The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.” On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and on those parts of the body that we think less honorable we bestowContinue reading “1 Corinthians 12: 21-31a….Continuing the body illustration…”
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1 Corinthians 12: 12-20….A Body has many bits and pieces!
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one SpiritFor the body doesContinue reading “1 Corinthians 12: 12-20….A Body has many bits and pieces!”
1 Corinthians 12: 1-11….Christians, by the will of God have different ‘gifts’.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed. You know that when you were pagans you were led astray to mute idols, however you were led. Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says “Jesus is accursed!” and no one canContinue reading “1 Corinthians 12: 1-11….Christians, by the will of God have different ‘gifts’.”
1 Corinthians 11: 23-34….The proper Way to…
For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way alsoContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11: 23-34….The proper Way to…”
1 Corinthians 11: 17-22….A clear reprimand!
But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part, for there must beContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11: 17-22….A clear reprimand!”
1 Corinthians 11: 8-16….The explanation continued.
For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; forContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11: 8-16….The explanation continued.”
1 Corinthians 11 1-8….What do head coverings have to do with it?
Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head ofContinue reading “1 Corinthians 11 1-8….What do head coverings have to do with it?”
1 Corinthians 10:23-33….“All things are lawful.”
“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. For “the earth is theContinue reading “1 Corinthians 10:23-33….“All things are lawful.””
1 Corinthians 10: 14-22….Consider fleeing!
Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread,Continue reading “1 Corinthians 10: 14-22….Consider fleeing!”
1 Corinthians 10: 1-13….Learn the Lessons of History!
For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank fromContinue reading “1 Corinthians 10: 1-13….Learn the Lessons of History!”
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