But someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish person! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain.Continue reading “1 Corinthians 15: 35-49….The Resurrection Body”
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1 Corinthians 15: 29-34….Sarcasm with a bit more questionable practice included!
Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why are people baptized on their behalf? 30 Why are we in danger every hour? 31 I protest, brothers, by my pride in you, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I dieContinue reading “1 Corinthians 15: 29-34….Sarcasm with a bit more questionable practice included!”
1 Corinthians 15: 17-28….A precis of what is to come!
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. Comment: This is where we ended writingContinue reading “1 Corinthians 15: 17-28….A precis of what is to come!”
1 Corinthians 15: 12-19….Christianity is futile without the Resurrection of the Dead
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and yourContinue reading “1 Corinthians 15: 12-19….Christianity is futile without the Resurrection of the Dead”
1 Corinthians 15: 9-11….Who is this Paul?
For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was notContinue reading “1 Corinthians 15: 9-11….Who is this Paul?”
1 Corinthians 14: 26-40….Decently and In Order
What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. If any speak in a tongue, let there be only two or at most three, and each in turn, and let someone interpret. But if thereContinue reading “1 Corinthians 14: 26-40….Decently and In Order”
1 Corinthians 14: 17-25….Grow up!
For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.Brothers, doContinue reading “1 Corinthians 14: 17-25….Grow up!”
1 Corinthians 14: 6-16….Making the good news known.
Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching? If even lifeless instruments, such as the flute or the harp, do not give distinct notes, how will anyone know what is played? And if the bugle givesContinue reading “1 Corinthians 14: 6-16….Making the good news known.”
1 Corinthians 14: 1-6….Prophecy and Tongues
Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragementContinue reading “1 Corinthians 14: 1-6….Prophecy and Tongues”
1 Corinthians 12: 31b – 13:13….The Way of Love, a more excellent WAY.
And I will show you a still more excellent way.If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as toContinue reading “1 Corinthians 12: 31b – 13:13….The Way of Love, a more excellent WAY.”
As I read it! 