-I think Paul is talking about believers here, or at least including them, folks who would be considered Christ-followers. But he says that every last one of them (at least where he is when he is writing) is not really pursuing the things of Jesus Christ. They are pursuing what they want, not necessarily what Jesus wants. In fact, he doesn’t even qualify it one little bit. They are NOT showing any concern for the things that concern Jesus. It is me-first all the way.
-Everyone is seeking something. Ultimately they are trying to fill the God-shaped hole in their hearts, the infinite abyss. But even when folks are seeking something even remotely in the vicinity of Jesus, we are typically just in it for ourselves (cf John 6.26). And this is where we go wrong in our hearts - we fall short in our worship. We fail to honor God as God and give Him thanks. We put other things in His place, seek and desire other things more thank Him, and ultimately put ourselves and what we want before Him and what He wants (cf Romans 1.21-25). Jesus, however, showed us how to live perfectly into God-first and others-first (John 4.34, John 5.30, Luke 19.10, Mathew 20.28). cf Luke 12.29-31, Mark 4.19. Because remember, it’s all about Him. And so it’s all about others - helping them to become all about Him, because it’s all about Him.
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