who definitely knows sarcasm, asks "Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?

Then he is thankful that he didn't baptize many people, so no one could claim that they were "baptized into Paul".

So Paul, in order to address this issue of prideful differences in opinion, brings the Corinthians' focus back to Christ. We are not to be proud about denominations or churches or our leaders, but to remember that we are one body in Christ.

Today we might be proud of where we go to church. Or we might be proud of being part of a certain denomination.

But the great truth is that we are a part of Jesus' Body, that we all belong to Him. The more we know Him, the more we see that that truth is all that matters. Denominations are a temporary thing, individual churches are temporary groups. But the Body of Christ is forever.

Let's not be proud of our particular doctrine or denomination or the leader we like to listen to on the radio, as if those things make us "extra special Christians." No, being a Christian - someone who belongs to Christ - is definitely good enough.